Okay so I never have to scoop poop when going for a walk however for some reason Bailey ( 4 1/2 months) loves meeting lots of new friends on our walks, I let him sniff other smells around the park however he never pees or poops while on a walk.
As soon as we get home I take him in the backyard & he pees and poops no problem. I am sure eventually he will go elsewhere however should I be concerned that he won't go anywhere else??
He peed in the park only once so far. His walks are not too long, around 20 minutes ( sometimes a it longer if he has a line-up of kids wanting to pet him at the park )
I'd say this is nothing to worry about. Honestly if you don't have to scoop then that means you also don't have to carry home.
When we had to walk in the city I tried my very best to never let my dog go in someone else's yard. Sometimes it's unavoidable, but so long as you pick up most people are understanding. Drove me nuts when we lived next to a public walkway and people would allow their dogs to go in my yard and not pick up or else they'd leave their full bag on the post next to our fence.
It's also almost always the folk with big dogs that don't scoop. Go figure!
If you want him to potty on walks then stay out there with him till he goes.
I had trouble getting my last two boys to potty on a leash on the very first trip I took them on. That was not the time to find out they didn't want to go! I walked around that motel in west Texas for hours I swear. They can hold it a long time
So I started with Fillion pottying on leash right away. Walking a dog at midnight in a strange town was not fun
Bailey potties on a leash all the time in our backyard ( I started using a leash when he started eating his poop ) At puppy class all the puppies go out for a pee & he will never go ( although too much excitement with other dogs at puppy class)
I guess if I took him out for a really long walk he would go eventually, however I heard puppies should not go on really long walks- approx 5 min per month of age?
I guess I will wait & see how he does when he gets older, just don't want hms "holding it in" for too long if we are travelling. I heard puppies don't generalize well so he knows going potty in our backyard gets lots of praise & he does not yet know that going potty on grass anywhere is okay.
Will not worry too much for now...until we have to travel somewhere His trainer says I should get him used to going in other places.
This has come up quite a few times on the forum. You're right about the generalising. Basically he hasn't worked out he can pee outside of home, after all you don't.
Several options.
Let him watch other dogs pee and be really enthused and cheerful about the dog peeing, then take him over to where the dog peed and let him sniff it.
Take some of his poop (or pee if you can) with you on the walk and drop it somewhere for him to sniff.
You find a bush and go pee (no really it does work!).
If he does pee he gets the biggest reward ever.
Deska was just like this - he'd cry and whimper on walks because he so wanted to toilet and just wouldn't. To this day he still prefers to poop in the privacy of our yard (altho he'll go outside too).
Meggie hates to go any place but our yard. It is a problem when we go to camp, she refuses to go until the middle of the night and she wakes me up to go, after the first time she goes good until the next camping trip. She did manage to do both before bed when we were at a motel this year for Laddies shows but it did take awhile. Now Laddie he goes anywhere and that is really nice! I agree it is something to work on before the situation arises that he has too.
I think when they are puppies it's important to put them in situations where they will have to potty outside of home. As others have mentioned as they get older it's a harder habit to break, and can be a real pain. Try to figure out his schedule and take him out during those times. Have a big party when he does potty
Yippeee! Bailey peed in the park today Thanks for all your advice.
I timed the walk this time so I thought he would have to go, let him circle & sniff the grass at the park for about 15 minutes until FINALLY he decided to pee. Gave him a treat & lots of praise.
Now I have to try to time his poop sometime at the park which could be tough because he normally poops right after breakfast just before I have to leave for work ( hubby sleeps in until 9:-o) & then late at night when it's almost time for bed.... baby steps
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