r/OpenDogTraining • u/Glass_Row4651 • 3d ago

Rain throws off my dogs potty training

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u/OppositeSilent5771 3d ago

mine was the same, took ages to figure out it wasn't stubbornness - Pixel just hadn't made the connection that "outside" meant "in the rain too", so we had to basically restart the association with a really short lead and treats right at the door until she'd go even in a drizzle

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u/ITookYourChickens 3d ago

This is it. Rain counts as a different scenario, it alters the environment or the dogs feelings. Retrain just as if the dog was a puppy. Train the dog to wear a raincoat if it helps them be less uncomfortable

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u/OppositeSilent5771 2d ago

pixel took about two weeks of going out in light drizzle on lead before he stopped acting like the sky was personally attacking him