Apartment dog won't potty outside, tears pads, pees inside. Help!

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Hi! I have a rescue dog who refuses (ABSOLUTELY refuses) to walk on a leash or potty outside. I’ve given her potty pads but when I am gone to work she has taken to tearing the pads up and peeing on my floor every day. I don’t know what to do and I am so sick of cleaning up urine, but she refuses to go outside at all for anything. I also live in an apartment so I don’t have the option to just let her outside to a fenced area or on a tie-out. I have to be with her and she won’t go in front of me. Pet's info: Dog | Mixed Breed Small (up to 22lb) | Female | spayed | 1 year and 6 months old | 8 lbs

Jennifer Summerfield, DVM CPDT-KA · Accepted Answer

I'm sorry to hear that you're having this issue with Jules. Dogs like this can be extremely challenging to housetrain, and coming up with a plan that will work with your situation is likely to be fairly complex - so I would encourage you to get in touch with a veterinary behaviorist or other qualified professional in your area who can meet with you in person, evaluate Jules and your current living situation, and help you put together a plan that will work for you. As a starting point, if I were doing this, I would likely focus on figuring out how we could set her up with an acceptable potty area in the house for the short-term, and finding some ways to help her be comfortable eliminating outside such as walking her on a long line, or setting up an x-pen or other temporary enclosure for her outdoors. But the details will definitely take some fine-tuning from an expert who can work with you! You can search for a veterinary behaviorist in your area here: www.dacvb.org

Apartment dog won't potty outside, tears pads, pees inside. Help!

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