Do you let your dog do this?

[IRescue452]

Do you let your dog go to the bathroom on the driveway or sidewalk?
We don't let ours, just grass and they know it. But today Autumn peed on the driveway. Its kinda understandable that there is 4 feet of snow in the yard, but we shovel an area for the dogs. I gave her a stern talking to as I don't want her to get in the habit. She knows that she's only supposed to go in the grass.
One of my stepdad's friends lets his dog go anywhere outside and it always poops in the middle of our driveway when its over. My girlfriend's dogs poop on sidewalk and driveway as well. I hate it. I always end up stepping in airedale poop because I'm not used to dogs going on the walkway and I don't look before I step.

[animal_rescue]

Not really, the mojos have done it a few times because of the snow and the only time I can recall Maggie doing it was when we spent the night at a friend's house in Chicago and were walking around town with her and my friend's Great Dane, Gweck. She actually did it right in front of the Cub's stadium, so we joke that she's a White Sox fan.

[critter crazy]

NO!! I hate that, when we lived in the city, it just grossed me out! my dogs have never done it, not because i have trained them, thankfully they just dont like it! Grass is soooo...much better! Besides living in the country now, the dogs seem to prefer to go in the trees anyways! he he he! true nature dogs!

[BC_MoM]

I never didn't let them do it, my dog's just choose not too because they are good canine citizens! lol

[K9karen]

Not usually. The only time Mz Logan pees on the sidewalk is her habit of becoming so excited over something..people walking by, critters ..she tends to forget and lets go. When she's walked, I carry all necessary pick up stuff and also H2O which I pore over her pee.

[chocolatepuppy]

I've never really thought about this before. My dogs have always did their business in the grass. Even when the ground is covered with snow, they go out where the grass is. I've never trained them, they just always went in the grass.

[SunsetRose]

I would allow mine in an emergency. Rosie has only done this once. We were at the dog park and were were on the way home and I was roller blading with her. Well, she didn't go at the park and apparantly she had to and she just started going right there in the street while walking!

Other than that one time, they won't go on cement. Rosie will go on dirt and the others won't though.

[wolf_Q]

Most dogs prefer to only go on surfaces that will absorb, like grass. My dogs only go on a concrete surface if they really have to go and no grass is nearby. I have never taught them this, it is natural for them to prefer that.

[applesmom]

Do you let your dog go to the bathroom on the driveway or sidewalk?

Possibly in an emergency! If they would!!!!!!!!

Due to a plugged up street drain we had water in our yard almost up to our dog's shoulders. After several hours they were dancing around the house with their legs crossed they had to go so bad. We finally let them out thinking they would relieve themselves on the patio where the water was much lower.

Nope! They plowed through the water searching for their usual spots, then gave up. They held it till the water went down in the yard a few hours later.

[borzoimom]

Well we have no sidewalks, and they are not allowed to go past the deck which is the driveway- so I would have to say " no".
When I owned a townhome in town, you had to pick up after your dog with a 25 dollar fine if you didn't. So we all just carried " poopy bags."

[GreyhoundGirl]

Haha, Jenny has never tried. If she did, probably not.

[elizabethann]

I'd give anything for Fenway to pee & poop on the sidewalk/driveway. However, I taught him to go in the woods and that's where he goes. So in the winter, when there is tons of snow (unlike this winter), we have to trudge out back so he can pee & poop.