Re: Potty Training

In Reply to: Potty Training
Category:   Other
Posted by:  Leslie
Posted on:  September 26, 2002 at 12:59:54

: I am an owner of a three year old jr that is completely potty trained - she has never had an accident in the house. I also have a fully fenced in yard. My problem is my JR will not use my backyard to go to the bathroom. She never has - I have to walk her to go potty. This is normally not a problem, but I do have two other dogs that DO use the backyard to go potty. If I walk one, I end up walking three. I understand that she probably thinks of the backyard as her "DEN" and wants to keep it clean, but how can I re-train her to use the backyard? Do I just not take her for walks anymore, and just hope she goes in the yard? I have tried to tell her to "GO POTTY" when she is running around out there, but nothing -
: Any ideas?

Response:

Hi Leslie,

Have you tried taking her in the yard on lead to have her do her business? If not I would try that to begin with, no strolling the neighborhood for bathroom duty. Just do the yard and see if you can get her to start going there.

BTW, if she is one of those fastidious dogs (and there are some) you might want to try picking up the yard. If there's a lot of feces out there it might be a "turn off" to her.