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house training 1 yr old dog

kimberworth · 2012-09-01 08:24:04

Advice welcome... a month ago we rehomed a 1 year old terrier who hadn't lived indoors before. He's adjusted to family life very well, walks well on the lead, sleeps all night, playful, sits on command but he just isn't getting the idea of going outside to pee. We have successfully housetrained dogs before using a crate…

01-09-2012 9:24am

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kimberworth

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Advice welcome... a month ago we rehomed a 1 year old terrier who hadn't lived indoors before. He's adjusted to family life very well, walks well on the lead, sleeps all night, playful, sits on command but he just isn't getting the idea of going outside to pee. We have successfully housetrained dogs before using a crate and doing the "outside every 2 hours" routine etc but it just hasn't worked with this dog. If the kitchen door is left open all day he will go outside but once winter arrives I'm not going to leave the door open all the time.

He doesn't give any warning that he's going to do something, no pacing around or going to the door etc. I always clean up after him using a mixture of water & vinegar so that no scent is left behind and he doesn't return to the same spot to pee so I know it isn't the scent that he's responding to.

I'd welcome any tips or advice you can offer!

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