This dog will NOT poop in the snow! - YorkieTalk.com Forums

llggood · 01-01-2007, 07:57 AM

Ok we had our first snow Gracie hates it. She will pee out there but she will NOT poop. Then I bring her inside and 5 minutes later, you guessed it, poop on my floor! Any suggestions?

margaritaville · 01-01-2007, 07:59 AM

Take it outside and put it on the snow. Maybe she'll get the idea.

llggood · 01-01-2007, 08:00 AM

She knows she is suppossed to. She did it ONCE yesterday because the other dog did it. She just doesn't WANT to. The little stink!

JESSY_RN2B · 01-01-2007, 08:08 AM

Awwww she's too cold. (Does she have snow boots). I think she might get anxious due to the cold touching her and she just wants to run back in (where she is comfortable).

My boy was the same, but lately he is tolerating the cold more. Just be patient with her.

Jess

bsabbot · 01-01-2007, 09:45 AM

Mine does the same-she hates to go in the rain also-lol.
We are in colorado and have had snow after snow this month-
I didnt realize she wasnt going outside until about 2 days after the snow had started. She went on my sister in law's throw rug on christmas eve (husband calls my yorkies rats and DOES NOT like them) I was embarassed... but-I took her outside on the concrete, where it was less than an inch of snow and kept telling her to go potty and she did...
you might try shoveling (not sure how much snow you got) or rock salt or something to melt the snow and she will eventually get used to it.
Our trainer advised us to take cut up hot dogs to treat Lucy for going outside in the rain-she really hated it at first-we also treated her when she would potty outside in the rain, and now we dont really have an issue unless I dont check the yard where she potties and there is a huge snow drift... this last week, where she normally goes-it was about 3feet deep-so no wonder she went on the floor....

Dan & Corinne · 01-01-2007, 11:47 AM

I wouldn't want to poop in the snow if I was a Yorkie! Can you imagine having cold snow on your bottom? I'd clinch up and wouldn't be able to!

stedmansmommy · 01-01-2007, 11:49 AM

Awww that poor little Yorkie butt is freezing!!

I don't have any suggestions as we don't have any SNOW here

Dangit...lol. But really - her little booty is just cold - I can imagine her not wanting to bend down over that frozen ice and do her business

lol poor baby!

miezzi · 01-01-2007, 11:52 AM

Poor baby! I wish I had that problem! LOL!!! Brasco LOVES to poop in the snow and hates to poop in the grass! LOL!

Amber_lv · 01-01-2007, 12:03 PM

Peeka hates the snow too so we shovel him a path in it so he doesn't have to go in the snow. I shovel right down to the grass and yes my neighbors think i am crazy as can be but I'd rather shovel then have poop in my house here are some pics

stedmansmommy · 01-01-2007, 12:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Amber_lv

Peeka hates the snow too so we shovel him a path in it so he doesn't have to go in the snow. I shovel right down to the grass and yes my neighbors think i am crazy as can be but I'd rather shovel then have poop in my house here are some pics

Oh wow - that is a GREAT idea!

Shows how much I know about snow, LOL...I would have NEVER thought of that!

lol and Peeka looks so cute doing his business in the snow, lol - there's nothing quite like a Yorkie snow-poop!

YorkieMom55 · 01-01-2007, 04:29 PM

Hubby brings snow blower through family room from driveway to back yard to blow path for dogs. I ask "why? are you going through the house with snowblower?" He says "Because they need a clear yard to go potty and the yard is full of snow, it's easier to come through the house." I say "It's a snowblower, can't you make a path around the house? Or at least shut it off when you're coming through the family room? "He says "OH, I didn't think of that." Mine get a clear yard after and during each storm. And we're usually the first thing that gets hit when the storms come across the lake from Wisconsin.
No trouble going potty outside here when it snows.

JESSY_RN2B · 01-01-2007, 05:28 PM

Amber, what a wonderful Ideal!!!!

Murt · 01-01-2007, 05:48 PM

During the blizzard I would go out and shovel a path to the grass every hour. It was a lot of work trying to keep a patch of grass cleared for them.

Everyday we go out and clear a little more from the grass for them. They are sooooo spoiled.

llggood · 01-02-2007, 12:41 PM

I did a path across the deck and in the yard and it worked! This morning when she would not go I took her for a walk around the block and got her to go, on the sidewalk! At least it was not in my house!

Kodak · 01-02-2007, 01:06 PM

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Originally Posted by llggood

I did a path across the deck and in the yard and it worked! This morning when she would not go I took her for a walk around the block and got her to go, on the sidewalk! At least it was not in my house!

Very good, she just needed a little help.

01-01-2007, 07:57 AM	#1
llggood Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: May 2006 Location: Kansas Posts: 157	This dog will NOT poop in the snow! Ok we had our first snow Gracie hates it. She will pee out there but she will NOT poop. Then I bring her inside and 5 minutes later, you guessed it, poop on my floor! Any suggestions?

01-01-2007, 08:08 AM	#4
JESSY_RN2B Owned by 3 furballs Donating Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Texas Posts: 6,581	Awwww she's too cold. (Does she have snow boots). I think she might get anxious due to the cold touching her and she just wants to run back in (where she is comfortable). My boy was the same, but lately he is tolerating the cold more. Just be patient with her. Jess __________________ Bobbi Yorkietalk http://www.dogster.com/dogs/395435 And now........little Aja too! http://www.picturetrail.com/sfx/album/view/23776545

01-01-2007, 11:47 AM	#6
Dan & Corinne Inactive Account Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Orange County, CA Posts: 4,387	I wouldn't want to poop in the snow if I was a Yorkie! Can you imagine having cold snow on your bottom? I'd clinch up and wouldn't be able to! __________________ Jazzie Jolie Jen & I'm Corinne Loving Memory of Jewel 4/28/2003~4/18/2006

01-01-2007, 11:49 AM	#7
stedmansmommy I Love My Lil' Punkin's Donating Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Stedman and Tatum's World :) Posts: 15,331 Blog Entries: 5	Awww that poor little Yorkie butt is freezing!! I don't have any suggestions as we don't have any SNOW here Dangit...lol. But really - her little booty is just cold - I can imagine her not wanting to bend down over that frozen ice and do her business lol poor baby! __________________ Mommy Loves Stedman and Tatum! They have us wrapped around their little paws!

01-01-2007, 11:52 AM	#8
miezzi I Love My 3 Lovebugs! Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: north east ohio Posts: 4,776	Poor baby! I wish I had that problem! LOL!!! Brasco LOVES to poop in the snow and hates to poop in the grass! LOL! __________________ ~Mandy~Proud Mommie to Luigi, Brasco & Livi

01-01-2007, 07:59 AM	#2
margaritaville Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: west long branch, n.j. Posts: 4,457	Take it outside and put it on the snow. Maybe she'll get the idea.

01-01-2007, 08:00 AM	#3
llggood Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: May 2006 Location: Kansas Posts: 157	She knows she is suppossed to. She did it ONCE yesterday because the other dog did it. She just doesn't WANT to. The little stink!

01-01-2007, 09:45 AM	#5
bsabbot Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: denver Posts: 120	Mine does the same-she hates to go in the rain also-lol. We are in colorado and have had snow after snow this month- I didnt realize she wasnt going outside until about 2 days after the snow had started. She went on my sister in law's throw rug on christmas eve (husband calls my yorkies rats and DOES NOT like them) I was embarassed... but-I took her outside on the concrete, where it was less than an inch of snow and kept telling her to go potty and she did... you might try shoveling (not sure how much snow you got) or rock salt or something to melt the snow and she will eventually get used to it. Our trainer advised us to take cut up hot dogs to treat Lucy for going outside in the rain-she really hated it at first-we also treated her when she would potty outside in the rain, and now we dont really have an issue unless I dont check the yard where she potties and there is a huge snow drift... this last week, where she normally goes-it was about 3feet deep-so no wonder she went on the floor....

01-01-2007, 12:03 PM	#9
Amber_lv Peeka Boo I See You! Donating Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Salt Lake Posts: 7,161 Blog Entries: 3	Peeka hates the snow too so we shovel him a path in it so he doesn't have to go in the snow. I shovel right down to the grass and yes my neighbors think i am crazy as can be but I'd rather shovel then have poop in my house here are some pics Attached Thumbnails __________________ Peeka-Boo-Daisy-Designs <---Click Here Peeka's MyspaceDaisy's Myspace Peeka's Dogster

01-01-2007, 04:29 PM	#11
YorkieMom55 All Dogs Go To Heaven Donating Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: By The Lake Posts: 2,727	Hubby brings snow blower through family room from driveway to back yard to blow path for dogs. I ask "why? are you going through the house with snowblower?" He says "Because they need a clear yard to go potty and the yard is full of snow, it's easier to come through the house." I say "It's a snowblower, can't you make a path around the house? Or at least shut it off when you're coming through the family room? "He says "OH, I didn't think of that." Mine get a clear yard after and during each storm. And we're usually the first thing that gets hit when the storms come across the lake from Wisconsin. No trouble going potty outside here when it snows. __________________ Jeanie I am @ the Lake Jackson, Maggie, Sunshine, Bailey, Rocky, Emmie & Jack

01-01-2007, 05:28 PM	#12
JESSY_RN2B Owned by 3 furballs Donating Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Texas Posts: 6,581	Amber, what a wonderful Ideal!!!! __________________ Bobbi Yorkietalk http://www.dogster.com/dogs/395435 And now........little Aja too! http://www.picturetrail.com/sfx/album/view/23776545

01-01-2007, 05:48 PM	#13
Murt YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Thornton, CO Posts: 8	During the blizzard I would go out and shovel a path to the grass every hour. It was a lot of work trying to keep a patch of grass cleared for them. Everyday we go out and clear a little more from the grass for them. They are sooooo spoiled.

01-02-2007, 12:41 PM	#14
llggood Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: May 2006 Location: Kansas Posts: 157	I did a path across the deck and in the yard and it worked! This morning when she would not go I took her for a walk around the block and got her to go, on the sidewalk! At least it was not in my house!