Interesting! Lots of people responded on this thread that they had the same issue, and my little one Gatsby also refuses to poop outside even though he likes to pee out there... And he will also poop on a pad as soon as we get him inside (at least he never poops on the carpet or floor). And here I thought he was a freak since my other two yorkies (one passed away) LOVED to poop outside...

Its good to know Gatsby has lots of company. I will try bringing a pad outside and see if he takes the hint, but I seriously doubt he will. I think in order to train him to poop outside, I'd have to rush him outside as soon as we wake up in the morning (instead of the usual routine of him going on a pad in the bathroom); I just dont think I have the motivation to put that much extra time into training when I gotta get out of the house and head off to work in the AM...:rolleyes:

Oops double post

We started putting the pee pad just outside the patio door. Roxy would pee on it, but not poop... that she did on the deck but at least she was outside. (Inside she had gotten so she only peed on the pad, but moving spot to just in front of it & the door.)

A couple weeks ago she went to doggie daycare for 1/2 day to get some socialization she missed out on when younger due to my being ill for 6 weeks. 1st day-she was almost overwhelmed with it all & wouldn't go outside for anything, not even to be with the other dogs. 2nd day a week later & fewer dogs & she went outside with the other dogs, & didn't want to leave when I picked her up. (She's in love w/the owners little dog) The bonus was that for the first time after getting home she peed outside in the grass. Today her fencing was completed & we actually got poop in the yard too. YEA! Maybe pee pad days are over. (Doing happy dance!) She's going to daycare tomorrow too.

This may work for your little one if you have a daycare nearby. The place I take her to has webcams running. I can watch her on the internet the whole time. The people did a nice job watching out for her. She got along very well with various sizes of dogs.

My little girl had been started on paper training when we got her. We never knew. My male was "outside" trained. We'd let both out together. He'd go, but she was like "duh". I put a piece of newspaper right outside the door and bingo, she went. Did that for a few days, then quit putting the paper down. Then, she went outside without the paper.

We always had a door for easy bathroom access. Open the door, hook on the leashes, close the door, wait about 30 seconds to a minute (they liked privacy) , open the door, check for two wet spots, and voila, done. Seriously, it was that easy. Out that door meant bathroom only, no playing. I did it frequently when they were babies--about every hour or two. I think the consistancy worked. She was tougher. Sometimes only one wet spot, so I checked pee pees. Whoever was wet got a treat. She was usually the dry one, so no treat for her. I'd go through the ritual again--open the door, hook on the leash, close the door, check in a minute. If there was another wet spot, she got the treat too. She liked those treats, so she picked up quickly.

This place is so full of great information. :thumbup: I was going to ask about my little girl Krystal NOT wanting to pee or poo outside. I know she was about to pop today when we stopped on our trip, but she would not even think about peeing outside letting alone do a poop. It's nice to know that this is a growing thing and I just have to find the trick that will work for her.;)