dog yapping rather than foul her run - help!

[ruthi 0]

Hi. My 9 month lab gives a repeated, very high pitched yap whenever she needs to toilet in her run.we can let her out but have recently been trying the 'ignore her and she'll get the idea' method. If we're out during the day though, this disturbs neighbours. Any advice?

[skycat 6,173]

Does she usually pee on grass? If so, put a piece of turf in her run for her to go on. If she doesn't usually go on grass put a piece of whatever she does go on in the run, or you could try a patch of wood shavings: some dogs don't like to go on a surface that isn't absorbent.

[j davies 8]

Does she usually pee on grass? If so, put a piece of turf in her run for her to go on. If she doesn't usually go on grass put a piece of whatever she does go on in the run, or you could try a patch of wood shavings: some dogs don't like to go on a surface that isn't absorbent.

i had the same with my dogs they want even pee in the garden they live in the house and they go out 2 times a day and now they no when she will get used to it. does she go out same time evry day or diff times. s

[ruthi 0]

Thanks both of you!

 

Funnily enough, she'll go on any surface once she's out of the run but will try putting in some different surfaces just to see if it makes a difference. She tends to get let out at the same time each day during the week, then differing times at weekends - any advice on this?

[FightTheBan 1,147]

My spaniel bitch will not dirty the kennel ever, because she was house trained. In think its great, as long as you are there to let her out a few times in the day, as all dogs should be anyway