My partner and I have an inside dog (Chihuahua cross Pomeranian - sleeps inside) and she is about 9 months old. We've had her since she was 7 weeks old. We used puppy training mats indoors and gradually moved them toward the back door to eventually get her to start peeing outside. I probably took a little longer than I should have (used 3 packets as opposed to 1 due to being uneducated in this area), but it worked fine. For months she has been going outside to pee (we leave the back door open for her).
By Khadeja
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First of all, you should not "smack" the dog, nor should you "ignore her for the entire day." If nervousness or anxiety is the problem, this will only make it worse. This is certainly not disciplining her properly.
The proper thing to do when your dog has an occasional accident is to clean it up with an enzymatic cleaner that completely removes the smell. Use a blacklight to make sure you've gotten everything. Act like nothing happened. DON'T hit or deliberately ignore your dog.
If you leave the back door open, there could be something coming around scaring her, like another bigger dog. It's simply dangerous to leave the door open. Even if you have a fence, the dog will think that something can get in if she can see it and smell it. This could be scaring her into peeing, or making her feel she needs to mark her territory. Yes, she knows you won't like it, but at that that time the dog is scared and you're not there to protect her.
Respect the fact that you have a small dog that needs to feel secure, not like any old thing can walk in and scare her. Put in a dog door, or just shut the door.
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