i would go back to strict tethering/crating/outside; if he doesn't poop outside, back in and into the crate. he'll get the idea pretty quickly. my 10 wk old pup didn't like the snow at first, but since he now has no choice but snow, he does his duty
thanks ann. i have been re-tethering him, and in other 'wow he's growing up' news, he no longer tries to bite my butt when i'm riding the trainer and he's tethered to me! whoo!
neb actually likes the snow, that's the thing that makes this silly for me. we actually warmed up a bit yesterday (we had a brutal windchill for a couple of days there) and presto! he pooped outside (sheesh!).
i think for when it's really cold we'll use the jacket, and be go go go (running and then a good length walk) so he stays warm and has to poop.
though, this seems to have answered my other question - which will have more impact on his cold tolerance - his husky blood or his small size? it appears size beats part husky....
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It is a housebreaking thing, but it seems to be directly linked to the weather.
Then just be absolutely consistent in your teaching him that OUTside is where to go, no matter how cold, or wet, or unpleasant the air is out there . My dog, in addition to being incredibly picky about where he leaves his 'presents', has, from the day I got him, avoided rainy days like the plague. He would actually cry to go out, but if it was rainy out, he'd turn tail and head right back to his bed - without doing his business. Thankfully, he never thought rain gave him a green light to poo on the rug , but we did do a lot of "forced walks" (long ones, to give him time to warm up and 'find a spot'), just so he would pee and poo and be done with it. Now that he's a wise old man, he can actually hold a poo for days until the rain lets up.
It sounds like you just have a cunning little bugger who's trying to scheme an easy way to keep his butt warm during the winter!
well, at first i was like 'oh, you just don't have to go....huh....weird'. but yeah, after a couple of days, not so much. he had an accident ('accident'), i didn't worry too much about it, but when i caught him starting to go inside and then refusing to outside i realized we had a problem.
i'm also going to teach him a 'poop' command. b/c he's always been so 'i'm outside! i'm pooping!' i never had to - but clearly it's going to be useful in the winter.
eta: and to my original post as well - i can safely increase the distance of our walks at this age and this size without hurting joints, correct? i know he'll keep going, i just want to make sure i don't injure him/cause long-term damage.
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