They can be kind of funny like that. Bailey was trained on puppy pads, and I always intended to transition her to outside pottying but I work full time and...yeah, we just stuck with puppy pads. The first time she EVER went outside was on a walk at about 6 months! I let her walk around in the grass a lot and sniff where other dogs had been. I think that helped a little. Now I've seen her go a couple times in the backyard in the ground cover (I don't have grass in the backyard). Maybe these little improvements will finally help me transition her to outside only.
But I think they basically have to get used to the idea that a new area is okay to potty in. Let her smell other dogs' scents and praise her like crazy when she finally goes! |