jennsmtih4216
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I know Doxies are notorious for difficult housebreaking, but how could you not love those little faces!
Anyways, I've had my little guy for about 6 months now (he's about 10 months old) and for the past 2 months he just decided that he no longer wanted to potty outside. Before this all started he was happily going outside and knows the command "potty". He is crate trained and his feeding schedule is strictly regulated. He is brought out to potty every time he gets excited, eats, wakes up and spends no longer than 3 hours at a time in the crate. He gets extremely long walks twice a day and I spend most of the day playing with him. Nothing in his schedule has changed so I am completely clueless as to why he waits to come inside. When he wakes me up I take him out and I had to put a chair outside to wait with him until he goes. He will whine by the door (outside with me) for 45mins - 1hr before he decides to go. I figured this out because when it first started happening I would let him out of the crate and he would follow me to the door but one day he just found a spot on the carpet and went. So now I have to carry him outside or he'll do this. Vet says he's perfectly healthy. I'm just about frustrated because once I start working again ( I haven't worked since I got him) I can't be waiting an hour for him to potty. If I don't wait and let him in he doesn't even sniff around for a spot he just goes potty as soon as he enters.
I've raised pups before and have never encountered this issue. Has anyone else?
P.S. We only use positive reinforcement/alpha behaviors in this household. So anyone who wants to punish him please keep your comments to yourself.
Thanks.
Anyways, I've had my little guy for about 6 months now (he's about 10 months old) and for the past 2 months he just decided that he no longer wanted to potty outside. Before this all started he was happily going outside and knows the command "potty". He is crate trained and his feeding schedule is strictly regulated. He is brought out to potty every time he gets excited, eats, wakes up and spends no longer than 3 hours at a time in the crate. He gets extremely long walks twice a day and I spend most of the day playing with him. Nothing in his schedule has changed so I am completely clueless as to why he waits to come inside. When he wakes me up I take him out and I had to put a chair outside to wait with him until he goes. He will whine by the door (outside with me) for 45mins - 1hr before he decides to go. I figured this out because when it first started happening I would let him out of the crate and he would follow me to the door but one day he just found a spot on the carpet and went. So now I have to carry him outside or he'll do this. Vet says he's perfectly healthy. I'm just about frustrated because once I start working again ( I haven't worked since I got him) I can't be waiting an hour for him to potty. If I don't wait and let him in he doesn't even sniff around for a spot he just goes potty as soon as he enters.
I've raised pups before and have never encountered this issue. Has anyone else?
P.S. We only use positive reinforcement/alpha behaviors in this household. So anyone who wants to punish him please keep your comments to yourself.
Thanks.