I have a 4y.o rescue staffy x, he lives out side so crate training isn't really an option , he has free roam of the backyard along with the other dogs. We have a deck and concrete pool area and a backyard with mulch/bush/grass. I want him to poo in the backyard area but he always goes on the concerete or deck. I've tried getting angry and taking him and the poo to the yard but that hasn't helped and he goes during the night so i can't take him down in the morning and make sure he poos there because he already has. He has 24hour access to the yard...the other dogs poo there.. why not him? and what can I do?
2007-11-09 15:16:18 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Dogs
My dog now lives inside as a 14yo (but has done since I moved out 8 years ago as my dad was the one who wouldn't let him in the house), snuggled on the couch all day after a short walk (he's too old for anything more) and crated at night, because he poos in the house when it's cold outside (even though we have a doggy door). The crate seems to stop him and now he poos on his walks :)
2016-06-21 13:49:46 · update #1
Yes - dogs develop surface preferences - and some dogs are very sensitive to grass areas that are used a potty areas - meaning that they hate going there - avoid it like "yuk".
1) make sure the area you want him to go is as clean as possible
2) you have to either control the enviornment and/or control the dog - block off that area or take the time to "location" training him. It's a lot easier to housetrain a dog not to potty inside the house then it is to train an outside dog how to be specific on a particular location. You're not with him enough to control "potty time" - when he gets the urge - he finds his spot and goes. In housetraining, it's a very controled system. Controlling what they eat, when they eat, how much they eat - controlling potty opportunity times and confinement.
Again - some dogs are just very sensitive to avoiding potty areas - could be the smell or the cleanliness or both.
I wouldn't use corrective methods after the fact. It's a normal bodily function for one and two the dog has no connection that you are being aggressive because of the location of the elimination. It causes a dog to become fearful or distrusting in you.
Look for a certified trainer: www.ccpdt.com
2007-11-09 22:15:17 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I am definately against keeping a dog outside all the time. Dogs are pack animals and want compainionship. However, dogs do sleep for a majority of the day. When I first got my dog I crated him while I went to work and classes because I was afraid that he would chew something in my apartment or that he would have an accident. After the first year, I started locking him in my bedroom when I left. Now, I just leave him loose in my apartment. I have had him for five years now and he's had one accident in the house, and that was my fault for not letting him out soon enough. On the days I have had off from work, I've noticed that he sleeps all day. One thing that would help, in addition to playing with your dog, is walk her twice a day, everyday. In addition to giving her exercise, this will give her a chance to get out of her yard, and fulfill her need to explore. Be sure to bring her in the house if the weather is ever extremely cold or extremely hot.
2016-03-14 06:30:12 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dogs and cats are territorial animals. This means that they "stake out a claim" to a particular space, area or object. They let other people and animals know about their claim by marking it with a variety of methods and at many levels of intensity. For example, a dog may bark to drive away what he perceives as intruders to his territory. A cat may mark a valued object by rubbing it with her face.
Some pets may go to the extreme of urinating or defecating to mark a particular area as their own. You do have it alot easier to clean up though and he's 4 yrs old if he's been doing it that long its going to take awhile to break but if you have a pretty good size yard u could put up a gate to block the way to the deck or put him on a cable make a lil dog run and they have cables where u stake both ends to something in your yard and you hook the dog on the middle part and he can run back and forth if u have no clue has to what im talking about ask a good pet store.
2007-11-09 15:59:49 · answer #3 · answered by hope this helps 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Evidently he grew up pooing on concrete and prefers it. He probably thinks of grass as a play area so would not want to poo there... Actually he seems to be a "clean" dog in his own way.
H.O.T. Dog
Handler Owner Trainer of GSD's
2007-11-09 15:23:27 · answer #4 · answered by H.O.T. Dog 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Dogs develop a habit about what surface to go on at a young age. You CAN crate train him outside as long as the crate is sheltered in some way. However, isn't it easier to clean up that way (on concrete/wood)?
2007-11-09 15:32:20 · answer #5 · answered by Caninelegion 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We had a lab once that, despite the fact that we had a 64 acre farm, would only poop on our driveway. My aunt (who gave her to us), kept her dogs in a dog run where the floor was...you guessed it...concrete. I would suggest you just get out the hose (for the poop, not the dog).
2007-11-09 16:52:16 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
you sound backward. Most people want the dog to "go" on concrete instead of burning out their lawns, you can rinse the concrete, scoop the poo easier, sanitize it, What is the problem???
2007-11-09 15:32:08 · answer #7 · answered by Kiki B 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
maybe he is pooping there to get attention from you...sounds like you dont give out that much attention to the DOGS living in your back yard.
2007-11-09 15:20:50 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋