Connie Sutherland Moderator Reg: 07-13-2005
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I don't know how to make him go before, as he won't go in our yard.
When I have to teach yard-potty to dogs who have had to go in a garage or kennel or crate all their lives, we stay outside until he HAS to potty in the yard. I plan and devote an entire day to this if needed. Then P-A-R-T-Y!
I wait him out and start praising the second he squats, no worrying on his part about "oh no, I have to go, what will happen now?" And then rewards, happy voice, prizes, champagne. And next time he is led back to that exact spot.
Even a dog who had been forced to use wee-wee pads or poop in a crate will catch on eventually.
Having a general time frame of when his poop time is helps a lot.
I wish you luck training this. In my dog the running stimulates peristalsis after a certain level of running and it doesn't seem to matter if the dog pooped recently or not.
EG Every day my dog runs beside the truck about 20 minutes to check the cattle. About 3/4 of the way he poops. IF I let him ride in the truck on the way out, he will poop about 3/4 of the way back. It doesn't matter when he pooped last, he has to go again, urgently, after so much running.
Connie Sutherland Moderator Reg: 07-13-2005
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That's a good point, Betty, about peristalsis and running and urgent poop.
I was thinking more of my experiences training the dog to go in a place that's new and (in his perception) wrong, but you're of course right that unless he is emptied out (very unlikely), the next batch is moved into place very fast after a certain length of time running (depending on the dog).
Running leads to urgency MUCH more than ambling along does.
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LOL I never intended to have thread about my dog's bowels last this long.
Ok Connie, today for example, I did not take him anywhere...he will not poop. I even tried the front yard hell I'd have been happy if he did on the curb by the road, tried that too. He may poop in his run tonight or just wait until I walk him tomorrow. I tried waiting him out before and he would no use the yard. I kidded about getting another dog to crap in our yard and maybe he would...ugh now it actually sounds like a good idea.
A tired dog is a good dog, a trained dog is a better dog.
Marking over other dogs poop with poop or msrking pee with pee or pee on poop? I've seen dogs mark with pee over pee or even pee over poop but not the poop on poop.
Same here and I've seen a lot of crap. You learn something new everyday.
Please don't turn into the crazy neighbor who goes around pooper scooping and bringing home the wastes of your local canine community.
And in an earlier post you mentioned you can't get him to go right away.....normal they have to do the sniff and circle thing and it can take a bit before the perfect spot is decided upon. As long as Thor starts to sniff and begin the process when I give him his command; I'm good with it. Sometimes it is 5 minutes before he goes.
I equate the sniffing to reading the newspaper, some days there is just more to read in the Sports section.
Ann thanks for clearing up the match thing not something I would do either especially with the way Zoey reacts to the vet and rectum temp check she doesn't like anything UTB.
Sheila do you have one of those neighbors?
I've been on my feet since 5am so I'm also pooped so enough sh*t talking tonight.
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