Backwards house breaking

[MontanaRott]

Ok Guerin finally got brave enough to use the dog door, so now the nut goes out and plays for along time, then he RUNS into the house and PEES! Then he goes back out! Now he is pooping outdoors no problem but my gosh, he comes all the way in from the way back of the yard at a dead run to pee!

[Carina43]

haha!
When Cooper was a puppy, I had to watch him if he followed me to the bathroom. He'd watch me, take notes, and....squat!

So make sure you aren't being an improper role model.... :D

[MontanaRott]

LOL! Carina that is so funny, I will be very careful in the future NOT to pee on the rug in front of Guerin!!

[Carina43]

ROTFLMAO!! :D
Good idea...!

[Judi W]

He is very very proud of his peeing ability and wants you to admire it. Best way for that to happen is for you to go out with him until you have seen him relieve himself. Congratulate him on an excellent job of peeing outdoors and then you can go back in the house.

[MontanaRott]

I think you may be on to something Judi, he definatly is proud of his pee. That is what we had started to do, go out with him and play wait for him to pee and come back in, most times it works once in a while he pees out doors comes in and pees again! The tank is endless! Thank goodness for OUT and steam.

[ivalynn]

does he go outside by himself to play?maybe he is so excited to see you and just pees? i dunno just a thought...

[MontanaRott]

We sort of think the goof gets outside runs around gets all wound up and forgets to pee before he comes in or maybe even thinks the yard is the house and the house is the potty!

[cpalenchar]

I had been going through this with my foster pup! We figured out that we just couldn't let her run back inside on her own. She would scratch to come in. I would leash her, bring her inside for a *sec* then go back outside and give her the command to go potty.

I know my cat door has a hard plastic piece you can slide on one side to "close" the door. Maybe after he goes out, you can close the doggie door, so you can make sure you can control his reentry into the house....

-chloe

[MontanaRott]

Good advice, we have started taking him right back out as soon as he comes in and it seems to be working. Oddly enough he never poops in the house!

[ivalynn]

my lil man doesnt poop inside either....we got him at five weeks old and hes pooped a total of 3 times in the house ....hes now 8 weeks and has not done it since the first few days he was here...YIPPY!!!!!every morning he has his lil pee accident though...he tries i just stay up late to get him out later in the night and my husband takes him out at five thirty but it seems between 6:30-7:30 he has to relieve himself...i catch him right after...it seems the accidents are starting to happen later every morning so i think were doin pretty good:D ....and he knows he is not suppose to do that in the house he is always whinning right after he does it...i am giving him lil piecess of dog treats when he does his buisness outside the doggy treats are working great if its not right after he eats then he just walks away when they are offered....

[chuss]

Is it possible to teach a 10 month to poop in one spot of the yard? I have her doing turds all over the grass, sometimes she's naughty and will poop on the frikking concrete.