View Full Version : Why won't my dog walk outside?
lilladyunv
May 17, 2009, 10:39 AM
My dog is about 6 mnts and she will not walk she's kind of a bad dog and my sister wants to get rid of her because she won't stop biting things and ripping things and she won't walk outside with or without a leash so then she does all her business inside which is starting to make the house smell a little so what can I do cause I do not want to give rid of her :(
shazamataz
May 17, 2009, 10:44 AM
How much training have you done?
How old was the dog when you got her?
6 months is still only a baby :) That's very mean wanting to get rid of her because she is misbehaving a bit.
Unknown008
May 17, 2009, 10:48 AM
Perhaps there's too much noise outside... Try make your pup go out on calm, quiet times during the day. Early mornings are generally best. You could also try leaving some food trail behind you, and make her follow you, make her get used to the outside environment.
shazamataz
May 17, 2009, 10:51 AM
I have plenty of training tips but I'm not going to type them all out unless I know if the puppy is actually lead trained and they have made an effort to toilet train her. :p
I will however make a point about ripping things up...
Usually dogs that are destructive are bored!
You need to provide her with plenty of exciting toys so she can focuss on those instead of things she isn't meant to be chewing...
Kong toys are great... they are a rubber ball basically with a hole in one end that you put kibble in... they spend hours trying to get the kibble out...
Dogs need to be stimulated... you would be bored to death if you had to sit at home with nothing to do...
Unknown008
May 17, 2009, 10:57 AM
Sorry Shazzy... :o I saw the thread, looked the content, then multistaske for a presentation for tomorrow while wondering what to advise, posted, and saw that you had already posted an answer four minutes before mine... ha so much work... phew.
shazamataz
May 17, 2009, 11:04 AM
Tut tut :p lol
The trail of biscuits is pretty similar to one of my methods, it can work really well!