House Training?

[Ddmkmacdady]

As 4:00 today approaches my questions keep flooding in I have stated previously that we don't want to pad train Brighton, but our forecast for the next 3 days calls for 70-80% rain. What is my best option? Do I put a puppy pad on the back lanai and take her there to potty so she still associates going out the back door and outside to potty, or do I just put a pad down in the house and worry about starting training over the weekend when the weather clears up?

[Marhcarter]

Originally Posted by Ddmkmacdady

As 4:00 today approaches my questions keep flooding in I have stated previously that we don't want to pad train Brighton, but our forecast for the next 3 days calls for 70-80% rain. What is my best option? Do I put a puppy pad on the back lanai and take her there to potty so she still associates going out the back door and outside to potty, or do I just put a pad down in the house and worry about starting training over the weekend when the weather clears up?

I would do the pad outside. We had major confusion here with inside pad, outside grass, and we still have issues 4 years later. I say pick one or the other and stick with it until fully trained.

[pstinard]

Originally Posted by Ddmkmacdady

As 4:00 today approaches my questions keep flooding in I have stated previously that we don't want to pad train Brighton, but our forecast for the next 3 days calls for 70-80% rain. What is my best option? Do I put a puppy pad on the back lanai and take her there to potty so she still associates going out the back door and outside to potty, or do I just put a pad down in the house and worry about starting training over the weekend when the weather clears up?

If you really want to stick to outdoor training, put the pad down on the lanai and take her there to potty during the rain--you might also try those artificial grass potty patches if you want to go for realism. I live up north and had to indoor potty pad train Bella because it was too cold to take her outside when I first got her. I don't have any regrets, because her pee is not smelly (I only have to change the pad once a day), and I pick up her poop and take it to the outdoors dumpster right away. Also, she can go to her pad and potty whenever she wants without anyone having to open a door for her. You've got plenty of options and plenty of time to figure it all out.

[Ddmkmacdady]

Originally Posted by Marhcarter

I would do the pad outside. We had major confusion here with inside pad, outside grass, and we still have issues 4 years later. I say pick one or the other and stick with it until fully trained.

So I should use the pad outside on the porch and just continue to potty outside in the grass after the weather clears up? Will this help her to associate going potty with going out that door? As long as there is not a pad inside the house anywhere she will not look to go potty on one while inside? Is that a correct assumption? Are they that intelligent?

[Ldyrev1]

Our Princess Sophie isn't the least bit afraid of going outside in the rain, you might just take an umbrella for yourself and see if she will go outside in the rain. That could actually be handy!

[The 4 M]

We live in the UK, so.... we often have 70-80% rain and we get it too, although mine all don't like going out in the rain they go out none the less, come rain or shine and even snow and they wait for all feet ect to be dried off before they come in, Merlin likes this part least of all, bless him