My daughter has asked me to post this for her.  Her whippet is nearly 2 years old and she's had him since a puppy.  Once house-trained, he has been no problem.  However recently he has started to refuse to go outside or, if forced outside to do the necessary, will scream the place down.  Immediately he comes in he then poos.  He will, however, pee outside.  Any suggestions?  The problem is getting quite bad now.

I would go and get him checked out by a vet first to make sure there is nothing physically wrong. When did he start doing this ? It wasn't about a month ago by any chance ? :)

Lucy
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Why do you ask if it was about a month ago?  Actually I'm not sure when it started because I don't live near my daughter, but I'll ask her.

I imagine LJS is referring to Bonfire night.

Ah! thanks for the reminder - I'm living in Spain so had totally forgotten about that.  I'll mention it to my daughter.

Certainly sounds like he is terrified of going out into the garden so if it did start around a month ago, fireworks could be the cause.  Has your daughter tried going back to basics and going outside with him and staying until he goes?

If the vet checks him out and he's OK, it could simply be that he's unimpressed by the weather conditions over here! For sure, I've had to physically "introduce" Nips to the garden on several occasions recently when I know he needs to go.

I did suggest to her that she goes out with him but she said he just goes to the door and waits there, totally refusing to think about going to the loo.  We know whippets HATE the cold and damp, which may have some bearing on it, but he does still go outside to pee.  I am personally inclined to think that this may be the answer though.  He's certainly saying something to her - it's just trying to work out exactly what!

I have also suggested to my daughter that she gets a small dogflap put in the door.  I had one in my house in UK when my daugher and said whippet were living with me and he would use that.  However her boyfriend, who she's now living with, won't consider one and that's that.  I have to say I can't entirely blame the poor dog, I mean would you want to go out in the freezing cold and pouring rain every time you needed the loo?

Yes sorry I should have said when I posted the last response :)

Hi,
Just a thought, but my bitch has always needed a good run to get her bowels moving, which only happens after a good walk or a long game of fetch or chase. Maybe your daughter's dog wants her to go outside too?

Hi

My whippet has messed in the house two days running. It is cold wet and windy outside and I amhaving to force her to go out. She runs out does a quick pee and back on the doorstep. Comes in and poos on the floor. I know it is because she doesnt want to stay outside any longer than she needs to.

Could your whippet be the same

Wendy

Hi Wendy.

Yeah, whippets do hate the cold and wet, don't they.  However, daughter now tells me that Ben (her whippy) is slowly improving.  I think he's been through an unsettled period at home and she's had to go back to square one with him ('hold his hand' when he goes in the garden etc) to make any progress.  When the weather's particularly bad she usually puts his coat on him before sending him out in the garden.  Isn't it a pity that whippets can't be taught to use the loo indoors properly?  I'm sure they'd prefer it.

There used to be this hilarious website written by a woman who'd taught her cat to use the lavvy. Whether it had learnt to put the seat down afterwards and wash its hands I cannot remember...;)

My oldest bedlington pee'd a lake in the living room the other day 2 mins after coming in from the garden.  It was raining and I forgot to keep her in the kitchen :(  She won't pee outside if it's wet, she'd rather wait .... and wait... until she can't wait any longer :( 

Thank goodness for hard floors :rolleyes:

The younger one's got sense, if it's pouring down she dashes out and does the biz as quick as possible and dashes back in for her treat :) but her mum would rather stand in the pouring rain looking pathetic and getting soaked :rolleyes: guess which one gets wetter?

My latest trick with my whippets is to throw a tasty morsel into the garden.My two hate  the cold, rain and wind but they love food more. Even more than their bed !. I stay out with them till the deed is done, and treat them when theve been, its working so far.     My staff on the other hand , just cries and tries to run , i have to put her lead on.

Been there tried that, unfortunately the stubborn one is not fooled by food :rolleyes:  I've also been known to spend hours outside under an umbrella with her on a lead waiting and encouraging :(  In the end the only thing that worked was to leave her out there until she'd 'been' but to verify that I have to stand in the bath with the window open a crack and run around to the living room window and back to keep an eye on her  

These days if it's raining I push her out and only allow her the freedom of the house if I'm certain she's 'been' otherwise it's the kitchen ;)

How about doing a few laps of the garden with her (not very pleasant when it's chucking it down I know :P) and then giving the toilet command. I've always found that dogs can't help but pee if they've been running :D

>How about doing a few laps of the garden with her

LOL  the 'Garden' is 12ft square!!  um, 'laps' aren't possible, although I've tried getting her to run up and down the yard and steps and garden (about 30ft ) but she won't move in the rain :(  I've even taken (dragged) her for an hour's walk and then taken her to the garden but no joy, she just won't 'go' when the floors wet unless I give her no choice :( :(

Aaah well, was worth a try :D No other bright ideas I'm afraid :P

S'OK :p

After 6 years of the little *&^%^ we've learned that she's not going to change :( and we just have to manage it :rolleyes:

I used to blame myself, believing that I'd gone wrong in her training, but as her daughter (bred by moi) is such a good girl at 'going' in the rain/hail/storm/whatever I now think it's just madam :p  Even competition with her daughter for treats doesn't work :rolleyes:  So now daughter gets treats for being quick and madam gets a treat when and if she goes ;) 

ok probs a really stupid idea but how about a covered small kennel with a large litter tray in it???
It could be just out side the back door so she could just go it there without getting wet.
Only an idea
Sorry if it is stupid

There is no logic to dogs is there? Only Nips will crawl through flooded ditches, scratchy brambles and soaking wet grass (in any weather conditions!!) to get at an invisible weasel but is totally unimpressed,  by being asked to go, all of 5 foot from the back door into the garden if the weather is iffy for his "ablutions".

After a couple of recent lazy widdling episodes. I have now become very cruel and go to the back door with him, gently assist his reluctant rear end down the steps onto the grass and stand on the doorstep blocking all access back into the house by closing the sliding door between the kitchen and back door. So far, this method is working well although if looks could could turn one to stone, there would be a very inelegant statue jamming up the back doorway by now. ;)

LOL I have to laugh at the idea of a dog not wanting to go out in the rain. I have to call mine in or he'll sit out for a shower and a chew when it's bucketing. If it's raining it just takes him longer to get around to the business part of the excursion. Of course I've wisely made the OHs only regular dog job the before bedtime outing. ;-)

Superviszla,

No not a stupid idea at all ;)   We actually built a roof extension on the shed which created a nice sheltered spot by the back gate (3 sides enclosed) and it was her favourite spot to....stand on 3 legs and look at me pathetically from the other end of the garden   she still wouldn't pee   we've now extended the shed fully for OH's business and given up but in the past

put a LARGE cat litter tray inside the backdoor with turf from the garden in it
ditto with earth in it
put a very large garden umbrella up permanently for her to shelter under (neighbours thought we'd lost the plot :D :D )
stood in the garden for 3 hours at a time under a brolly - I wasn't going to give in :rolleyes: - guess who won !!
taken her out every 20 minutes thru the day (for the first year)

This is the bitch who won't let you use the garden hose without getting herself SOAKED playing in the spray