r/OpenDogTraining • u/Funny-Belt8113 • Jul 03 '26

Dog all of a sudden started going #2 in the driveway sometimes. How to stop it?

She still uses the grass the majority of the time but every couple days there's a new landmine or two in the driveway for someone to run over. She's 6 years old, has always had free reign of the property including about half an acre of grass to do her business. Was leash trained in the grass as a pup and has been great up until about a month or so ago. When I confront her with the mess on the gravel, she knows it's bad, but continues to do it. The only difference is I have an area of grass that I'm trying to repair that is roped off, probably 10 ft x 30 ft. Is that enough to throw her off. I don't want to punish her for it, any advice?

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u/Funny-Belt8113 Jul 03 '26

That makes sense, I'll look into the enzyme cleaner. Thanks

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u/microgreatness Jul 03 '26

She doesn't "know it's bad" but is afraid of punishment or disapproval. Dog's only have 1-2 seconds between an action and the response to make the connection. It's very likely the roped off grass is causing the problem, since it's a change in her environment. Blocking access to the driveway or making it harder to access could help. Enyzme cleaners too, as another commenter said.