My dog will not go potty in our yard. We have to walk her all the way down the street. Any training tips?
She may view our yard as part of her den & not want to potty there. Also, when we first rescued her we did not plan on keeping her long term (of course we fell in love). We rent a duplex with a small yard that is not fenced in, so she lived in a large dog kennel when she was not on her walks. Now she is in the house 100% of time time except for her 4-5 walks a day. It is going to be getting cold & I do not think 4-5 long walks a day will continue to be enjoyable for her. I've thought of using treats or playtime to make sure the yard is a happy place for her. She used to hate going back there because she knew that she would be in her 8 ft X 12 ft kennel or on her 20 foot tie out when we were up & around & keeping an eye on her. On "It's Me or the Dog" on Animal Planet Victoria Stillwell used a Pee Post, a large yellow, plastic golf tee looking thing that was scented to attract the dog, in a yard to get the dog to potty, but actual users online gave it bad reviews. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you
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Walk her in the back yard. She just need the walk to activate her bowels. My dog doesn't go unless he's being walked.
Just keep walking her around the boundaries..it may take awhile with you there walking with her but you have to. Also, before you go outside, get her "riled up" and running around in the house so she has to go as soon as she walks outside