April 21, 2011
Our puppy will only Our puppy will only 'do her business' outside if we are standing out there with her. She won't step foot onto the yard unless we're with her. Suggestions?
Full Question:
We have a 16 week old puppy, who has just become house broke; however, she will only "do her business" outside if we are standing out there with her. We also have two small children who can't be left alone while we are outside with our puppy & it's too cold to take them out with us. If we put our puppy outside by her self she just stays on the steps & whines. She will not step foot onto the yard unless we're with her. We've even thrown toys & treats out for her, but nothing seems to work.Do you have any suggestions?
Cindy's Answer:
At 16 weeks this is normal. I would not expect a 4 month old puppy to go out alone. I go out with my puppy and stand out there with him every time, to make sure he’s doing his business (both 1 & 2) outside.
I have a one year old dog that is just now going out by himself, and I watch through the window to make sure he’s not just messing around. I still have to step outside with him occasionally and remind him to “hurry up.”
This is part of the housetraining process, and I’m afraid there isn’t any way around going out with her if you want a reliably trained dog.
Cindy
I have a one year old dog that is just now going out by himself, and I watch through the window to make sure he’s not just messing around. I still have to step outside with him occasionally and remind him to “hurry up.”
This is part of the housetraining process, and I’m afraid there isn’t any way around going out with her if you want a reliably trained dog.
Cindy
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