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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My dog cannot just go outside and drop a load. He needs some exercise to get things going and that's going to happen on the walk. Some humans are the same in that they have to go after running or working out. How would you like it if someone told you to go in a particular place at a particular time?[/quote]

This. She needs to get the legs and the sniffer going before there's any action.[/quote]

So why not loop your own yard 3 or 4x and time it that way?[/quote]

Exactly. Some of the excuses on this thread are WILD.

Train your dog to pee on command. Any new dog should be crate trained anyway. From the crate, they go straight outside to whatever designated "pee spot" you're going to use (on your own property, if at all possible). You give them a command and a reasonable amount of time to go. If they do, treat. If not, offer water, then back in the crate and try again in an age-appropriate amount of time (for a puppy, 30 minutes, and increase from there for full-grown dogs).

I have worked with over 100 breeds of dogs over several decades. Never met the dog who didn't learn this. It's 100% lazy owners. [/quote]

Are you saying your dog will never mark on a walk outside of their pee place? My dogs usually pee on our front lawn or backyard as soon as I take them out. However, they will mark during a walk, which I only allow on the strip of grass by the street. I only allow them to poop on that strip too, and not only do I clean it up, I also pick up poop left by inconsiderate dog owners. [/quote]

Are you somehow confused or bewildered by this? No, I do not let my dog(s) randomly decide where to "mark". If I'm going to be out on a long enough walk/hike that they'll need to rehydrate, I plan ahead to make sure we're near open/public space so they can be cued, again, to do any business they may need to do (again), but they're not allowed to just dictate where they drop their mess.

If your dog is just randomly stopping to piss, it's walking you. [/quote]
I’m no dog expert, but the rescue I adopted from explicitly told me that dogs need to be able to sniff around for mental stimulation, and for that reason, it’s not enough to just let them out in the yard to do their business. They have to be walked so they can sniff out new scents. Do your dogs sniff freely, but then avoid marking? How did you train that out of them?[/quote]

Sniffing isn't squatting/lifting a leg. These things happen at opposite ends.  :lol:  If they have nothing they need to deposit, and you see them start to squat/pee stance, and they're properly leashed like they should be, a quick "nope" and walking off should get the message across easily. You shouldn't be out on extended sniffs before your dog has its basics dialed in. Puppies don't even have all their shots yet, and older dogs benefit more from intense focus at home and proper leash demeanor before going too far in public.

I take my dogs on extended sniffs because, yes, it's good for their mental health and well-being to engage their environment. I don't let them piss on other people's property, because they're properly trained and controlled. This is completely controllable/trainable behavior.[/quote]

As long as you don’t take your dog to your kids’ school entrance.
There was a mom at our school whose dog went to sniff another woman’s butt.

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That's madness. No, I train my dogs to pee/poop in my yard. You think I'm going to let them sniff a stranger w/o said stranger deliberately inviting this by asking me first and offering a hand or other appropriate target? Nope. My dog, my bubble. Your bubble isn't for us. We're good.[/quote]

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