I should preface this post by saying I live overseas where attitudes to dogs are different to the UK. I am, however, from the UK, previously been a dog owner and have recently adopted a young dog.
Ddog was sort of toilet trained when I got her, we continued with the toilet training and I had a large secure garden where she could run about and do her business. She is approx 6 months old and a bit of a Heinz 57 but gorgeous. We had a few accidents in the house but not much and I’ve had her for about 3 months.
We have recently moved and the fencing means that the garden isn’t secure and as such I can’t let her run about off lead and all her toileting needs to be done on lead. We had a few initial accidents in the house but didn’t think too much of it but now she just won’t poo outside. I will take her in and out several times and I’m now at the end of my tether after she has pooped in my bedroom straight after coming in. She sleeps downstairs usually but snuck up here while I locked the back doors after going in and out with her four times over 90 minutes. She seems to get really distracted when we are out in the garden and just won’t go.
It is partly my own fault - she knows “wee wee” but not “poo” as previously she would just go outside the house.
Would going back to basics with taking her out every hour etc and treating after a poo be where I should go to with this? I’m at my wits end and I don’t know if it is something that will settle. I am obviously looking to sort the garden issue but tonight she’s been distracted by cats and bugs whilst in the garden. I tried to take her for a walk around the block to see if that would help but it made no difference.