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4 month old border collie stopped pooping outside

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Participants in this thread:	beaula esmeviolet99 ivycat pomeranian lover :) Tailspin cowgirlchick78
Aug 3, 2008 9:19pm beaula 1 post	Please help! I have a 4 month old puppy who has for the past 2 weeks refuse to poop outside at her spot. She actually holds it until we bring her back in and no sooner do we bring her in she goes. We are crating her and making her bathroom trips but she refuses to poop out side. PLEASE HELP! Rosie’s sad mom
Aug 4, 2008 7:17am esmeviolet99 7 posts	you gotta force her keep her outside for a little while or a hour adn let her play and eat soon she’ll have to poop if she scraches on the door just go away until shegoes poop. Besides you gotta train her she’s four months old she’s just a little baby
Aug 4, 2008 9:10am ivycat Cincinnati, OH 59 posts	Has she gone outside previously and just in the last 2 weeks started this behavior? Is she on a regular schedule? Is she crate trained? When I was potty trained my dogs I always kept them on the same schedule. I have always taken them outside right after they have eaten and told them (don’t laugh) peepeee/poopoo (well go ahead and laugh-I know it sounds goofy) and stayed with them as long as it took. If for some reason I couldn’t stay with them the entire time, and they hadn’t done their business, when they came back in the house they went directly to their crate until I could take them out again. I never left them outside by themselves when potty training and when they did peepee/poopoo I made a BIG deal over it. I know my neighbors thought I was nuts when they heard me saying GOOD DOG, peepee/poopoo outside and playing with them praising them the entire time. Also if they did have an accident inside I would take it outside in they yard where I wanted them to go. Until they were totally trained I would always leave one pile of poo in the yard where I wanted them to go. When she comes inside and you see that little sniff /circle dance take her out right then and stay with her until she goes then praise her. One more thing, make sure you get a good pet stain odor remover with enzymes to clean up where she goes in the house. Even though we can’t smell it, she can, and as long as she smells it, she will think it’s ok to go there. This has worked for me, even with an adult dog I adopted, I hope it helps you. Good luck.
Aug 4, 2008 11:31am pomeranian l... Moreno Valley, CA 9 posts	beaula if your puppy wont go potty out side then put his food outside then if he scratchs at the door then go to petsmart and buy a twist leash it twists into the ground and make it the length you want it and if your puppy goes poop in the house put his nose close to it and flick him on the nose and yell NO! and esmeviolet99 by the way the picture you posted is cute!!!!!
Aug 4, 2008 6:23pm Tailspin Toronto 96 posts	HI. I agree that you need to wait for him to poo and that a schedule that is regular really helps. It takes patience and a lot of standing around but he will have to poo eventually! Make sure you reward him as soon as he goes and reward him handsomely! Pomeranian…You should never yell, flick him on the nose or put his face in his poo..all this teaches your dog is that POO is bad, not that poo in the house is bad…next thing you know pup is hiding to do his business because he is frightened to do it in front of his owner. He is a BABY and is to be TAUGHT what to do..not punished because he doesn’t know. If your pup pees or poos in the house it is YOUR fault because you didn’t anticipate the need for him to go. Puppies cannot hold their movements, their bodies are not mature enough to do so. Please rethink how you train your dog.
Aug 12, 2008 7:25pm cowgirlchick78 34 posts	Hi, I agree with the folks about have a strick schedule with your pup. I am curious though has she done her business outside before this? Hmm, maybe something scared her. Is she peeing outside? Like Tailspin says, NEVER YELL at your dog for eliminating in the house. If you catch him “in the act” quickly take him outside. If it is after the fact, just pick up your pup nonchalantly and take him outside. Be sure to clean up the mess with something that breaks down the enzymes, like Nature’s Miracle, because even though you cleaned it, the dog nose can still smell the remains and that’s why you need to break up the enzymes in the pee or poo. Please don’t tie your dog outside my himself either. As they say, “Tied to a tree is no place to be.” Be out there with him so you can praise him for his good work. Sometimes all it may take is a little play time and sniffing around for awhile after eating to “stir up the juices” and getting them to go. However, never, ever, work a dog or pup hard after eating a meal. It may cause bloat and this can be fatal. And remember, patience my friend.
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