VERY LONG WAlKS TO PEE

[mbb]

We rescued a yorkie last year. She is now 4 1/2 and goes outside on a leash to pee/poop. Unfortunately, her walks have gotten longer and longer over time inorder to get her to go. Any suggestions as to how to get her to go outside quicker?

[luvfla]

She likes to walk.....

[cobird2]

Does she get walked other times?

[Brookef18]

Originally Posted by mbb

We rescued a yorkie last year. She is now 4 1/2 and goes outside on a leash to pee/poop. Unfortunately, her walks have gotten longer and longer over time inorder to get her to go. Any suggestions as to how to get her to go outside quicker?

When I take my dogs out to go potty they have an enclosed area to go in. It's a play yard that is a little bigger then a play pen only it has no bottom. (I put bricks down so i can clean it, hose it down, and they don't get all dirty.) They Love to sniff, by making the place they go in small there is nothing new to sniff. Mine go with in 3-5 min every time.

If you don't want the potty Play yard, you can hold the leash up and not let them walk all around. Take them to the same place every time and just hold the leash up right and tight where they can't go farther then a little circle. They will go much faster once you do this a few times. It means go potty not sniff to your hearts content.

For us a walk is a walk... potty is potty. Very different in my mind. The book the Best loved dog tell you about potty place and you dog.

[RONLYNN]

I think your pup has trained you to take him for a long walk instead of you training him to go out to pee hee hee

[QuickSilver]

Do you generally end the walk after they toilet? If so, as others have said, they may be holding it as long as possible so they can stay outside.

I would suggest either making them wait a bit longer than usual to go out (assuming they will hold it indoors), or exert them right before you go outside - play a few rounds of fetch, maybe.

I think the classic way would be to take them out for five minutes, and if they don't potty, take them back in, wait 15-30 minutes, and repeat as necessary. Then, they get the walk as a reward AFTER they go. That should switch the motivation for them.

Thor is still having some potty issues, but one thing I will say for him is that he goes as soon as he is out the door. Then he will automatically turn around to go back indoors. He always seems surprised that we keep going after he's relieved himself.

[JoeyP]

Originally Posted by RONLYNN

I think your pup has trained you to take him for a long walk instead of you training him to go out to pee hee hee

Yep .... Ronlynn I think is right
The trainer is on the wrong end of the leash

[romeos mommy]

Romeo drags me all over the neighborhood too. If it weren't for him I'd be 20+ lbs heavier. lol...