Schatzie uses both, potty pads and outside. Mostly potty pads however because the temps are cooling down/rain, etc.
However, she concerned me last weekend. We took a day drive. Her last potty time was like 11:30. Each hour we pulled over to let her sniff outside on a grassy safe area and she never pee'd. This went on all day and yet no potty from her. So, we made it home appx. 5:00 pm and she was placed in her play cage w/ her potty pad on one end and she pee'd immediatley.
So, I have found that now she only pee's on the potty pad, in her own yard outside or when where we camp as she has acclimated our site as her own.
I am not sure if this is normal for dog's to not like to pee away from there own area. I would think they would jump at the chance to "mark their territory". But, Schatzie is only 5 months so I guess she isn't in to "marking" yet.
Sure made me worry about her going all day like that without going... |