I hope I am posting in the right section, but need to ask for some help because I no longer know what to do.
I've got a year & a half Beagle/Lab mix who has been quite the handful to train, but with some persistance have been doing pretty good. Now, here is my problem.. I live in Canada, so we just had our winter and the snow has melted. My dog is house trained and when left alone is good at understanding not to go to the bathroom inside. She goes to the bathroom out back, but now that the snow has melted, she doesn't want to step on the grass. I've cleaned up all the "mess" from the winter, but now she is starting to go to the bathroom inside because she just doesn't want to go outside.
I really need some help, I don't know what to do. I've taken her out back on leash and tried to get her to go to the bathroom, I've sat out back and thrown some treats on the grass just to even get her on it..but nothing seems to work. I need some help please, when I come home from work now I'll find her pee on the main floor and poo in the basement because she won't go out before I leave for work. She has no problem going on a walk, but I don't get why she won't go anymore in my backyard. Help!
I've got a year & a half Beagle/Lab mix who has been quite the handful to train, but with some persistance have been doing pretty good. Now, here is my problem.. I live in Canada, so we just had our winter and the snow has melted. My dog is house trained and when left alone is good at understanding not to go to the bathroom inside. She goes to the bathroom out back, but now that the snow has melted, she doesn't want to step on the grass. I've cleaned up all the "mess" from the winter, but now she is starting to go to the bathroom inside because she just doesn't want to go outside.
I really need some help, I don't know what to do. I've taken her out back on leash and tried to get her to go to the bathroom, I've sat out back and thrown some treats on the grass just to even get her on it..but nothing seems to work. I need some help please, when I come home from work now I'll find her pee on the main floor and poo in the basement because she won't go out before I leave for work. She has no problem going on a walk, but I don't get why she won't go anymore in my backyard. Help!
