we have a ~4-5 y.o. female husky who we got from the shelter in october. she's settled in fine and is well-behaved, but she'll walk forever trying to find a good spot to poop. some days she'll refuse to even go near her somewhat regular spots repeatedly, then poop on the carpet if we leave her alone for only an hour (like she just waited for us to leave). any ideas?
her routine: she lives in an apartment. walks are between 15min and 40min depending on the time of day. she gets walked four or more times a day, both before we leave and as soon as we get home. we take her running occasionally but she gets bored/tired pretty quickly. longest periods alone are 4 to 5 hours 3 mornings a week and most days she does fine. she has regular indoor play, likes to sit on the balcony and watch the squirrels and people, every couple weekends she goes to our parents houses and plays in the yard, every 2-3 weeks we take a long walk with her black lab friend across the hall.
2007-01-14 03:31:12 · 4 answers · asked by corin_li 3 in Pets ➔ Dogs
First off, it sounds like you are a very good pet owner! I'm glad to hear that you are giving her frequent and long walks. With her being a husky, she NEEDS them! It's also good to hear that she isn't alone much!. As far as going outside... that's a tricky one, esspecially with shelter dogs who most likely didn't have proper training from the start. I would advise that you crate train her. You get her a crate where she can comfortably sit, stand, lie down, and turn around, but don't get it too big b/c she may very welll choose to void in one corner and sleep in the other. You have to be careful to slowly introduce her to the crate. Do a lot of research before you start, if you don't crate train correctly, she will learn to hate it. If you train her right, then she'll love! (though there are allways exceptions!) If you crate train her, then if she doesn't go to the bathroom before you leave then crate her. She most likely won't go in her crate. When you come home, try her outside again. If she doesn't go, then WATCH her... if she starts to go, rush her outside.
As far as being pick about the spot... you choose a spot, take her to it every time you go outside. Wait! Hopefully she'll get less picky. It's really a matter of who has more patience! You could even leave a "deposit ;) " on the spot you want her to use, that way she'll get the idea.
When cleaning up messes, make sure to use and *enzymatic* cleaner desinged for getting out pet smells! These are the only products that get the smell out well enough that the dog won't recognize the place as her "spot"
good luck! ~J~
2007-01-14 04:02:42 · answer #1 · answered by timesdragonfly 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
there are pads and sprays available in the market that are specially designed to potty train ur dog..it shud be available at any reputed pet store in town....all u have to do iis to place the pad at a particular spot and ur dog will be more than happy to use it to poop and pee too...the pads have some odour that makes dogs poop....use this for a couple of weeks till ur dog poops in the same spot...then u can stop havin the pad there and ur dog will still poop there...its just a matter of showin her where...also u can leave the pad at home when u are away so that she doesnt poop inside the house when u are away.....hope tht helps ur problem..cheerz
2007-01-14 14:20:54 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go back to the basics of housebreaking....dont let your dog walk around looking for a spot, pick one spot and stay there so the dog learns when they are at the spot...its time to go potty
2007-01-14 11:39:05 · answer #3 · answered by connecticutk9 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Walk her in a different area
2007-01-14 11:39:56 · answer #4 · answered by Zelda 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋