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Housebreaking My Little Pomeranian! Help!

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Participants in this thread:	jbo4873 Grace pomeranian lover :) cowgirlchick78
jbo4873 1 post	My Pom,11 week old Oscar and I go round and round about going outside to the Uh, bathroom. I first pad trained him fairly well and now he thinks that he’s only supposed to go in the house, I think. He acts like he is afraid to go outside now except to pee. and I cannot get him to poop outside yet. Now I know that he is a hard breed to housetrain and that he is stubborn but he is so sweet otherwise and seems to want to please me. Has anyone else had a similar problem? Jeannie
Grace 46 posts	They get used to going on the material that serves as their toilet, so sounds like your Pom is hesitant to use anything but the pads. Some suggestions: gradually cover the pads with sod to get him used to the feel of grass (if that’s where you want him to potty, eventually). A bit gross, but you could also try taking a small bit off his feces and putting it in the spot you want him to use outside. That can help get the idea across.
pomeranian l... Moreno Valley, CA 9 posts	NO KIDDING I HAVE TWO POMS AND THERE HOUSE BROKEN NOW BUT MY TECHNIQUE WAS THAT IF THEY WENT TO THE BATHROOM IN THE HOUSE THEY GOT THERE NOSE ALMOST IN IT FLICKED IN THE NOSE AND SAID NO TO VERY LOUDLY.
Aug 15, 2008 7:00pm cowgirlchick78 36 posts	to pomerainian lover: This is absolutely no way to housetrain a dog by the use of those corrections you posted. And as for housetraining, because you first trained to “go” inside on the wee pads, you now have to “retrain” to “go” outside. It is now going to take awhile. My opinion is to potty train to use the outdoors from the getgo and in the same “potty spot” all the time. It may take some time now, but you may be able to retrain her. Depends now on the dog since now she is used to going indoors. Unless a person is disabled or for some other good reason, in my opinion, I am not very fond of the wee wee pads. It seems that those are for lazy people who don’t want to take their puppy out at 3 in the morning or in bad weather. Hey, taking a pup out at 3 in the morning does have some advantages. It’s quiet, the moon is shining, and hey, you might even see a shooting star!! I did. And, your dog will thank you for it. Live and Learn.
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