"asking" to use the garden....

[vicky106]

Hi,

Pepper has been home with us 10 days now and it's going really well. She's sleeping 10.30-6.30 without too many problems and for the last 3 nights she's been dry - clever girl!.

During the day she's great at house training and mostly all poos and wees are outdoors with me putting her out every so often, but i was wondering how to go about training her to "ask" to go out?.

Other dogs i've had seemed to have learnt how to do this, is this something that just comes as they grow up?.

[choccietoby]

Not sure, but Toby who has been with us for 3 weeks now makes it obvious when he needs to go, he whines and wanders to the hallways, we just have to make sure we notice and he really gets upset if its a poo he needs   

[Danni and Freya]

This was just something Freya picked up as she got older and started to associate going to the door with the relief of being let out. She now sits by the door when she wants to go out. I would just keep letting her out at regular intervals and i'm sure she will get there soon 

[ElaineH]

Just carry on as you are doing, making sure the garden is visited very regularly. Dogs just seem to develop the "asking" skill for themselves although it can be a bit vague to interpret in the early days   Morgan just used to sit and look at us, then we realised that actually he had that look in his eyes. Got caught out a few times!  

[vicky106]

Thanks for the advice..... i will persevere!

Ive realised a couple of things with this housetraining malarky, the first thing is that black cockers are very hard to spot at night  ...... and the second thing is that more neighbours than i realised can see me in the garden in my nightie!!

[Sally and Mark]

i have a set of keys that sit in the door with a few key rings attached,
when Finn wants to go out he jumps up and jangles the keys so if we are anywhere in our flat
we hear him. Clever boy! 

[Dimples]

We find if the door is not already open which it has been lately with this lovely weather that Robbie sits by it and sometimes gives a small bark. Last night he scratched at the door.

When he was younger and i knew he wanted a poo he would act very scatty and bark so that was quick get him out the door.

[ElaineH]

 more neighbours than i realised can see me in the garden in my nightie!!

Ooops! 

[CorinneF]

Poppy sits by the door of the conservatory and looks at us or she just lies down by the door and waits. Since she is always with us, following us like a shadow  , we know that if she is not with us she must be by the door waiting for one of us to open it! 

[Dimples]

Poppy sits by the door of the conservatory and looks at us or she just lies down by the door and waits. Since she is always with us, following us like a shadow  , we know that if she is not with us she must be by the door waiting for one of us to open it! 

I was about to add that - yes if the shadow is not there then either he is up to no good or sitting by the door.