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Yes, your approach is a good one so congrats!!

Some addl tips. Depending on doxies temperament or possible environmental noise, you may want to have a small radio on in that bathroom. Turned down really low with soothing music.

Have shower curtain inside tub if applicable (instead of hanging outside tub where little weiner can grab ahold of it) and trash and toilet paper out ot reach. All chemicals stored away.

Important—find some type of pet gate, infant gate, barricade, etc to put across the bathroom door. I do not recommend shutting doxie in there with door closed though in short term if you have too ok. Find gate or barricade as soon as possible–it will serve you well for years to come.

Place kennel or crate or bed in there or at a minimum a blanket or something to lie down on. Of course make sure kennel or crate door is open. The bathroom will serve as a giant crate. Place some water in there and maybe one toy.

Place wee wee pad as far away from the other stuff as possible within bathroom. Don’t spread out wee wee pad anymore then necessary. Some day you may want to try newspaper to see which you like better vs wee wee pads.

It’s wonderful you have a room you can use like this!!!

You definitely are on the right track here so congrats again!!

Have fun with your new friend; I’m sure the joy he will give you and your Husband will be great!

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If you can soon get her to use the pads again that would be best. In the meantime, I would definitely be paper training the puppies. I would also
paper train mama as an alternative if the pad thing doesn’t work anymore.

If paper training, you will have to watch the paper constantly for messes (per four doxies) and clean the messes up immediately (or pile on more paper) or the pups could get into it and make it a disaster. The pups might even try to tear up the paper etc. so deter them in anyway you can. Much of this info is in the article on my site. Always keep the top of the paper dry and free from poop.

Then maybe when the pups are three months old you can sell a few of them? I don’t know what your plans are in this regard. Until then though, I’m afraid you are stuck with this difficult job. With time and patience the situation will get better.

Oh, try to keep them all in a spare room that is gated like a 2nd bathroom, a laundry room or something like that (not a carpeted room). Of course you can get them out whenever you want just make the gated room their home….like a giant crate or kennel. Try to have a kennel within the room.

On a farm or in the country some have access to an empty small hut called a brooder house (for mama and baby chickens) or something similar and
put some straw or hay in there with a heat lamp and that could be ok too as long as you frequently change the hay or straw.

So, if you follow my advice things will be ok. I can’t lie to you though; you have a difficult scenario there and, for awhile at least, are constantly going to be cleaning up messes. If you can get the other family members to help that would be great.

Please feel free to ask or discuss more. Please also keep me posted.

I hope I have been of help.

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Best wishes and happy holidays!!

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