Teaching your dog NOT to pee outside? - YorkieTalk.com Forums

ArmaniMan · 05-09-2011, 01:32 PM

Apartment living is always creating new training challenges.

Is it possible to teach the dogs NOT to pee on the balcony? It is technically outside- and they grew up in NYC so they are used to peeing on hard surfaces like concrete/wood/ gravel/ etc. The balcony is on the second floor so if they pee it is going to trickle down onto the downstairs neighbors balcony- NOT good, obviously!

Right now, I make them pee before going out there, but since the weather is nice and we may be spending longer periods of time out there, is there a way to designate it a "no potty" zone?

RONLYNN · 05-09-2011, 03:17 PM

That's good question. What if you put a pee pad out there or one of those little patches of grass so they will know to go there and not randomly on the balcony?

Princess10 · 05-09-2011, 06:19 PM

The only thing I could think of was to put her Potty Patch out there. We haven't been outside that often yet, but have had mixed success. I'll take it, as that's better than none!
Or what if you put some of that indoor/outdoor carpet down out there? Not that pretty, but wouldn't really be noticeable from below, then maybe they would associate that with being in the house.

anna1 · 05-11-2011, 03:27 AM

I too will try this as i am already too much frustrated with cleaning my carpets..

05-09-2011, 01:32 PM	#1
ArmaniMan I ♥ Armani & Chloe Donating Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Upstate NY Posts: 3,895	Teaching your dog NOT to pee outside? Apartment living is always creating new training challenges. Is it possible to teach the dogs NOT to pee on the balcony? It is technically outside- and they grew up in NYC so they are used to peeing on hard surfaces like concrete/wood/ gravel/ etc. The balcony is on the second floor so if they pee it is going to trickle down onto the downstairs neighbors balcony- NOT good, obviously! Right now, I make them pee before going out there, but since the weather is nice and we may be spending longer periods of time out there, is there a way to designate it a "no potty" zone? __________________ Armani & Chloe

05-09-2011, 03:17 PM	#2
RONLYNN Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Manhattan Beach, CA Posts: 1,635	That's good question. What if you put a pee pad out there or one of those little patches of grass so they will know to go there and not randomly on the balcony? __________________ Ronda & Teddi PPU - Petite Pups United Member The PINK Club Member **

05-09-2011, 06:19 PM	#3
Princess10 Banning Queen Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Home of the Kalamazoo Wings, MI. Posts: 3,122	The only thing I could think of was to put her Potty Patch out there. We haven't been outside that often yet, but have had mixed success. I'll take it, as that's better than none! Or what if you put some of that indoor/outdoor carpet down out there? Not that pretty, but wouldn't really be noticeable from below, then maybe they would associate that with being in the house. __________________ For The Night Is Dark & Full Of Terriers

05-11-2011, 03:27 AM	#4
anna1 YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: fl Posts: 3	I too will try this as i am already too much frustrated with cleaning my carpets.. __________________ lake worth carpet cleaning services