Pooping all over the house

[crtas1]

Hi I have an adorable 5 month old rescue yorkie named Echo. He is adorable in every way except for his potty manners. He has taken to the pee pad to pee and does very well usually. We are trying to potty train him to go outdoors because of his refusal to poop on the pee pads. He will poop and pee outside only first thing in the morning. When we see him start to poo in the house we say No and immediately take him outside. Guess what ... no poop. I bring him back in and place him in his crate...wait 15 min and back outside we go... no poop. I can do this routine for 2 hours and he will not poop outside. My husband is at his breaking point with him and feels like he has no life now because of this dog and watching him constantly. When he is in the crate he cries bloody murder so he now sleeps in our bed with us.

Can someone please give me some insight on what it is going to take to make him poop outside

[ARCHIE]

I would treat him with a very special treat outdoors. I would use
a piece of chicken, liverwurst, cheese etc. A trainer told me
liverwurst but very tiny pieces. Something that he does
not get in the house. When he pees outdoors give him the treat and
do a happy dance with him. Silly I know but it does work.
He should get the idea shortly. If he knows he;s getting something
special outdoors he should start to go for you. Remember whatever
you choose to give him outdoors must never be given indoors.
Take him out 15mins after he eats and go for a walk. Induce the
feeling in him of pooping. Take him where other dogs go also.
Sometimes a male needs to smell another dog to go. It certainly
does help them.

[Yorkiedaze]

Put his harness on and off you go on a nice long walk, and be sure to take the poo bags with you. You won't get the puppy house trained as long as he has access to the house. In fact, once they have made a pee and poo on carpet, they will (even after house training) continue to pee and poo once in awhile throughout their lives. That's why it's so extremely important puppies never get access to the house till house training is complete, then you still have to follow them around the first few months that they are in the house because for some reason, carpets make them want to potty on it till they are constantly told it's a big no-no. Puppies need to be in an expen attached to a wire crate, leaving the crate door open at all times, and with pee pad at one end. Then you take the puppy outside every hour to potty and exercise. If they pee on the floor and not on the pad, then take a bit of the pee and put a drop on the pad. They soon get the idea.

[finoni9]

Yes, don't let him out of your sight...... you will soon learn the signs of when he is going to go.

Lots of walks - Rocky wouldn't go poo for a while in the garden so I started taking him small walks throughout the day and he poo'd EVERY TIME!!!

Try letting him sleep in the crate in your bedroom...... Rocky would cry when he was in his crate, as soon as we started letting him sleep in his crate in our room, he changed overnight.

[newproudmom]

charlie is almost potty train. We crate him for almost 2 weeks. Take him out on a set schedule. Now he gets longer playtime and supervised roam of the livingroom. He usually go by the door and walk in circle if he needs to pee or poop

[QuickSilver]

All the advice above is great. If the long walks don't do it, try something more vigorous, like playing fetch. Exercise makes the issue more pressing, so to speak.

[crtas1]

Thanks so much for all the wonderful responses. My husband and I both work but different shifts so hopefully we can get him on a set schedule and that will help. I am going to try the walks and the liverwurst. Hopefully that will work Thanks again and wish me luck lol

[zoeybear]

Originally Posted by ARCHIE

I would treat him with a very special treat outdoors. I would use
a piece of chicken, liverwurst, cheese etc. A trainer told me
liverwurst but very tiny pieces. Something that he does
not get in the house. When he pees outdoors give him the treat and
do a happy dance with him. Silly I know but it does work.
He should get the idea shortly. If he knows he;s getting something
special outdoors he should start to go for you. Remember whatever
you choose to give him outdoors must never be given indoors.
Take him out 15mins after he eats and go for a walk. Induce the
feeling in him of pooping. Take him where other dogs go also.
Sometimes a male needs to smell another dog to go. It certainly
does help them.

[a1isfun]

I taught my 8 month old Ollie to go outside using bells. It took a couple of months, but now he knows not only that he is supposed to go outside, but he also knows how to tell us. All we did was take him out on his schedule and said the same phrase each time we got to the front door: "Lets go potty Ollie, ring the bells." Then we rang them for him and took him out to do his business. Within two months he started ringing the bells by himself to let us know when he needed to go. When he got the hang of it, he started to ring them whenever he wanted to go out for a walk, etc, but that has lessoned, and its wonderful that he not only knows where he's supposed to go but how to tell us. The only accidents have been our fault when we don't get to him soon enough or if he has to ring them more then once. Overall, I'm so pleased with how well its been working. Don't give up!