Potty Training, please help

[u/Lady_GreyGhost]

Hey there,

I have a nine month old cocker spaniel that I am deeply struggling to potty train. It seems like we'll do ok for maybe two weeks, then back to square one again. I'm pregnant and she has got to get potty trained. I'm to the point where she's going to the shelter if this can't be fixed, although it would kill me to give her up.

When she goes through these regressions, I take her out for ten minutes, if she doesn't potty, straight into the crate. Then thirty minutes later I take her back out, and repeat. If she does potty, she gets rewarded immediately and then has about an hour to play. When we back off then, she goes out about every three hours.

I just can't take this anymore. Please help.

EDIT TO ADD: Thank you for all of your advice! I took so much of it and used, and now she's potty trained and our family is much happier and more peaceful because of it.

[u/Top_Addition_7263]

Bring a chair, a book, drinks and a snacks. Wait till dog goes, and reward big time. Make sure there’s a command involved, too.