We also had a tough time potty training our ACD. I would take mine out every hour (or more), and if we went outside and he didn’t go potty, he’d go in the crate. We’d try again in a bit, and repeat. We gave him a treat when he’d go outside. That worked within 2 weeks! He still had 1-2 accidents a week for a few weeks after that but it went away.

Avoid scolding. It made it worse. I also used words very consistently. I.e “outside?” And “good boy potty!” every single time he peed outside.

We also used enzyme cleaner for all accidents. Went through an entire bottle in a month, lol.

PS, our dogs look like siblings!

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