"Fake Pee-ing"

[Jaxon's mom]

Glad to know I'm not the only one!!! Jaxon has learned that peeing on the paper means treats which has really helped with training. But if we lock him in the gated area, he'll do a little squirt on the run just to be let out again. I figure it's not really a bad thing as long as he keeps going on the pads. He always seems to just miss the pad with poops but hoping he'll get there eventually. With the warmer weather I'm hoping to start training with bells to go outside.

[myriamha]

That's so funny . Royce does that to me too . He goes on his pad for two seconds really quick then looks at me with a smile on his face as of saying ok i peed give me my cheerios . It makes me laugh the expression on his face but i dont give up until he actually pees . And I think as well i should stop giving treats for peeing otherwise he will turn into a porky, i think praising is enough . they are really smart

[MARYKAY48]

I started giving Tike treats to get him to potty out side. When I started this he started doing good out side. I know about when he has to poop and he always likes to poop downs stairs,not out side so I would say go poop now and yesterday he squated like he was and he tried to fake me out. He has fake going pee but now poop.

[ldenise]

I didn't give Buckeye treats while training him but I did Ahia. while training her, Buckeye would get a treat also (outside). It didn't take him long before he would pee, then right away, turn to me expecting that treat.
and........
while on a walk, if they wanted to take their time and I was in a hurry for some reason, would say "lets go home and get a treat". I would come back into the house and forget the treat. they would follow me or sit right there and remind me of that treat. I would say "what is wrong with you?". I then woulod remember what I told them..... they have a better memory than I do.
She would do that fake peeing also.
soon found out that I had to give smaller treats because of gaining too much weight. I didn't think they were too fat but the vet said they had too much meat on their bones.

[sneri13]

Too funny, My little guys don't do that but our doberman would do that all day long just to get the treats. Sometimes he would come inside get his treat and then insist he had to go back outside.

[doggieluv2]

Mandi has been doing this too. She sometimes will turn in a circle and start squatting and then run to me to get a treat--the little bugger--she thinks she has this all figured out. "If I even think about peeing Mom should give me a treat!" Then when she does go pee my other 2 little dogs run over to me too. They want to help celebrate for Mandi by getting a treat too.

I still think it's a good idea because obviously this is big incentive to them to go potty and shows that they are understanding that we want them to go.

[red98vett]

LOL !!! All three of my girls do that fake peeing thing - it's hilarious ! Especially Tessa my cocker - she'll go outside - and sometimes gets a little 'vocal' lol - When I start to say something to her.... she does her squat and pee thing - it's TOTALLY to distract me from saying "NO barking" lol

The yorkie kids have totally picked up that trick from her.