Potty training going well, except for edge case. Need advice.
Hi all, I have a 4 month old Samoyed that seems to understand the concept of going potty outside. She is pretty consistent about going pee in her spot especially after naps and meals. However with temperatures starting to hit the 90's, I am having trouble getting her to go in this heat when she is awake and I know for a fact that she needs to. Instead of just going, she will lay down in a shady area of the grass and simply refuse to get up. If I'm lucky enough to get her up, she'll manage a couple of steps before laying back down. We will do this diddle daddling for about 5 minutes before I just end up taking her back inside. Rinse and repeat 2-3 more times and she'll eventually go in the house (where the A/C is on max, of course...). Any tips or solutions?
Posted Jun 11, 2017, 8:53 PM UTC
Maybe a water bowl outside in the shade?
Wouldn't this just promote her to lay in the shade and not go potty?
I was thinking that it would keep her cool. :)
If she's cool, she'll likely be more active.
Sure. As far as potty training goes, do I allow her to lay in the shade with the water bowl then when the main purpose of taking her outside is to "go potty"? Wouldn't this just associate going outside with laying in the shade?
If it's the summer and she wants to be cool, she'll likely not want to be out there it's it's just to be in the shade. Doesn't she like the outside better?
If she realizes she can go back in when she's done her business, she'll likely be quicker about it. Right now it sounds like it's too hot to even make it that far. Puppies aren't good at regulating their body temp.