How can you house break a dog that is two years old?
Let’s say your car keys are on the same hook for years and then all of a sudden someone decided to move them. Will you know where to look without having anyone telling you? Not always. Although I haven’t seen any evidence to support this behavior with dogs I know something that has worked for me personally. Do not in the first day take the pad outside and expect him to know its there. Yes, he has a sense of smell and he knows that the pad is where he goes to potty. At the same time, his trained mind is telling him to go to the same exact spot. This was done at first with repetition. He did it over and over, day in and day out until he did it out of pure instincts. We don’t want to confuse that good behavior or remove it. We want to shift it slightly. For one of my dogs who had the same issue (though at a much younger age), I daily moved the pad further and further away from its spot and closer towards the back door. It might seem a little gross to some but it gives them time to adapt t
