GoldenCharlie
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Hi All,
First of all, sorry for any bad spelling, English is not my main language.
My wife and I, are the happy "father" of an 11 month old Sheltie, by the name Charlie.
We have had alot of trouble getting hime to pee/poop "correctly". It was not until he was 6 months old, we got him to do it outside. Until that time, he insisted on doing it inside the house.
It was not because of bladder control. When he was 4-5 months old, he would hold his pee/poop for several hours while outside, just to go immediately when he was inside. Only room that was sacred was our bedroom. He would hold all night, and then pee right outside the door when we woke up. (he sleeps with us in the bedroom)
Eventually we got him to do it outside, and now he considers our entire house as his "base" and will not pee inside unless it is a mistake.
But our concerns are that he will ONLY pee/poop in our backyard. He will not poop/pee when going for a walk. I have him with me to Work almost every day. He will hold his pee/poop for 8-10 hours during my workday, so he can go when he gets home to his backyard. No matter how much i walk him, he simply refuses to go.
We have been told that Shelties in general have a hard time learning to become "house-clean", but this seems very extreme to me ? Should an 11 month Sheltie not be able to have a more sensible angle on peeing and pooping ?
I really hope there are some Experts in here who can either give us some advice, or tell us not to worry ?
First of all, sorry for any bad spelling, English is not my main language.
My wife and I, are the happy "father" of an 11 month old Sheltie, by the name Charlie.
We have had alot of trouble getting hime to pee/poop "correctly". It was not until he was 6 months old, we got him to do it outside. Until that time, he insisted on doing it inside the house.
It was not because of bladder control. When he was 4-5 months old, he would hold his pee/poop for several hours while outside, just to go immediately when he was inside. Only room that was sacred was our bedroom. He would hold all night, and then pee right outside the door when we woke up. (he sleeps with us in the bedroom)
Eventually we got him to do it outside, and now he considers our entire house as his "base" and will not pee inside unless it is a mistake.
But our concerns are that he will ONLY pee/poop in our backyard. He will not poop/pee when going for a walk. I have him with me to Work almost every day. He will hold his pee/poop for 8-10 hours during my workday, so he can go when he gets home to his backyard. No matter how much i walk him, he simply refuses to go.
We have been told that Shelties in general have a hard time learning to become "house-clean", but this seems very extreme to me ? Should an 11 month Sheltie not be able to have a more sensible angle on peeing and pooping ?
I really hope there are some Experts in here who can either give us some advice, or tell us not to worry ?
... And thanks for the advice to let him learn from other dogs. We do have several dogs within our immediate family, so it should be possible to arrange some walking dates. 
