Hello guys!
Wondered if any of you had advice regarding my lovley pup, Luci-Fur!
She is 16 weeks and a little darling Affen Pinscer (if you don't know the breed, its well worth looking them up! Delightful cheeky little chappies, comic seriousness doesn't cover it!)
Unfortunately we cannot seem to convince her that outside is the place for toileting!
Tried moving her nappy pad towards and out of the door, tried taking her out with other dogs who know what to do - nothing is sinking in! We move her outside when she starts sniffing around ready to go, but she stops once out there!
she is very well toilet trained in the house, but doesnt have a clue that she can go in the garden!
She even holds it til we get back from a walk!
Exasperating, bless her!
I am sure it cant be that uncommon.
Any ideas?? xxx
RE: confused pup!
Ah the joys of puppyhood! Right now it's probably annoying, but just remember she is only 16 weeks young. It won't take long for her to realise that the garden is the place to go. It's natural for them, so sooner or later it will kick in. It sounds like you are doing everything right. It just takes time.
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RE: confused pup!
Thankyou cavemen, just the reassurance i needed!
It's not that it's annoying at all, more that we were worried that we might not be doing the right thing for Luci.
Our breeder was fab but they can worry you somewhat!
Thanks again, we will happily be patient! xx
RE: confused pup!
Hi Serendipity and pup
Its quite normal, don't worry, some pups and dogs will never get to 'go' when outsde basically because dogs see poo and wee as marking and reasserting their territorial boundaries, they let other dogs know they are around and when they are in season etc. Your pup will learn, as long as she is the only dog in the house that is. Otherwise some multi dog households find that only the 'top dog' is allowed to mark when out on a walk opr in certain areas of the garden etc.
We have a wonderful husky and she only 'does' at home and buries everything, but thats common trait amongst snow dogs! She knows she isn't top dog and so doesnt mark when out.
RE: confused pup!
Hello serendipity
I love Affies! Never owned one - I used to breed and show Border Terriers and still have one elderly lady - but I did a bit of online "homework" and see that Affies are descended from terriers, so one can expect a degree of stubbornness. Yeah, right 😀
This nappy pad you refer to ... is it a posh version of a wad of newspaper?
I was thankful to find an old thread on house training, since I was sure I'd posted before about how I do this, and am so glad I don't have to type it all again! 😀 Have a look here:
[link= http://www.healthypages.net/forum/tm.asp?m=80457&mpage=1&key=house%2Ctraining𓩉 ]http://www.healthypages.net/forum/tm.asp?m=80457&mpage=1&key=house%2Ctraining𓩉[/link]
Posts #7 and 9. You might like to consider giving a try to teaching Luci-Fur to do it on command as I outlined. It's so useful. I'd first of all get her to associate the command with the action (ie where she's doing it now) and then try giving the command outside.
Hope this helps, and let us know how you get on.
Holistic