TOILET A DOG TO GO INDOORS INSTEAD OUTDOORS?!?

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bev123

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HI I HAVE 2 LITTLE DOGS USED TO TOILETING IN GARDEN,BUT BOTH ARE USED TO ME TAKING THEM OUT EVERY FEW HOURS DAY AND NIGHT AS DISABLED WITH PAIN AND CANT SLEEP,ANYHOW THEY ARE AFRAID OF RAIN WONT GO OUT IF RAINING,SNOW OR REALLY COLD AND WINDY SO MESS INSIDE,I HAVE TRIED LITTER BOX INSIDE BUT JUST PLAY WITH LITTER HAVE ALSO TRIED PAPER ON A DOG TRAY TO NO AVAIL, ANYBODY HAVE ANY IDEAS HOW TO GET THEM TO USE A LITTER TRAY OR PAPER TRAY?
oh sorry bout the caps, no idea it was no the right thing! laptop was on caps when put it on just didn change it, i apologize
they are excerised regulary,16yr old son walks them, maybe il have to toughen up and make them go out in the cold and rain!
 
Having been in the same situation as you are now, I completely understand your reasoning for wanting to train them to go indoors. It's not easy to do with adult dogs who are used to going outside, but much easier with a dog who has accidents indoors than one who will hold it forever!

Have your dogs chosen a particular place indoors where they like to go? If so, get some "WEE-WEE PADS" and put them on the floor in those places. Then try to catch them going on the pad and immediately reward them with treats and praise.

If they have chosen a place to go that is inconvenient, then GRADUALLY move the pad (by inches only) every day until they are going where YOU want them to go.

I had one 16 yr old cocker learn in a single day to go on the pads only. I am now in the process of training an 11 yr old who is so well housebroken that I know this training is going to be a long process.

Please remember that all dogs still need exercise and fresh air, so if you cannot walk your dogs, please find someone who can take them out for that necessary stimulation. Dogs need the physical and sensory stimulation which only an outdoor environment can provide.
 
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