Potty -- one word or two?

[BudgetsDad]

Just wondering what people thought about this...

When associating a word with potty training, is it better to have one word associated with both? or one word for #1 and one for #2?

[Brattina88]

I'd say one word associated with both since you want to get them to hurry up and go, but can't be positive they have to do one instead of the other.

[rocco&quiras mama]

I use two,
dont know why really cuz Rocco will pee no matter if i tell him to or not,
Being able to tell him to go #2 is useful if your traveling by train and only have a few minutes... or if it***180;s really cold out and you want him to hurry up.
i never even thought of using one word for both.... maybe next dog

[Zoom]

I just say "Go potty" for both.

[Giny]

I say go potty for #2 and go peepee for #1. The latter totally embarrasses my husband while we go for a walk.

[necterine0]

Originally Posted by Giny

I say go potty for #2 and go peepee for #1. The latter totally embarrasses my husband while we go for a walk.

LOL...I use the PeePee one to. But i use three. If i am asking if they want to go out to potty. So if i am just letting them out to stay a while i don't say anything else, just let them go...Now if it is cold and i want them to hurry i say go peepee, poopoo and i tell them hurry, then i waite on them. Now when i lived in Tenn. There was no fenced yard so i had to leash walk Odo and i taught him to Poo on comand by waiting for him to assume the position then saying Odo go poopoo, then i would praise him alot. It took about a week and he would go when i said it after that...Pertty neat it still works.

[Mordy]

i use two words. it comes in very handy when the dog knows what you want.

e.g. before going on a walk or bike ride with quigley here in the city, i take him in the back yard to poop so i'm less likely to have to clean up along the way.

[BudgetsDad]

Originally Posted by necterine0

LOL...I use the PeePee one to. But i use three. If i am asking if they want to go out to potty. So if i am just letting them out to stay a while i don't say anything else, just let them go...Now if it is cold and i want them to hurry i say go peepee, poopoo and i tell them hurry, then i waite on them. Now when i lived in Tenn. There was no fenced yard so i had to leash walk Odo and i taught him to Poo on comand by waiting for him to assume the position then saying Odo go poopoo, then i would praise him alot. It took about a week and he would go when i said it after that...Pertty neat it still works.

I'm not sure I could say all that and keep a straight face!

[BudgetsDad]

Originally Posted by Mordy

i use two words. it comes in very handy when the dog knows what you want.

e.g. before going on a walk or bike ride with quigley here in the city, i take him in the back yard to poop so i'm less likely to have to clean up along the way.

How did you train for two words? I guess it requires good timing....

[Barb04]

When Jake pees, I say "good pee". When he poops, I say "good poop". I started this at the beginning. Now if I tell him "go poop", he poops. I am glad no one is listening to me. It's all a matter of association to get them to respond to the words you use.