Do you let your dog do this?

[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.

[BCollie_Kelly]

Nope...neither Riley nor Rebel has ever done it, either.

[lute]

My dogs have never tried to go potty anywhere else, but in the grass. I don't think I would really care either. I pick it all up as soon as they are done anyway. My friends say if you just looked at my yard you'd never know I had dogs.LOL

[Taz_Zoee]

Zoee will not go anywhere BUT in the grass (or dirt if she has to). I've had her at a kennel for a couple of days for doggie day care, and I don't think she went ALL day!! That's why I need to find another day care place to take her, that has grass.

Our RB dog, DJ, would always go on the sidewalk. We think it was because when they first moved into this house the back yard was full of 4 to 5 feet tall weeds. So the only place he could go was on the sidewalk, or patio area.

[Lori Jordan]

No i don't,I have long grass in the back,and that is were they seem to go,But while out on the deck Mr Stormy likes peeing on it,i laugh at him he still does not lift his leg,While im out walking he is mistaken as being a girl lol,
What a guy he is.

[Husky15]

Belle's never actually tried to go in the driveway, she just sticks to the grass. But I know that it would not be allowed if she did.

[cali]

my dogs absolutly refuse to potty on cement, if I take them on a trip somewhere I have to try to find some grass or dirt for them or they refuse to potty. they do sometimes potty where the sidwalk is located in the winter, but they cant exactly SEE the pavement either lol

[Kfamr]

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.

Ditto.

Although, when I first adopted Kiara and Nala they would poop on the cement (just poop, not pee) I imagine they were used to doing this on the cement at the shelter.

[Freedom]

Sugar always seeks out the grass. I don't know if it is her natural tendency or if she was taught this.

It was a bit of a problem yesterday and a few other times; with all the rain the back yard becomes a wading pool (and we didn't even get the proper permits! ) She refuses to get her tootsies wet. Fortunately, the front yard didn't flood.

She has only used the driveway once. We had been in the car a LONG time, due to an accident on the highway. I knew it was not her preference, so I didn't say anthing to her. Just cleaned up and moved on.

I'm not sure what to do when we walk through the neighbor hood. She will pee on the grass. I worry someone will holler at us. (I carry bags and scoop any poops.)

[xcolbi]

Colbi prefers the grass, but when its like -25 degrees outside and a huge amount of snow in the backyard, or if its raining (we get HUGE puddles in our backyard and she comes in all muddy and soaking wet), she goes on the driveway. But when it's nice out we always bring her in the backyard. If she does go on the driveway though we pick it up right away. Don't want anyone coming to our house and seeing doggie poop all over the place.

[Pam]

Mine also prefer grass or dirt. As it is, it takes Bella quite some sniffing time to find just the right place to squat. Ripley of course looks for the nearest tree. The only time they have ever gone anywhere else was when there was a lot of snow and we hadn't yet cleaned off the deck. They both pottied on the deck but really had no way to get down into the yard. Ripley used the area under the deck (it is dirt and stones under there) when we had almost a blizzard a few years ago rather than journey out into the yard on the little path we had shoveled for them.

[sprokett]

I havent got a dog but when we go out with my friends dogs i let them
and when we used to have a dog i would let him

IF A DOG HAS TO GO IT HAS TO GO

[sprokett]

if a dog needs to go it needs to go it is bad for its organs ok if the dog wont go then its different but what if the dog needs to go you should not make your dog hold it and what is wrong with a dog peeing or pooping on the driveway or side walk (as long as it is picked up) no harm done!!

[sprokett]

by the way i know it is an offence in england i live in england i mean if you pick it up and again like you said you cant pick up pee

[k9krazee]

We don't "let" them, but we also won't punish them if they do.

When Jack first came to us he would ONLY poop in the driveway, we have a strong suspicion he came from a kennel situation so it was completely understandable. He rarely does it anymore though.