I need some ideas.

I have a rescue in my care at the moment who is not house broken and is proving to be quite stubborn. I need to fix this or he will be extremely difficult to place. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/frown.gif" alt="" />

Some history on the dog. He is a hound mix and is approx. 8 months old.

The woman who surrendered him in to the rescue program found him in a barn when he was about 2 and a half months old. He had not been socialized and was quite afraid of people. She brought him home to look after.

Fast forward 6 months. She can't handle the puppy. She didn't socialize him and now he is quite afraid of people. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/mad.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/mad.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/mad.gif" alt="" />

She also didn't house train him. Instead, she put pee pads by the door.

I have been keeping him in my bathroom when not home. He will not soil in there. He has no problems deficating outside. However, he won't pee outside. I stood out in the back yard with him for an hour last night before bed. He hadn't gone all day. This morning I let him out in the back yard and he quickly deficated but did not pee. I brought him in to put him in the bathroom to try again later. Guess what? He squatted right by the door.

I've tried putting him outside with my dog in the hopes that he would imitate her. No luck. She pees, he walks over, sniffs where she peed and then walks away.

I'm going to try walking him but seriously doubt that this will help. He is extremely nervous in the city and I doubt that he will be able to relax enough to pee. If this doesn't work, does any one have any suggestions for me?? Maybe putting some pee pads outside?

Help!!!

I don't want to hear about giving up on this dog. He is a very sweet boy. Very affectionate and cuddly. While he's afraid of people and loud noises, he is interested and not aggressive. I took him to my obedience class earlier this week and crated him so that he could observe people and dogs. He will approach people if they have a friendly dog with them. He is salvageable. He just needs time, and to be housebroken <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" />

Thanks in advance.

Natalie
http://alikamalinois.tripod.com

I would definitely put the pads outside. Maybe the previous owner used a hard correction for the pup not going on the pads by the door. By putting the pads outside for awhile it can be a transition which should be easier for him to understand.

I agree with Pam. Put the pee pads outside and see what happens. The dog was use to going on them from the previous owner and in time should be able to figure out he must do that outside. Good Luck

Thanks for the ideas.

In the end I didn't need to use pee pads. I took the door mats away from my doors and just walked him out in the country one day until he went pee. It worked! Once he realized that I wanted him to go outside, it has been a breeze <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> Within 5 days he was peeing on command outside <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

He's a smart boy!

Socializing is coming along nicely too. He no longer freaks out at traffic on our evening walks <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> And, people are becoming less scary too <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

Natalie
http://alikamalinois.tripod.com