{"id":15139,"date":"2022-03-25T10:55:47","date_gmt":"2022-03-25T10:55:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/why-does-my-dog-not-want-to-poop-in-my-yard\/"},"modified":"2022-03-25T10:55:47","modified_gmt":"2022-03-25T10:55:47","slug":"why-does-my-dog-not-want-to-poop-in-my-yard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/why-does-my-dog-not-want-to-poop-in-my-yard\/","title":{"rendered":"Why does my dog not want to poop in my yard?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_17 counter-hierarchy counter-decimal ez-toc-grey\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" style=\"display: none;\"><i class=\"ez-toc-glyphicon ez-toc-icon-toggle\"><\/i><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class=\"ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1\"><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/why-does-my-dog-not-want-to-poop-in-my-yard\/#Why_does_my_dog_not_want_to_poop_in_my_yard\" title=\"Why does my dog not want to poop in my yard?\">Why does my dog not want to poop in my yard?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/why-does-my-dog-not-want-to-poop-in-my-yard\/#Why_do_dogs_take_so_long_to_find_a_place_to_poop\" title=\"Why do dogs take so long to find a place to poop?\">Why do dogs take so long to find a place to poop?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/why-does-my-dog-not-want-to-poop-in-my-yard\/#Why_does_my_dog_poop_in_the_house_and_not_outside\" title=\"Why does my dog poop in the house and not outside?\">Why does my dog poop in the house and not outside?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/why-does-my-dog-not-want-to-poop-in-my-yard\/#How_can_I_get_my_dog_to_poop_in_the_yard\" title=\"How can I get my dog to poop in the yard?\">How can I get my dog to poop in the yard?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/why-does-my-dog-not-want-to-poop-in-my-yard\/#Why_is_my_dog_so_picky_about_where_he_poops\" title=\"Why is my dog so picky about where he poops?\">Why is my dog so picky about where he poops?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/why-does-my-dog-not-want-to-poop-in-my-yard\/#Why_does_my_dog_not_want_to_go_in_the_grass\" title=\"Why does my dog not want to go in the grass?\">Why does my dog not want to go in the grass?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_does_my_dog_not_want_to_poop_in_my_yard\"><\/span>Why does my dog not want to poop in my yard?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If you take your dog to the same potty area in your yard every single day, your dog may not want to poop because <b>in nature dogs are used to walk a lot and walking stimulates peristalsis, and therefore, elimination.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_do_dogs_take_so_long_to_find_a_place_to_poop\"><\/span>Why do dogs take so long to find a place to poop?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>So, why DO dogs take so long to decide on the perfect pooping spot? There are four main reasons: <b>sniffing out other dogs&#8217; scents, anxiety, distractions, and, weirdly but truly, the earth&#8217;s magnetic poles.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_does_my_dog_poop_in_the_house_and_not_outside\"><\/span>Why does my dog poop in the house and not outside?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Dogs may poop inside <b>to avoid facing something that scares them outside. The anxiety could occur for lots of reasons, like weather (too hot or too cold), passing cars or the continuous barking of a neighbor&#8217;s dog.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_can_I_get_my_dog_to_poop_in_the_yard\"><\/span>How can I get my dog to poop in the yard?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>8 Steps to Teaching Your Dog to Potty in the Yard<\/b><\/p>\n<li>Keep her on a leash.  <\/li>\n<li>Stay with her outside.  <\/li>\n<li>Reward her pees and poops!  <\/li>\n<li>Give her a cue word as she starts to go.  <\/li>\n<li>Keep your outings short.  <\/li>\n<li>Save play time for after business time.  <\/li>\n<li>Make your yard a little smellier.  <\/li>\n<li>Learn your dog&#8217;s schedule.<\/li>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_is_my_dog_so_picky_about_where_he_poops\"><\/span>Why is my dog so picky about where he poops?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>So, why DO dogs take so long to decide on the perfect pooping spot? There are four main reasons: <b>sniffing out other dogs&#8217; scents, anxiety, distractions, and, weirdly but truly, the earth&#8217;s magnetic poles.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_does_my_dog_not_want_to_go_in_the_grass\"><\/span>Why does my dog not want to go in the grass?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Some dogs are actually <b>allergic to grass. If you see your dog licking its paws often or if the fur turns a rust color (for white dogs), you may want to check with your vet and see if grass is something your dog is allergic to. Your dog could also be reacting to a treatment on your lawn.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Table of Contents Why does my dog not want to poop in my yard?Why do dogs take so long to find a place to poop?Why does my dog poop in the house and not outside?How can I get my dog to poop in the yard?Why is my dog so picky about where he poops?Why does&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"spay_email":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15139","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15139"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15139"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15139\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15139"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15139"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15139"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}