Has anybody got any tips to stop my 9 month old male boxer from soiling the grass?

Question

Have tried all products to stop him soiling the grass but nothing seems to work. I want him to soil on the path

Answer 1

Put him on a leash and take him to where you want him to go. You can train a dog to go where you want it to, on command.

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Answer 2

It is not unnatural for your dog to do it on surfaces other than grass. My dog does it on the gravel (when at home) and on grass only when outside. I took him to do business several times a day and every time he did it, I praised him and repeated the word associated with his business to him. You might feel silly in the beginning, but it works. My dog now does pee and poo on command and has NEVER soiled grass around house, nor has he done his business on the path when walking (I find that disgusting! Why don't people either train their dogs or clean up their mess?) Good luck! Be persistent and patient, and give lots of praise

Answer 3

It's un-natural for him to soil on a pathway when there's grass available. You could always take out all the grass I guess but I suggest next time you get an animal you should make yourself a little ( or a lot ) more aware of what animals do naturally and then you won't have this kind of frustation.

Answer 4

I think it's natural for a dog to "soil" on the grass... not so natural to soil on the path.

Answer 5

Dogs do soil things. They relieve themselves. They like grass. I can't believe this question. Are you sure you want a dog that relieves itself? Get a robot dog instead. They don't soil anywhere.

Answer 6

first of all go back to basics. take him out on the lead to an area you want him to go, i would suggest making a wooden frame of about 1m square, take him into it regulary and praise him if he goes.
Start this off on the grass where he normally goes.
when he is going inside the frame consistantly, move the frame ever so slightly towards where you want him to go.

he will eventually learn its the frame area he goes in and associate that with his spot, not whats underneath it.

i have trained my dog like this to go in a frame filled with pea shingles so it can be hosed down and does not smell.

it will work, just be patient. treat him like a puppy again and use the same tactics you used for getting him to pee outside in the first place.
dont let him go outside on his own at first so he doesn;t get the chance not to go inside the frame.

Good luck and i hope this helps!

Answer 7

So you’d rather him pee in your house? All dogs pee on grass , if your so concerned about it I would give your dog a small section and teach him to only go there. Typical when Puppies are young people teach them to go on newspapers if they have to go in the middle of the night or when your not home to let them out. So I don’t see why they couldn’t be trained to only go on a specific area in the yard.

Answer 8

i have a boxer too. He tends to poo on the grass, and i clean this up a few times a week. I move it to the flowerbeds (where i want him to poo) and he pretty much follows this. After 3 years, he no longer poos on the grass, but in the flowerbeds.

Answer 9

Grass the path....You should be thankful it is not soiling your carpets!
On another note...if you get any messages about training pads...the DON'T WORK!!!

Answer 10

I bought a stake that was supposed to attract my dog and get her to pee in that spot. It didn't work on my dog but it sounded like there is more success with male dogs. At my PetSmart they keep all of that stuff near the poop scoopers.