u/BlastedPengiuns

Those who have successfully outdoor potty trained your Iggys, what were the methods that worked for your pup?

We live in CO & our winters can sometimes be intense… we haven’t gotten our Iggy yet, but Id like to hear perspectives on those who live in a similar climate & were able to potty train their Iggy despite the cold.

Hi All, for the last couple of months, I've been doing research on training/welcoming home an Iggy puppy. So far, I've established that we would definitely potty train outside versus pads & that we plan to crate train for sleeping & general well-being.

The part I am not sure about is that our bedroom is on the second level of the home. It seems like a lot to have to get up in the middle of the night & go up & down the stairs for potty for the first couple of weeks. At the same time, I don't want the pup to not be used to the bedroom environment. How have those of you with your bedroom on the second story handled this situation with the crate/potty training? Do you just take the crate up at night time & bring it back down to the playpen during the day? Do you have two crates, one for each location? Do you stay downstairs for a couple weeks to potty train?

I work from home & my office is also on the 2nd floor - My ideal plan would be to have a pen both in my office & one also downstairs for when we are downstairs. I only spend time in my office when I am working, otherwise, we are mainly downstairs or in our bedroom upstairs.

What has been the most successful methods for those with 2 story houses? Thank you!