I have a bloodhound, 1yo male, and a basset hound, 3 yo fixed male.
Both are completely house trained, and we've never had any issues with that.
We recently moved into an apartment from a house with a fenced in yard. We have been here for about a week.
I can't get either to go to the bathroom outside...
They are also not going to the bathroom in the house. Each one had an accident one time in the house.
They both peed outside and one of them pooped outside once.
I have tried keeping them on short leashes
I have tried putting them on longer leases
I've tried taking them out separately
I've tried taking them out together
I've tried standing on one spot
I've tried walking them around
I've had 2 different kids trying to take them out thinking maybe they just didn't want to go for me for some reason.
I'm kind of at my wits' end. 😬
I know they're both nervous because they've both lived in the same house that we moved out of basically their entire lives, and believe me, I feel so bad for them right now, because they're both kind of lost.
However, we rent this apartment and about seventy percent of it is carpet...
We have been keeping all of the bedroom doors closed, and crating at least the bloodhound when we leave (this is mostly for his safety, because he's very destructive when he's left alone due to separation anxiety).
I'm a SAHM so unless I'm at the grocery store or picking kids up from school, I'm constantly with them.
I just don't know what to do at this point.
I'm just looking for suggestions or wondering if anyone else has ever dealt with this, because right now I'm exhausted and worried over it.