Over the last few weeks, they have started toileting in the house. We were finding Holly peeing on dog beds and Wilson cocking his leg on random things in the house. They were also both pooping around the house. This for us was very annoying, because we put a lot of effort into housebreaking them as puppies and by this stage they should be reliably clean in the house.
We think they are doing this because they hate going outside in the dark, cold and rain. And fair enough, it's not all that pleasant to be outside in that kinda weather, but they still need to go out to toilet. Our dogs have a dog flap with access to a secure grass pen 24/7. So it's not like were not letting them out enough! Both of them know how to go through the flap and will happily do so.
We decided our 'training plan' was to take them outside on a regular basis (ideally every 1-2 hours) on leash to toilet. Then rewarding them with a treat when they go. They've already learnt a cue for this 'busy busy' which should make the process easier, I hope!
We've started doing it today. Mostly I'm doing it to begin with, then in a week or two when they are getting into the hang of things, my sisters can take over and then we can wean it down until they'll take themselves out.
So yeah, hoping they'll break this annoying habit because we're fed up of cleaning up after them in the house!
Here's a picture of the two pups. I'll update next week about how we're getting on!!
Anna xoxo
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| Chilling with Simba :) |
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