UnamusedJester

My 2 year old pomsky seems to think the only place to poop is in our front living room, she pees outside just fine - but when it comes to pooping, she will ONLY go in the front room on the hard floor. I have tried a slew of training tips including tethering, crate training, redirection, and nothing seems to sway her. If I leash her and bring her outside when I know she has to go, she will hold it for however long until we come inside and sometimes immediately goes on the floor. We clean up with enzyme spray every time. Any thoughts or tips?! Thanks so much!

Edit to add: we adopted her 6 months ago, her previous mom has since said she never had a poop accident in their home, but did occasionally have a peepee accident.

We have taken her to the vet, they didnt find any health related reasons that she would be doing this. I have been hesitant to contact a trainer in my area as most near me use aversive methods and i do not want to make the behavior worse - i will keep trying the approach of keeping her outside to poop with praise and treats upon completion, if we ever do get the poops outside! Thank you!

Gotcha! I will need to be more vigilant, for sure.

Thank you for sharing! Thats all very insightful. I think unfortunately if i block off this area, she will find another favorite spot to go in the house quite quickly. I havent thought about the leash being part of the driving factors here before though, i will have to do A LOT of work on that, i dont think she has ever been required to go on leash previously! Thank you for the breakthrough! 🙏🙏🙏 will report back with results 😂

Thank you!!