Hello,
I have a Cocker Spaniel who will be four months old on September 7th. We have had her for approximately five weeks. Her house training was going extremely well, until this past Friday. When we brought her home from the breeders, we designated a potty area and as long as we took her out often we didn't have any problems or accidents. However, this past Friday, we took her out (she didn't do anything) and brought her in and in 10 minutes she urinated on the floor. We immediately took her to her potty area.
She simply refuses to go in her potty area which consists of grass, and stone. She seems to be afraid to step on the grass. This area is actually in our fenced pool area. We want her to go in the fenced area, so we can eventually let her out on her own.
I have pretty good knowledge on how to train puppies and when and how often they should go out. I don't know what to do when I'm standing out there for 10 minutes waiting for her to go. When she cannot hold it any longer, she will ultimately go in the stone. I have had numerous dogs and never encountered a problem like this.
Does anyone have any suggestions or comments?
Thanks!
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