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Originally Posted by Deb1  I think going the positive route is best at this point in time. If she is hiding to do her poo, then she probably knows I will be upset if I see her pooing in the house. The thing is she does poo outside 2-3 times a day. She must have to go more often than that or is not going completely. I have always praised her right from the beginning and verbally tell her "go potty"! She does not potty on the floor for a while, just the poo. Thanks everyone for the input!  |
My Peek a Boo also would pee outside then come in and poop. I watched him for weeks. Finally I noticed, after he peed, he would get too distracted to poop, then when he came back in, anywhere from 5-15 minutes later... he'd remember he needed to poop and would poop in the house. He was 5 years old at the time.
What worked for him, was that I needed to stop being upset with him, for starters. Then I would watch him like a hawk and when it was time, I just let him back outside to finish his business.
It wasn't long before he started going to the door a second time on his own. I thought what a pain in the butt, but then I wasn't doing anything anyway so I just incorporated the 2nd time out as part of his routine. A bit after that he began to stay out long enough to finish all his business in one fell swoop.
Now he poops outside, but it sticks to his hair till he gets back in the house and it drops off on the floor, lol!