My dog, Austin Riley, is 5 months old and he does okay with potty
training. He is litter boxed training to tinkle and next to his litter
box is his puppy pad for pooing - well he gets so excited sometimes
that when he goes to his pad to poo, he never finishes - he takes off
running and usually leaves a log in the middle of the floor. How do I
get him to stat put and drop the log where he's standing?

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How do I
get him to stat put and drop the log where he's standing?

Be there with him.

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--Matt. Rocky's a Dog.

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Rocky wrote:

said in rec.pets.dogs.behavior:

How do I
get him to stat put and drop the log where he's standing?

Be there with him.

Yup. Some dogs are just too busy to stay in one place otherwise! Of
course, in the yard, it doesn't matter so much, so training to outside
would seem like a really good idea.

Franklin was a line pooper. Standing/squatting still was just not in
his repertoire. One always risked stepping on one piece while scooping
the main part. A small price to pay and if I was with him and told him
to stay put and finish, he was perfectly capable of doing so.

--
Janet Boss
www.bestfriendsdogobedience.com

For me, it was the pup who would not only run off.. he'd then stop and sit
before it had all come off, too...
so we had _lots_ of bath time.....
part of it is just being a very excitable, and distracted puppy, and most of
the time, they do grow out of it...at least somewhat..
Training to outside, and lots of trips out is always best, but not always
practical (apartment living, or living somewhere like Alaska where it's very
very cold out there right now, and snow is often deeper then the dog is
tall.. and even if you shovel a path for them, it can fill in over night,
and they arne't going to wait in the morning for you to shovel... ) so the
pad and litter training is always a good back up. Stay with the pup when he
potties (as much as you can anyway) and encourage as he goes (say, go potty,
good potty, etc..) reward when he stays put long enough to finish where he's
supposed to go. (lots of praise, petting, a tiny treat..)

be patient and work with him, with any luck, this phase won't last long.

Davina in Alaska