I have a 6 year old German Shepherd, Lhotse. He is the smartest, most obedient dog that I have ever known, and has been a breeze to train...until now.
We bought a new house about a year ago which had no landscaping at all. Lhotse has ALWAYS gone to the bathroom (#1 and #2) only in one corner of the yard. So this summer when we were designing and installing our landscaping, we kept the same corner for him with gravel that he can still use for his toilet. The rest of the yard has flower beds and sod. The sod borders Lhotse's john on one side. Now that the sod is in, he doesn't use his corner and is killing the grass. He still keeps his waste near the corner, but it's in the grass that borders his gravel.
In the past I have been able to pick up the waste and place it where it should be and he'll get the idea and start going there. Not now...
I have also tried showing him the poop in the grass and telling him a stern NO and immediately showing him poop in his gravel and giving praise. No luck...
Even if I catch him in the act and repeat the above step, nothing...
Any dog whisperers out there that can let me know what I'm doing wrong or how I might go about getting Lhotse to go in his corner again and stop killing the grass?
I've heard of buying other dogs' pheromones and spraying them where he should go. Has anybody tried this or have any other suggestions?
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Thanks!
A.C.
-Denver, CO
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