How does everyones dogs go outside?? Do you CARRY them? My little boy has to go out a deck and down about 10 steps (which he JUST MASTERED 3 days ago) but ONE thing I learned from someone ON THIS BOARD, is if you want your dog to go to the door............your dog should actually GO TO THE DOOR himself every time you take him/her out.
I don't know about you guys, but I have ALWAYS carried my dog to the door (picking him up in varying places in our house....ex-pen, middle of the living room, from the couch etc...) and he would NOT understand that he is actually GOING to the door to go outside. When he comes IN he ALWAYS goes up my deck steps to the door to come in, but I have always carried him to the OUTSIDE to do his business...........so lately I have been working on walking him to the door and saying "lets go potty"..........I am seriously thinking of the bell SOON. |