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Originally Posted by Wallee  I forgother to mention, our biggest frustration with him going outside is his desire to bug to go out many times just to route around the yard looking for bits of leaves/moss/grass to munch on. During those episodes I spend the entire time telling him NO, Drop it then finally get frustrated and take him back in. I swear we are outside at least 25 times a day on top of his walk twice a day.  |
Yep! They do figure that out in a hurry. I just give in and go with it. Eventually, they do get done with that and stop "lying" about needing to go outside. That's another plus in going ahead and taking them out so frequently, they barely have time to need to falsify a "need" to go out as they are out on schedule again anyway. That two weeks of all those visits is just what I find works well for me and the dogs I've trained as once they are trained and that frequent going outside is established, it's ingrained in their heads that outside is the "it" place to leave your pee and poo where the world can be impressed so they hold with that training very, very well. There are so many ways to successfully housebreak a dog and as long as you are watchful of them and consistent, just about anything will work once they learn what it is you want of them. Good luck!