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3FurryFaces · 10-28-2009, 09:19 PM

Wow, seems to be a pattern... my yorkie walks off the potty pad when pooping too! My Bichon and Schnauzer never do this. LOL

MorkieMomii · 10-28-2009, 09:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Maddie23

I have started using a potty pen also. Just a small x-pen to keep my Maddie confined so she will concentrate on what she is suppose to be doing out there! On weekends and evenings after she goes she gets the run of the yard, in the mornings when I need to get her in the house so I can get ready, or in the evenings when it is dark in the yard (perfect time for her to find frogs/toads to chase and she doesn't want to come in) she is penned so I can pick her up to bring her in. I am interested in knowing what is on the ground under the patio? Concrete or grass? I would like to be able to have a place for Maddie to go potty when it's pouring down outside. I have a large covered patio, but it's concrete. ???

My patio is concrete. Right at my back door under an awning type roof. The concrete has a gentle slope away from the house and the water I rinse with just runs off into crushed rock and grass along the perimeter. My husband made a frame from treated wood, 30 inches by 8ft. Laid it on the patio lining it up with the farthest edge from the house. Put 2ft little posts at the corners then wrapped black plastic mesh fence(also 2ft high) around the entire thing. We filled it with 3/4 inch crushed rock about 2 inches in depth. When she pees it runs down between the rocks to the concrete so she doesn't step in puddles, and poopies come up quite well, sometimes they take a rock or two. After each pee I rinse it(have a hose right there) and after a poopie it gets a spray with, Lysol with Bleach then I rinse that off. The plan is to move her back to her original potty area(also on crushed rock) in the spring when the rain ends.

Though I really like having it right outside the door, just can't see having a big potty pen on the patio for summer BBQ's LOL.

Hope my description makes sense. Maybe I'll post a pic of it if I can remember.

celstu1 · 10-29-2009, 06:12 AM

My Fletcher poops with his leg up, like he's peeing but he's pooping. He will hop 3 - 4 feet during the droppings so I too have 3 - 4 cleanups per poop session! It's sooo bizarre but I guess whatever helps him get it out! haha

hillies · 10-29-2009, 12:17 PM

I would try tinkering with their fiber too--my friends Yorkie was doing this and we found out her anal glands were all filled up and probably very uncomfortable for the dog. In the end, I think they had to change her food to one that made her anal glands not need to be expressed so often.

Just a funny story--as a puppy, Stella HATED grass, especially WET grass...which was a problem because our community waters the grass in the morning and at night--her potty walk times. She hated it so much that she started to go on the sidewalk so when we were out for walks I would put her in the grass as she started to go potty so that it wasn't on the sidewalk! Well, she decided that she hated the wet grass so much that she started hopping like a bunny while she was doing her #2! I guess she wanted as little time as possible on that grass! I've since given up on the grass thing because she clearly hates it--probably something about the icky prickly Florida grass, because she seems to like the normal thin-blade grass...

ARCHIE · 10-29-2009, 12:26 PM

It seems Yorkies have their own thing going on during potty-time.
That must be funny to watch.

Buddy does a complete handstand and walks while peeing

BonBon · 10-29-2009, 12:57 PM

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Originally Posted by ARCHIE

It seems Yorkies have their own thing going on during potty-time.
That must be funny to watch.

Buddy does a complete handstand and walks while peeing

Since this is Buddy we're talking about, I almost believed you.

YorkieShadow · 10-29-2009, 01:25 PM

My Candy does this too. she runs and runs then poops its like shes not sure where to go.

YorkieShadow · 10-29-2009, 01:29 PM

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Originally Posted by ARCHIE

It seems Yorkies have their own thing going on during potty-time.
That must be funny to watch.

Buddy does a complete handstand and walks while peeing

LOL now that sounds like Mickey.

10-28-2009, 09:19 PM	#16
3FurryFaces Donating YT Addict Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Long Island NY, USA Posts: 302	Wow, seems to be a pattern... my yorkie walks off the potty pad when pooping too! My Bichon and Schnauzer never do this. LOL __________________ Pam, CoCoa, Billy, Tuesday, Saucy, Snowflake, Sivi More Furry Faces wwwYTCGNY.org

10-29-2009, 06:12 AM	#18
celstu1 Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: New Hampshire Posts: 10,534	My Fletcher poops with his leg up, like he's peeing but he's pooping. He will hop 3 - 4 feet during the droppings so I too have 3 - 4 cleanups per poop session! It's sooo bizarre but I guess whatever helps him get it out! haha __________________ “Petting, scratching, and cuddling a dog could be as soothing to the mind and heart as deep meditation and almost as good for the soul as prayer.” ― Dean Koontz

10-29-2009, 12:17 PM	#19
hillies Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Coconut Creek, FL Posts: 330	I would try tinkering with their fiber too--my friends Yorkie was doing this and we found out her anal glands were all filled up and probably very uncomfortable for the dog. In the end, I think they had to change her food to one that made her anal glands not need to be expressed so often. Just a funny story--as a puppy, Stella HATED grass, especially WET grass...which was a problem because our community waters the grass in the morning and at night--her potty walk times. She hated it so much that she started to go on the sidewalk so when we were out for walks I would put her in the grass as she started to go potty so that it wasn't on the sidewalk! Well, she decided that she hated the wet grass so much that she started hopping like a bunny while she was doing her #2! I guess she wanted as little time as possible on that grass! I've since given up on the grass thing because she clearly hates it--probably something about the icky prickly Florida grass, because she seems to like the normal thin-blade grass...

10-29-2009, 12:26 PM	#20
ARCHIE No Longer A Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: NEW YORK Posts: 16,218	It seems Yorkies have their own thing going on during potty-time. That must be funny to watch. Buddy does a complete handstand and walks while peeing

10-29-2009, 01:25 PM	#22
YorkieShadow BANNED! Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: USA Posts: 9,999	My Candy does this too. she runs and runs then poops its like shes not sure where to go.