Hello, guys! I decided to update twice today because I took a break (^.^) Welcome to chapter five of "Welcome Home, Little Pup". In this chapter the Gems and Steven try to fully housebreak her. Enjoy! Onto the story ~.

WARNING: CONTAINS "BATHROOM" MATERIAL (DEFECATION, URINATING)


Chapter Five: Housebreaking Alex

Even though Pearl and Alexandrite had done training, there was one type of training they hadn't done…housebreaking. Now, Steven made sure to let her outside every two hours and after meals, but sometimes he would forget or not have time because he was setting up a backyard for her in Rose's Room. The Gems wouldn't help much, either. So, as a result, they often found random wet spots in some areas, and that made Pearl mad. One time, Steven was making a backyard in Rose's room for Alex, when Pearl knocked on the door. He exited the room, and smiled sweetly at Pearl. "Yes, Pearl?" he asked. Pearl couldn't resist smiling back at the sweet boy, but she had to tell him about the puppy's accidents. "Alex had an accident on the couch cushions," she said, face palming her forehead. Steven looked shocked. "I'm sorry," he said. "I'll call a meeting with the rest of the gems."

So that's what he did. He sat on the couch with Alexandrite sleeping on his lap, and waited patiently until Garnet, Amethyst, and Pearl arrived. Once they did, they greeted him calmly and joined him on the couch. "Okay, guys," Steven said, "I'd like to tell you about a reoccurring issue with Alexandrite." He patted her head as she slept. "So, as you may know, dogs have to be let outside every now and then. But when I'm not always there to take her outside, she decides to go in the house and use the bathroom in various places. When that happens, you need to discipline her, and you need to help time every two hours, so you can come get me or feel free to take her outside yourself. If she has to defecate, you need to clean it up and wash your hands afterwards, and as for urinate you don't need to clean it up. Got it?"

The Gems were very silent. Even though this was an important topic, they were not sure how to respond. Pearl tried not to look disgusted but her queasiness (from thinking about it) resulted in a really noticeable cringe. Garnet didn't show a sign of hesitation, luckily. She had a reply that needed to be said. "Of course, Steven," she said, smiling. Amethyst didn't mind, as long as she got to play with Alex. Pearl hesitated but she had to respond eventually – she knew very well it was rude to keep someone waiting for a response. "Um, yes, Steven," she said, forcing herself to smile. "Sure," Amethyst said, shrugging.

"ONE more thing," Steven said, "you must make sure she KNOWS not to do it, and you need to pay attention closely to see if she has a way to tell us." "We can do that, Steven," Garnet said, adjusting her visors, "whether we like it or not." "Thank you so much," Steven said, giving a thumbs-up. "This means a lot to me and Alexandrite." With her name being said, Alex immediately woke up. She wagged her tail and panted really hard.

Ever since then, the weeks have been mostly housebreaking Alex, cleaning up her messes, and teaching her how to communicate with them telling them she had to use the bathroom (like standing next to the door and barking). It was quite easy to latch onto Steven's advice and train the dog. With the help of the gems, and Steven, she was now housebroken. Steven set out urine pads for Alex to use if they had to go on a really long mission, or visit the barn. Maybe sometime they would bring Alex with them *wink, wink*.

There would be times where Alex missed her aim for the urine pads, so there would be a mess on the floor. Other than this, there wouldn't be a time where she had to be house trained again, except for when she grew older and lost control of her bowels. She felt confident, and if she didn't have an accident that day she would get an extra treat and a nice, thick bone or a rawhide chew.

It was a good thing Alexandrite felt confident because soon they would go on missions. Hopefully she wouldn't need to defecate on missions because they were sure if other gems visited that area they would see it, so they would need to bring along bags to clean it up and hand sanitizer to wash hands. It made perfect sense, right? Yep. The gems and Steven could now avoid being helpless with Alexandrite's bathroom options, and of course they could order something else to bribe her with if she continued to be good with using the bathroom.

"You did it!" Steven said once, when Alex had used the bathroom outside and NOT in the house.

The gems had different ways of rewarding her – Garnet would give her a NOOGIE (rub on the head but in this case, gentle, and I think that's what it's called) and use her free time to play with her. Amethyst would give her extra food, of course. Pearl would give her more breaks during training, and she would give her a (SPOILER ALERT) Pearl Point.

(SPOILER ALERT GONE) As Alexandrite ate her dinner and drank some water, she thought about how much she succeeded. Even housebreaking your pup can be fun when you bond so much with your dog, and who knew it could be exciting to teach your dog that?


I hope you guys enjoyed the chapter! Sorry if it was a little gross, I tried to sound as mature as possible! Now, I hope you guys are ready for Alexandrite's first mission!