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Originally Posted by Kirska
Since we adopted Anabelle in March we've been working to housetrain her. We installed a dog door and give her senior bladder support supplements so she can hold it longer and make it outside without having to ask us. She is about 8 years old and was a stray/shelter dog for at least the last year, maybe longer, so we're not sure she was ever housetrained.
We'd made significant progress where she was having maybe 1 accident a week or so, but in the last week or so we've had a lot of rain with the Alex storm, and now she seems to have "forgotten" her housetraining. In fact she refuses to go outside at all unless we are outside and coaxing her out the door, even on clear sunny days. I wonder if maybe the concrete porch is hot on her paws since it is in the direct Texas sunlight, but I'm not sure how to fix that without buying an expensive shade structure (we rent our house).
Does anyone have any recommendations for reliably housetraining a senior stray basset? We've been praising and giving her a treat when she potties outside but had stopped a month or two ago when she seemed to get the idea.
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as for the hot concreate, try a throw rug or even a piece of old rug that is what I did, my back porch when the dog door is gets direct sun all day is usually 15 to 25 degrees hotter back there than out front. we put a rug down and now the dogs go in and out also gives them some place to lay in the sun if they want..we just used an old piece of carpet we found at a yard sale, keep up the work and she will get the idea...being a rescuer is commendable , keep up the good work. she may be fearful to go out because of the storm you had so keep that in mind keep reasuring her that she is safe