Hi All I am currently toilet training my puppy but she only goes to the toilet on the patio. I lift her on to the grass but she insists on coming back onto the patio. I’m really pleased that she’s going outside but she can get in a bit of a mess when she wees on the patio as her paws are covered in it. I don’t use a lead in the garden, would this help? Any advice would be great so I can get on the right track ASAP. Thank you.
You might find that the smell of her wee/poo from the patio is attracting her back. I wonder what you are using to clean? Inside we recommend Simple Solution as it helps neutralise the pee odour. Is that worth a thought?
Can I use that outside? I haven’t checked, I just assumed it would wash away with the rain. We’ve worked on it a lot today and she’s making progress so fingers crossed she’ll get past it.
I guess it depends on the surface and how porous it is, as to how effective it is. I use it on our back doorstep, diluted in a bucket of water, to sluice away any pee or poos done by visiting puppies, else my poor sensitive Lilly is unwilling to go out! I think Mags @Boogie has mentioned she uses laundry liquid diluted in a bucket - hope I have got that right Mags. Not sure how that compares to the simple solution regards getting rid of dog-detected smells.
Ok great, I will give it a try - because of the cold, wet weather I think she finds the patio the better option sometimes. Thanks for the tip.
Yes, our pups have to toilet in a small ‘spending area’ either concrete, stone or gravel. I keep a watering can with a weak solution of bio liquid (the stuff you wash clothes with) - one squidge per can full - and I swill every wee. No smell at all and the grass is saved from wee burns Here is our spending area, which is right outside the patio doors. No smell, even in the summer.
