Puppy Peeing and Pooping - Housetrained Except When It Rains - Any Suggestions?

im so the last person to advise on this one, but im responding anyways LOL my dog is a three year old beagle who still refuses to housetrain at ALL rain or shine. so hes been kept outside on a lead during the day.. and put into the shop in the basement at night, to contain his messes in one easier cleanable area. ive done everything possible to get him to train.. but hes a psychotic little thing. mal seems to have MAYBE gotten him to only make a mess in the shop, and still be allowed to roam the house at night.. but last night is the first weve attempted it, so cross yer fingers. we got up without any messes anywhere in the house, and mal took him out first thing this morning.. soo so far so good. with yers.. it might be that he doesnt like the feel of the mud on his itty paws. ive known some dogs thatd refuse to touch the ground if there was snow. so maybe yers has just got a delicate constitution and dont like to get his paws dirty.

My dogs have no problems with getting wet, and indeed will be quite happy to drag me out in the rain anytime! So I'm afraid this isn't a problem that I've had to deal with. I can understand your puppy's point of view though! I have had a problem with my female dog weeing by the front door in the night though. It wasn't a case that she hadn't had a walk before bed, more a case that she'd done it once & realised that it was easier than going outside. Once she'd developed it into a habit it was very painful for all concerned to break it again. I really hope you get some good advice about how to encourage your new puppy to go outdoors before it gets to be too ingrained a behaviour. Good luck!

Hi Ellie I had the same problem with my Pickles..she would love and still does love going out when its dry or just showery but since she was a pup she hates the rain even now like this morning it was raining cats and dogs would she go out not til mid morning and it was still raining but by then she must of been busting...when she was a pup I had to make her go out gently and wait til she had been it was a tiring task but it worked...other than that I hope someone else might of had some idew what you can do...Huggles littleowl

All I can do is wish you good luck. I am better at training kitties and that is like showing them where the litter box is. Once again good luck! *hugs*

When my husband and i got married he already have his dog.He said when she was still a puppy,he went to school training for about 10 classes.Then my husband trained her how to pee and poo outside.So everytime she wants out to do that she justscratch our hands or whatever she can reach in our body then we could already understand what she mean.Even it snow or rain she always go out to do that.But i don't have any idea how she was trained.You know, ellie its really nice to train them when they are still young.You would really think they are so smart to do what we want them to do.

Hi elie333 Bring him around to mine I don't mind disturbing my neighbour, sides her kids would probably be up anyway if they go to bed at 6.30pm!!

Ellie, I have two dogs. They don't go out when is raining. The only way I can make them to go is to take them for a walk. I am wearing good raincoat and we walk. They rush with the business, because they don't want to walk when is raining.

[i]Hi ellie, I haven't tried to train a dog, it's always my Dad and we never encounter any problem like this..Our dog hates rain also but he has a place, little house outside our house where he loves to stays every after eating... I have no idea how dad trained him....Hubby and I is planning to have a dog and that will be my first time to take care since when I was single, I just love to feed and play with them but always dad is the one who trained them![/i]

My poor Petey was the same way. The only two suggestions I have are either put him on a leash and let him out near the porch while you hold an umbrella for him (I actually did this for my Petey numerous times) or on days that it rains put a puppy paper down for him to use...I also did this a few times. Congrats on getting him trained though...it isn't easy sometimes. [b]**AT PEACE WITHIN** ~~STAND STRONG IN YOUR BELIEFS~~[/b]

is there anywhere you can set him up a little shelter, maybe like a childrens gazebo, near the door, so he can wee under that. he obviously just doesn't like weeing in the rain, which is fair enough I suppose, but not convenient. in time he will get used to having to go outside to wee. if he is weeing near the door, as he's weeing, pop him back outside. eventually he should get the message.

It sounds to me like you are letting him out right? If so, you need to stop that and start going out with him. Yes, even in the rain. And stay outside as long as it takes for him to go. He's learning that if it's raining, he can just turn around and go inside. If you allow that to become a habit it'll be way more trouble than you want. The key to housetraining is to not ever let the pup out of your sight unsupervised and to always food-reward outdoor eliminations. If you're not out there with him, you can't reward him. Dogs have a memory of about 3-4 seconds, so it does no good if you reward him when he comes back inside, then he'll likely only connect the reward to coming back inside. Even though he's done good so far with housebreaking, it doesn't mean you should consider him reliable. He's still just a young pup. You just have to be patient and consistent. Took my dog a year before he stopped making a fuss about the rain but he doesn't care much now when he just didn't ever get the chance to go anywhere but outside regardless of weather.

Ellie, My little Bogie hated the rain. Especially wet grass etc. He was so short his little thing would hit that wet grass and you'd think he got shocked!! When it was raining, I used one of those training pads. Put one by the door and let Ziggy use it until it quits raining. I don't think it will ruin his training. It always worked for Bogie. leenie

Hi ellie, Ah poor Ziggy! I had a dog that didn't like to go out in the rain either! He didn't like to get his feet wet! Snow was ok, but not rain! I think this is fairly common with dogs and I don't know what to tell you to do with him. You could try getting him rain geer and see if that helps.lol He will either get used to it or he will have to be forced until he understands that he has to go out into the rain no matter what. We used to have to really force my dog and he would eventually go, but we knew he wasn't finished. If Ziggy really has to go eventually he will. Being that he's still a puppy he might outgrow this. Just keep trying to drag him out and try to make him stay out there. If there is a certain part of him like his feet that he hates getting wet then I'm serious about the rain geer, boots, raincoat, hat whatever it takes!

My little dog tried to do the same thing. I just kept saying through the door, "Go Potty." He would look at me with those sad eyes and continue to bang on the door. I just kept repeating it. Eventually, he ran out, went potty and ran back to me. I immediately gave him a treat. I haven't had a problem since.

Awwww. I would suggest using a pee pad for those days when it is raining. If they are going to use the potty indoors when it is raining, at least they may go to the pad and use it. My dog is scared of thunder and lightning. He hides or waits until it is done before he goes to potty.