No toileting outside - UPDATE - little bit of success had!!

[QuaCKeReD]

Have found with Pebbles, that she won't do either along paths (assuming where she can smell other dogs).

Yet walk across field, she crouches almost each time for #1, and occasionally #2 

May try a walk somewhere where other dogs don't do their business?

[Geordietyke]

Well, really been strict with taking him out every hour and for last 2 days, he's managed to do most of his wees outside and 1st poo this morning!  Still having the odd accident inside and he still does "protest" wees/poos if I leave the room but I'm hoping that will eventually lessen as he matures. 

So, a little success at last and he's doing fab on his lead (he's the darling of the playground too  )

[8 Hairy Feet]

Hee hee success!
Well done Archie
you keep up the good work!

[Jane57]

Great news, he will get there soon Im sure. 

[redlottie]

Great news, and well done for persevering.

It took Otto a while to get it so when we had Albie I literally used to set the clock to take him out every 20 minutes a bit of a nightmare but within about 3 days we didn't have any further instances in the house.

[Archie bean]

Woo hooooo. That's a really positive update. Well done you and little Master A. 

[Mudmagnets]

Great update, will keep fingers andpaws crossed for you 

[fenby]

Hurray we knew Archie would get there in the end, it did take Harvey 7 months before it completely clicked, so Archie is doing really well.

[Geordietyke]

Had 2 more accidents in house after posting this  even though I'd had him in garden minutes before..... Oh well 

[Mudmagnets]

Had 2 more accidents in house after posting this  even though I'd had him in garden minutes before..... Oh well 

Oh yes I know that one well - I think they get so engrossed in what they are doing, instead of what they should be - then suddenly get indoors &  00ps!! in Minstrel's case mostly wees    but at least you are on the right road to success now 

[Sarah.H]

When he goes inside is it when you are watching him or not?

[Geordietyke]

As he follows me everywhere, every time I get up, I'll take him outside and wait (and wait).  I'll then bring him back in and he'll wee within a few seconds.

I had to put him in his puppy pen twice today - both times he done a poo within a few mins of me leaving him, even though I'd again had him outside for ages.  It's just Odie all over again 

[Sarah.H]

I just wondered if you were paying him too much attention at the times when you want him to go, so he then goes when you weren't concentrating on him - does that make sense?!

Could you leave him outside on his own? Obviously keep an eye through the window or something. Or what about going in then straight back out again? Or leaving him in the pen outside for a bit (again keeping an eye out the window). Just thinking of ideas to break the cycle.

[Geordietyke]

I just don't know, I seem to have pups which relish using their crates and pens as toilets (when the entire world say this doesn't happen!).  I know what I'm supposed to be doing but once again, I'm stuck in a rut with him 

I've left him outside briefly in his pen (before I brought it back in) and all he does is eat the grass and leaves etc, without me being there and saying "toilet", he doesn't do anything ever.  I keep seeing small improvements then he goes back 3 steps. 

It's two fold problem, not consistently toileting outside AND toileting when left alone (whilst screaming the house down  ). 

[HBP]

Well, when you think about it, you take them out every hour or so, so 12 wees over the day/night isn't so bad and it's not a huge puddle each time, some are only "token wees"    I will however, keep an eye on them.

I hadn't thought of it like that!  They soon add up when you think about it don't they?!

The first day we brought Hudson home he wee'd practically every 10 minutes! I was despairing how we'd ever toilet train him!