Potty Issues with JRT    Member Since Barked: Wed Apr 17, '13
6:17am PST  Hi! We are fostering a 7 y-o Jack Russell and he is
a sweetie. But we are having potty issues even after 3 weeks.
There are actually TWO things going on with him. First is his
complete obsession with eating poop. And I mean obsession. He
spends most of his time in the yard searching for tasty treats
and it doesn't matter whose they are--other dogs, rabbits, etc.
I have read about putting Tabasco sauce on them, using a squirt
bottle as negative reinforcement, etc. That is not the main
issue, but it may or may not be related.  The biggest problem is
that he is not getting on a schedule with our other dogs. He
hates to go outside in general, but he has improved with coaxing
via a treat. Once outside, he basically wants to either hunt
poop or go back inside. We will stay out with him for 20 mins.
or so, using the word "potty," which he sees our other dogs
react to, but I would say 75% of the time he does not go. He
only pees maybe two times