Stephen Nutt wrote 07/06/2016 01:21 PM Dogs won't relieve themselves in kennel #401303 - 07/06/2016 01:21 PM
Stephen Nutt Webboard User Reg: 06-24-2009 Posts: 9 Loc: Grand Prairie, TX Offline	I have built kennels on a concrete pad for my 2 dogs. I also added artificial turf to a portion of each kennel. Any suggestions on how to let my dogs know that it is ok to relieve themselves in their kennel?
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Candi Campbell wrote 07/06/2016 04:41 PM Re: Dogs won't relieve themselves in kennel [Re: Stephen Nutt ] #401304 - 07/06/2016 04:41 PM
Candi Campbell Webboard User Reg: 03-28-2013 Posts: 1571 Loc: Offline	Quote: Stephen Nutt I have built kennels on a concrete pad for my 2 dogs. I also added artificial turf to a portion of each kennel. Any suggestions on how to let my dogs know that it is ok to relieve themselves in their kennel? Well, not to be crude, but... If you go in there & pee on the astro-turf yourself WHILE THEY WATCH your "tutorial", they might get the idea PDQ
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ian bunbury wrote 07/06/2016 05:28 PM Re: Dogs won't relieve themselves in kennel [Re: Stephen Nutt ] #401305 - 07/06/2016 05:28 PM
ian bunbury Webboard User Reg: 01-19-2012 Posts: 685 Loc: whistler bc ca Offline	throw a fire hydrant in there . . . dogs : the best part of being human
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Bob Scott wrote 07/06/2016 11:01 PM Re: Dogs won't relieve themselves in kennel [Re: Stephen Nutt ] #401309 - 07/06/2016 11:01 PM
Bob Scott Moderator Reg: 06-14-2002 Posts: 7417 Loc: St. Louis Mo Offline	It's not uncommon for some dogs to hate messing in their own pen. Get a piece of cotton or a rag and soak up the pee from another dog. Put that in the run with your dog and they should try and mark over it. Praise the heck out of them. old dogs LOVE to learn new tricks
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Christina Stockinger wrote 07/10/2016 07:41 AM Re: Dogs won't relieve themselves in kennel [Re: Bob Scott ] #401353 - 07/10/2016 07:41 AM
Christina Stockinger Webboard User Reg: 01-23-2015 Posts: 1619 Loc: Brazil, Bahia Offline	Boys, Girls! Ian, your method is very radical, shame on you! Bob, your advice sounds rooted in reality. But frankly, I'd have expected Candi's idea coming from you! Candi, it seems to be a very practical problem solving, though it might also be a tutorial for neighbors and passersby , depends on the type of fence you have! “If you can keep your head when all around you are losing theirs, then you are a leader” – Rudyard Kipling
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Bob Scott wrote 07/10/2016 11:14 PM Re: Dogs won't relieve themselves in kennel [Re: Christina Stockinger ] #401356 - 07/10/2016 11:14 PM
Bob Scott Moderator Reg: 06-14-2002 Posts: 7417 Loc: St. Louis Mo Offline	My dog's wouldn't dare mark over the top of mine. I also have a 6ft privacy fence all around my back yard. ......Not that I'd take advantage of that..... old dogs LOVE to learn new tricks
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Cheri Grissom wrote 07/11/2016 06:33 AM Re: Dogs won't relieve themselves in kennel [Re: Bob Scott ] #401360 - 07/11/2016 06:33 AM
Cheri Grissom Webboard User Reg: 09-30-2010 Posts: 2609 Loc: Michigan Offline	As far as Ian's idea about the fire hydrant, you can buy plastic ones that can be filled with sand for weight. I don't know anyone personally who has used one in a kennel, but I have heard of people putting them in their yards to designate a preferred area. Might be worth a try.
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Christina Stockinger wrote 07/11/2016 06:51 AM Re: Dogs won't relieve themselves in kennel [Re: Cheri Grissom ] #401362 - 07/11/2016 06:51 AM
Christina Stockinger Webboard User Reg: 01-23-2015 Posts: 1619 Loc: Brazil, Bahia Offline	Really? Sounds incredible for me. Probably I have a wrong idea about fire hydrants. Thought it was something, that would explode and shock the dog. Will have to google to inform myslf better. Sorry, Ian, for grumbling at you! “If you can keep your head when all around you are losing theirs, then you are a leader” – Rudyard Kipling
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Christina Stockinger wrote 07/11/2016 07:05 AM Re: Dogs won't relieve themselves in kennel [Re: Bob Scott ] #401363 - 07/11/2016 07:05 AM
Christina Stockinger Webboard User Reg: 01-23-2015 Posts: 1619 Loc: Brazil, Bahia Offline	Quote: Bob Scott My dog's wouldn't dare mark over the top of mine. Hm,hmmm! Perfectly trained dogs! But - I may remember wrong - I thought you had written something quite different some time ago. I also have a 6ft privacy fence all around my back yard. Well, then it is justified. ......Not that I'd take advantage of that..... Again:Hmmm, hmmmmmmmm. ??? “If you can keep your head when all around you are losing theirs, then you are a leader” – Rudyard Kipling
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Cheri Grissom wrote 07/11/2016 08:43 AM Re: Dogs won't relieve themselves in kennel [Re: Christina Stockinger ] #401365 - 07/11/2016 08:43 AM
Cheri Grissom Webboard User Reg: 09-30-2010 Posts: 2609 Loc: Michigan Offline	Quote: Christina Stockinger Really? Sounds incredible for me. Probably I have a wrong idea about fire hydrants. Thought it was something, that would explode and shock the dog. Will have to google to inform myslf better. Sorry, Ian, for grumbling at you! In the U.S. and Canada, a fire hydrant is an above-ground device connected to an underground municipal water supply, and they carry a lot of water pressure. When the fire department responds to a fire, they hook up very large fire hoses that are carried on their trucks to the fire hydrant, and they use them to help put out the fire. They usually look like this: https://www.google.com/search?q=fire+hydrant&biw=1024&bih=651&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjrhvPDwOvNAhXDlR4KHfx4BUgQsAQIKA Christina, I guess I didn't realize, living in Switzerland and Brazil, that you have never seen a fire hydrant. In North America, for some reason, dogs are very attracted to them when people take them on walks, and they like to urinate on or near them. It's kind of a running joke here. eta: Of course dogs like to urinate on trees, fence posts, etc., so I guess they consider fire hydrants fair game, too, kind of like a short red tree. Edited by Cheri Grissom (07/11/2016 08:43 AM) Edit reason: eta
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