[braingonebad]

This is a spray that you use to mark areas where you want you dog to *go*. You can use it outside and/or on potty training pads.

It is supposed to smell like a combo of fresh cut grass and citrus - smells something like grass to me.

Costs about $6 a bottle.

Well you know I have Rudy, the papillon, adopted at age 2 - almost 6 now. He has always been a nervous, fearful dog with housebreaking issues. I've tried everything. He was crate trained only when I got him. And he could behave for long periods - no indoor accidents for a month or two, then something would freak him out and he'd pee all over the place for weeks again.

I went through GALLONS of urine odor eliminator since I've had this guy, lol. I tried going back to crating, which only seems to make him more anxious. Shaking a can of pennies only taught him do not pee when anyone is watching. Ditto with squirting with a bottle of water.

Now, this dog - all my dogs - go out whenever they ask. Fully fenced yard, I can open door any time, I'm always home. Never had so much trouble with a dog in all my life!

Otherwise, he's a great little guy. And I refuse to give him up. This may have been why he was surrendered before.

So I keep trying.

Well I found this spray and made a big target on the front lawn with it - about 8'x8', and let the dogs out. He was the first to sniff it out and pee, and of course I made a big deal of how good he was for that.

He has since gone out several times and hit that target and enjoyed the praise. He really is a good boy and only wants to please.

I can't say this will end my problems for good, but we are off to a really good start. Hopefully, he will have much better habits before he gets to our new home.


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This seems like a better way to train the more timid, hyper, problem dog. Even when all else failed, he seems to be catching on to this method. It used to be all about what he was NOT supposed to do, and now that he knows what TO do, he is all over it!

I am planning on putting a potty pad down with the spray for overnight use only, in the kitchen where the dogs stay.

So, that's day one for us. i'll let you know how we do. And if anyone has used something like this and has tips for me, please share!

[Doody]

Now this sounds very interesting! I'll have to see if we have it around here. Bruna continues to be a challenge in this area!
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Good luck!

[braingonebad]

I was just watching Animal Planet - Dogs 101, where they were talking about designer dogs. One was the *Chiweenie*. They said it was a real challange to potty train - both parents are some of the toughest!

Did not go into details as to why, but I have heard that smaller dogs usually are, and I agree. Their home range is smaller. You know, how dogs *go* in their territory, but not where they sleep? Well, that area is pretty tiny because the dog is tiny. Imagine how far away everything must seem when your legs are 2 inches long.


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To them, outside is a million miles. That must be somebody else's domain.

If she sleeps in the living room most of the day, then the potty place could be the dining room - that's a hike to her, that's away from what she thinks of as the *den*.

I think it only complicates matters if the house is too big. This place wears me out, what must the dogs think? And carpet - ugh! I need to be someplace warm where hard floors make sense. If I could properly clean up so they couldn't smell it, that would be a huge help.