January 03, 2012
Our puppy will happily poop and pee on our property, but she will not do anything away from our property. This isn't too much of an issue on our half hour walks but we are concerned about what will happen when we have to take her on longer trips, overnight, etc. Any advice?
Full Question:
Hello, and thanks for your wonderful website and training materials! You have already made a huge difference for us in dealing with our 3.5-month-old GS/Rottie mix. Sorry if you have answered this question elsewhere but I couldn't find anything on it. Our problem is that our puppy happily poops and pees on our property, but she will not do anything away from our property! We live in a pretty rural area and there are lots of places along our walking route where she could relieve herself, but she always waits until we return to our property before she will poop or pee again. This is no big deal when we are out for a half-hour walk, but she also holds it when we take her with us in the car. She will only relieve herself when we get back to our property. She just doesn't want to "do her business" anywhere else! We are concerned about what will happen when we have to take her on longer trips, overnight, etc. Any advice for dealing with this issue? Thanks! 
Cindy's Answer:
Does she have a command for peeing and pooping? That’s the first thing to teach her, I think it is covered in the puppy video.
Then you simply start taking her to different locations (without letting her go at home) and take her on leash and say “hurry up” (or whatever your words are). If she doesn’t go, put her back in the crate and try again later.
I just took an 8 day trip with my 6 month old puppy and if she hadn’t already known how to do this it would have been a much more tedious trip. I’ve taken her with me in the car (crated) since she was 8 weeks old and I always find opportunities to take her out for potty breaks when running errands.
She may hold it at first but you just need to be persistent and praise the heck out of her when she finally goes somewhere else. The time spent training her now will pay off later.
Good luck,
Cindy Rhodes
Then you simply start taking her to different locations (without letting her go at home) and take her on leash and say “hurry up” (or whatever your words are). If she doesn’t go, put her back in the crate and try again later.
I just took an 8 day trip with my 6 month old puppy and if she hadn’t already known how to do this it would have been a much more tedious trip. I’ve taken her with me in the car (crated) since she was 8 weeks old and I always find opportunities to take her out for potty breaks when running errands.
She may hold it at first but you just need to be persistent and praise the heck out of her when she finally goes somewhere else. The time spent training her now will pay off later.
Good luck,
Cindy Rhodes
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