Opinions needed....URGENT!!!
 

My Lola is 18 months old and completely outdoor trained. My landlord has decided that she must be an INSIDE dog ONLY!!

Essentially, I need to train her all over again. What do you recommend? Should I use pads or try to train her to a litter box? She's not a tiny dog. She's 9 pounds. Which do you think will be easier for her??

Any suggestions or recommendations are greatly appreciated.

Sheila

Pee pad, I have always used them. I put them in the rooms that she likes to be in, if she poops or pees, I just take her to the pee pad. Took 3 days.

I use pee pads , and my Suzi is 10 months, she uses them 90% of the time.. :aimeeyork

You can buy indoor sod boxes with K9 grass (fake scented anti-microbial grass)

There is the pet-a-potty, the throne, the penthouse potty... there are tons of them out there. They are expensive but it would probably be a lot easier for her than pads because it kind of smells and feels like grass.

I can only imagine that an 18 month old that has been allowed to run outside would be very unhappy being made strictly an inside dog. She could be retrained but still not happy. Sorry to hear about your predicament. If it were me, I'd look for a new place, if possible.

She's not an outside dog. She goes out only long enough to do her business and that's it. Especially now with our winter. Another 10-18" tonight :mad:

I had to retrain my Lady when she was nine years old after I was in a car accident and not able to walkher outside for almost a year. I put the pads right by the back door where she always scratched to go out. I used a light Seabreeze expen to put around the pads at scheduled times - after meals, a nap, when she asked to go out, etc.

Make sure you stay right with her so you can say "good potty" as soon as she goes so she makes the connection. Then do the happy dance and give her a treat.

It took old Lady about three days to learn and she's not the brightest dog I've ever seen! ;)

I would say use a potty pad and lil bit here on yt sells washable ones that work great. hth!

I'm just curious whats your landlord's reasoning for this? you'd think he'd be happy that it goes outside and not in his resident?? :confused:

I don't get your landlord, but I'd put the pee pads next to the door she likes to go out. If she has an accident in the house like pee pee wipe the pee pad in it, so she can smell her own urine, and hopefully will go on them. I hate renting houses, cause you never know what they might come up with. Does it say in your lease no outside dogs? You might want to sit down with your landlord, and explain how much cleaner, and better smelling your apartment would be if she were aloud to go outside. Maybe people in the apartment are letting their dogs out, and not cleaning up the mess?

I would pad train but if you want to use a litter box put the pad in the litterbox. Your going to have to confine her untill she gets used to using it

If you have a written contract stating pets ok, then he has no say so where she pees and poos. Why did he say that?
To train her on pads you will have to confine her to a small area, bare floor till she gets the idea. I'm so sorry you are having this problem and like what was mentioned before, I'd also find a different place to live.

That's what I was thinking. Odd.

Best of luck, Sheila. :)

She should be able to hold it and still go outside. I mean you can take her for a walk before work and after work.

I agree, I think taking her for walks so she can go (somewhere else other than the yard, even down the side walk or side of the road is much better for your baby. I think it would be unfair to now tell your baby that she must now eliminate in her home while all this time you've been telling her not to. what happens when you move? The first few days would be agony for her, having to hold it so long that she has an accident. she would be ashamed and upset for being forced to go in the house . Your landlord has no legal right to say you can't take your dog for a walk. even a short distance.

I would do the potty pads, what a butt head landlord

[QUOTE=Joodles;2441634]I agree, I think taking her for walks so she can go (somewhere else other than the yard, even down the side walk or side of the road is much better for your baby. I think it would be unfair to now tell your baby that she must now eliminate in her home while all this time you've been telling her not to. what happens when you move? The first few days would be agony for her, having to hold it so long that she has an accident. she would be ashamed and upset for being forced to go in the house . Your landlord has no legal right to sany you can't take your dog for a walk. even a short distance.[/QUTE]

I agree with this. I think that taking her for a walk away from the property would be a good idea especially if you clean up after her. If you are afraid of your landlord seeing you, I would put her in a doggy purse or a bag and sneak her past him. I also agree with other posters that you should check into your lease agreement to see if it's even legal for him to this.

I will agree with the other posters.

Why is your landlord making this change all of a sudden?

Is there another outdoor area where you could walk her, not on the landlord's property?

If you planned on making a permanent switch because it was YOUR choice - perhaps your weather makes it too difficult to go outside for too long, etc. - then that would be different. But, as someone said, what if you get her used to going indoors, and then move and want her to go outside again? Or maybe you could try to train her to do both...go inside sometimes, but bring her places to go outside as well, so she will be trained to do both.

I use a litter pan with a pad in it. I didn't want litter being kicked out of the pan and making a mess. Lexi was originally being trained to go outside, but a severe lightning storm one morning changed that. It was too dangerous to go outside when I got up. Since she always has to pee first thing in the morning, I took her from her crate and put her right in the pan. I stayed there, not letting her out until she peed. Luckily, it didn't take long! Then, she got a treat. I watched her for signs of needing to go, and beyond that, would put her in the pan every hour or two. It only took about 3-4 days for her to do it on her own. I did use the pad to soak up any pee from the floor, and when she pooped, I would pick it up with paper towel, but smear just a little bit on the pad so she would have that scent. I would cover the wet/poopy pad with a new one, so she could smell it, but she wouldn't be walking on a dirty pad.

Good luck!

Cash and I are moving to a flat in the city and we will need to make the same house training changes. Thanks for all the advice, I think potty pads will work perfectly.

Yeah, I'd try to have a meeting of the minds with the landlord. If the complaint is you're not cleaning up after her or she's killing the grass, that can be solved. She could be trained to go in one acceptable area outside. That's not to say she can't be trained to use a pee pad inside, but I wouldn't just roll over on this one if there's any room for argument. But I imagine it's not that simple. Landlords can probably do whatever they want.

Thank you so much for your suggestions!! I ordered the Pup-Head and she took right to it!! Many many thanks!

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It is very odd that a landlord would suddenly change the rules... Glad you have found a great solution! :thumbup:

Oh good, I'm glad you found a solution that won't distress her and one you can live with. yay!

Not odd at all. The park owner passed away about 3 months ago. His 3 children are now fighting over who is going to be "in charge." I don't care to get caught up in it in any way shape or form. I have better places to put my energy. Lola doesn't mind. Our winters are brutal here.

Glad you found a solution! Best of Luck!