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LBH · 12-11-2008, 09:48 AM

I was wondering if anyone else has experienced this with their baby...

My 7 month old yorkie, Moose, has been trained on potty pads since weve had him; he does very well with the potty pads while inside our apartment. The However, Moose refuses to pee/poop outside since he is used to peeing on potty pads inside!

This isn't particularly a problem until we go on a trip and Moose is in the car for a long time...for example, when I stop to let him stretch his legs, go for a walk, etc., he will NOT pee/poop outside! He will hold it for hours and hours until he gets back to his potty pad! His potty pads are inside a "pen" so he has learned to associate peeing with the pad AND pen. He won't pee on the potty pad unless it is inside the pen. So...if Moose is anywhere where I can't assemble and set up his pen and pad, he won't pee, holds it for hours, and is miserable!

I really want to help Moose for both our sakes! I've tried everything I could think of to teach him he can pee on the pad and pee outside too, but nothing has worked so far. I live on the 3rd floor of an apartment so gradually moving his pad and pen outside to teach him isn't really an option. Any suggestions? Thanks everyone!

12-11-2008, 09:48 AM	#1
LBH Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: St Augustine, FL Posts: 123	Yorkie baby won't pee outside! I was wondering if anyone else has experienced this with their baby... My 7 month old yorkie, Moose, has been trained on potty pads since weve had him; he does very well with the potty pads while inside our apartment. The However, Moose refuses to pee/poop outside since he is used to peeing on potty pads inside! This isn't particularly a problem until we go on a trip and Moose is in the car for a long time...for example, when I stop to let him stretch his legs, go for a walk, etc., he will NOT pee/poop outside! He will hold it for hours and hours until he gets back to his potty pad! His potty pads are inside a "pen" so he has learned to associate peeing with the pad AND pen. He won't pee on the potty pad unless it is inside the pen. So...if Moose is anywhere where I can't assemble and set up his pen and pad, he won't pee, holds it for hours, and is miserable! I really want to help Moose for both our sakes! I've tried everything I could think of to teach him he can pee on the pad and pee outside too, but nothing has worked so far. I live on the 3rd floor of an apartment so gradually moving his pad and pen outside to teach him isn't really an option. Any suggestions? Thanks everyone!