American Staffordshire Terrier Forum:
Where to poop

Is it common practice for this particular breed to hold their poop if you change the normal spot for them to go in? We put up a hedge and fenced that side of the yard off so the plants could grow. He held his poop for three days until I moved the fence so he could get back in.

I really need to put the fence back up..he sits all over the plants and ends up breaking them. Any ideas on how I get him to go potty in another place in the yard?

Thanks for any help!

There are several types of repellants that are designed to

keep animals away from plants. Give this a try and let

me know how it worked out. Best of luck to you and your

pet. Jay

Here is a more natural way to approach this situation,

allow a few poops to accumulate, next collect the poop and place them in the area you want your dog to poop. Allow the dog to venture into this area supervised and when s/he successfully poops, reward and praise your dog for this good "new" behavior...keep this in mind, its not a good idea to punnish your dog for pooping in what you now deem is the wrong place, the dog will think its because of what s/he is doing and not where s/he is doing it...Good luck!