Selective memory

[Graneet]

Lol cute yep they are stubborn. I had boo three weeks and he would not go outside. Three hours one day and he went when he got back in the house in his diaper. So one day i took him for a walk. I have back problems so walks are rough. But we go about a block and he went. So now i will be asleep and he jumps on my side and crawls to my ear and licks me till i get up. Tonday was the first time in a month he went out side to wet all day. With a walk of coarse. Pood once outside and once inside. Not sure what i will do when i have my neck surgery 12 weeks recovery. Hoped he would just go outside without the walk. We will see.

[intilis]

Originally Posted by yavenay

Can somebody please explain to me why Dutch can remember where every dog lives in our neighbhorhood (she stops in front of their house hoping she sees them so can start barking at them).....but she can't remember where her potty pad is?

She can remember the bush where she chased the bird (she stops at the same bush hoping to see the bird)....but she can't remember where her potty pad is.

She can remember the exact tree she chased a squirrel up (she stops at the tree hoping to see the squirrel)......but she can't remember where her potty pad is.

She can remember in which drawer her treats are in (she stands by the cabinet when she wants a treat).....but she can't remember where her potty pad is.

There has got to be a scientific explanation.....

Lol, sounds like you have a yorkie!

[DBlain]

perhaps she does not want to potty inside on a pad, I had the same battle with Lola for a month, boy was she stubborn about not using it. Then if she went on the pad or near it she walked all through it. then someone suggested I start taking her outside, and she took to it in a few days. She is 100% housebroken and my house does not smell like it did with my last dog. She can easily hold herself for 8 hours if needed and rings a jingle bell if she wants to be let out. We live in MI and get lots of snow and it is very cold, so in the winter, we clean a small area outside our front door, when it's time for her to go I open the door hold a long lead she runs outside and in one min or less she does her business and comes right back in. I know this does not work for everyone but after having a pup that used a potty pad vs one that goes outside, I would choose outside over pee pads any day.

[DBlain]

not sure if this is true but a retired vet that lives on my street says it's just not natural to a dog to go inside on a paper so some do not all take to it at all. I also know that after having 5 yorkies the ones that went outside vs inside had far fewer accidents than those that used a paper. My last guy had access to his pad 24/7 yet he would still occasionally go on throw rugs. This made it hard to bring him to friends and families homes, most did not want pee pads in their living room, plus even if I brought the pad I could not trust him.

[yavenay]

Originally Posted by DBlain

perhaps she does not want to potty inside on a pad, I had the same battle with Lola for a month, boy was she stubborn about not using it. Then if she went on the pad or near it she walked all through it. then someone suggested I start taking her outside, and she took to it in a few days. She is 100% housebroken and my house does not smell like it did with my last dog. She can easily hold herself for 8 hours if needed and rings a jingle bell if she wants to be let out. We live in MI and get lots of snow and it is very cold, so in the winter, we clean a small area outside our front door, when it's time for her to go I open the door hold a long lead she runs outside and in one min or less she does her business and comes right back in. I know this does not work for everyone but after having a pup that used a potty pad vs one that goes outside, I would choose outside over pee pads any day.

I would love for her to go out 100% of the time but I work during the day and I don't want her to have to hold it or I come home to a mess when I crate her or put her in her expen, I usually have a mess to clean up including giving her a bath sometimes. Fortunately she does still go outside and hopefully that won't change. I just want her to know that she has a place that she can potty. She is so freakin stubborn.

[yavenay]

Originally Posted by Madra

Too funny! I've been using his dry kibble as rewards for Dex and he hasn't figured out yet there might be better stuff out there. (Shhhh don't tell!) We've been working on 'sit' and 'down' with him and yesterday the grandkids were over. So the 9 year old was having a blast getting him to sit and then fetch his toy. She was rewarding mainly with 'good boy, Dex' and the odd kibble treat. After a bit we realised the little smartie was running to his food dish every time he was told 'good boy'. He was food rewarding HIMSELF!

Yup they are too smart.They sure know how to make us look bad.