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Puppy pads typically have scents to attract them to it, so that may be part of the problem.
One thing you can do is move the pad towards the door slowly, like a few yards or even feet a day. They’ve learned “that’s where they go”, so moving it slowly shifts it.
Then start putting it out on the walks
Why would you train to go inside. Always took puppies outside to go to the bathroom.
You can check the comment chain below for extra details, but in my country there are sanitary laws that prevent you from walking animals without the mandatory vaccines.
Why would you teach the dog to pee and poop inside in the first place?
Vets specifically told us not to go outside until all vaccines were in order.
By that I'm sure they meant that you should keep it away from other/unknown dogs more than anything. Being outside isn't inherently dangerous for a puppy.
Unfortunately no, it was not a misunderstanding. It's the law, you have to periodically prove your vaccines are in order otherwise you are intelligible to walk it outside...
Two things... 1. Your English is very good but it's ineligible meaning not allowed, intelligible means smart to do. Yes English makes no sense. 2. Does it give any signs it needs to go? Like I know my dog will be right next to me when he needs to go out. I don't mean in the room but like pressing against my body or legs, won't be 1 foot away. I had another dog who would sit by the door when he wanted to go out.
Yes, she does give us signs. We close the door to her usual go to place and check out when she’s circling around it, then we go outside. Works great for poop but unfortunately not for pee. She holds her pee for hours until we finally give up and let her go.
Hmm when you say reward, are you giving her treats when she poops outside? That tends to help.
The sheets you mentioned I believe are called puppy pads. Personally I think they're a bad idea as they let dogs know that it's fine to poop indoors. In nature, a puppy's mother would take the puppy away from the den if they try to poop inside, to teach them that they need to keep the den clean. Maybe the next time the puppy tries to go inside you could quickly grab them and take them outdoors to do their business?
Hmm when you say reward, are you giving her treats when she poops outside? That tends to help.
Yes, we say "good girl" and hand out several of her favorite treats.
Maybe the next time the puppy tries to go inside you could quickly grab them and take them outdoors to do their business?
We have been somewhat doing this. We close the door to her usual go to place and check out when she’s circling around it, then we go outside. Works great for poop but unfortunately not for pee. She holds her pee for hours until we finally give up and let her go.
Honestly, I’d try to phase out the inside sheet for her. You’re doing all the right things - taking her out regularly, and after every meal - she’s old enough that she should be able to hold it between outings (nighttime can be tougher). If you don’t have a dog-door, now would be a great time to teach her how to let you know she wants to go out. I taught my dog to ring a bell (like on a hotel or shop counter) when he wants to go out. I started by teaching him to give me his paw, then getting him to do it while the bell was in my hand, I would ring the bell every time I went out the door, would get him to do it and then just let it evolve. It’s been so helpful for him to communicate what he needs. Esp as he’s a bit of a vocal dog - helps to know when he needs out.
The best way in my experience is to get to her outside before she has a chance to go inside. It may mean waking really early or going to bed late so that she can last between trips outside. There might be some accidents while she gets used to it, but for example, if you can take her out first thing in the morning before she wakes up, and then (like you do already) reward her with lots of praise and treats when she goes outside, she’ll get the hang of it pretty quickly. The trick is to to give her so many opportunities that she won’t have an accident inside.
That’s what’s worked for me in the past n
The best way in my experience is to get to her outside before she has a chance to go inside.
We have been somewhat doing this. We close the door to her usual go to place and check out when she's circling around it, then we go outside. Works great for poop but unfortunately not for pee. She holds her pee for hours until we finally give up and let her go.
We have a string of bells attached to the back door. We never taught her to use them, but if they tap the bells with their nose, we always open the door and let her out.
She learnt within a few days how the bells work, without us actively showing her anything. It's easier than learning their body language or guessing if they need to go out if they have a way to communicate it directly.
I forget the name of the app, but we used a potty tracker. Basically, once we realized our puppy went to the bathroom X hours after eating or drinking, we took him outside a few minutes before then.
I've also heard you can take those pee pads and gradually move them closer to the door until they're outside.