Moveing the Number 2

Oh boy that's hilarious, of course it's not my dog. I am not a trainer but one will be along soon, how old is the dog? and where in the house do you keep the pee pee pad? is it near her food or her crate?

I just have to ask because I keep reading about this a lot.  But, why does she go in the house at all.  Why isn't she going outside?? 

Oh yeah Lor, that's a good question.  Duh

Sounds like she's going on a tinkle pad, so that's why she's going on the house.  I've never heard of a dog moving it from one spot to another with their mouth, though.  I can't imagine what that's about. 

They say if you add pineapple to a dog's diet it will stop the dog from the habit of eating it's own poop, would that also work to stop it from moving it?

I realize she's using a pad, WHY is  she using a pad??  I don't understand that, why can't she go outside. 

For some people it's not easy to take their dogs outside.  Some might live in a Condo/Highrise building so taking them out is not as easy as just "letting them out". 
 
Another reason could be temperature wise.  Lana goes outside no problem but we're moving to a new provice where the winters are FAR worse and if she can't handle going outside to poop, then we'll need to train her to do it in a litter box. 

Well, I don't have a yard to just let my dog out in either.  But, she isn't going in the house.  I guess I just don't like that, little dog or not. 

Willow, going on a tinkle pad is alot different than "going in the house."  Until I owned a tiny dog, I didn't understand the tinkle pad thing, but now I do.  My dog is 100% housetrained.  She will ask for the door and I will bring her outside.  HOWEVER, if it's the middle of a 10 degree day or a blizzard or a nasty New England nor'easter, I can tell you that there's no way this 5 lb. dog will do anything but shiver and suffer if brought outside.  So, I trained her to use tinkle pads located in the spare bedroom of our second floor.  I decide what it's going to be when she asks for the door--outside or upstairs. It works and alot of people with tiny dogs use litter boxes and tinkle pads for their dogs.  I think it's a great alternative to the old days when little dogs were notorious for tinkling all over the house in the middle of winter, when they would refuse to go outside. 

I don't know, Willow doesn't like being out even when it's raining.  I can't imagine just letting her have a poop area in the house though.  I mean, they aren't cats.   I don't see it cruel for them to be going outside to do what they've got to do.   They refuse to go outside, who is in charge here, the dog??

It's not about being in charge.  Some tempratures are just too cold for certain dogs - especially if they're small.  You're not allowing them to go ANYWHERE in your house, they have a specific spot that they can go and to me, you are still in charge because you tell them WHERE they can go. 
 
I guess it's difficult for you to understand unless you've experienced it.  Some people just need to experience things for themselves because they can fully understand it.  Lana is 100% reliable BUT we are moving and if it's FREEZING COLD outside, there is no way she or ME will go out there.

We've lived in two states with extreme weather (Oregon - driving rain, wind, miserable temps, and Connecticut - subzero temps, blizzards, solid ice everywhere).  Tonka had to face the worst conditions.  Tonka weighed about 130 pounds, so the thought of his waste being in the house was not something I'd consider.  Yes, there were days when we couldn't take him out (once my DH fell down the icy front steps while trying to chip a path for us to make a quick potty trip to the yard).  We'd create paths thru snow and ice, put warm clothes and booties on us and the dogs, but still, there were times Tonka would stand his ground firmly and not take a step even after we dragged him out there.  On those days (maybe 6 times a year), we'd head back in, and he'd hold it as long as possible.  He let us know when he'd waited enough, and finally we'd go out and he'd do his business very quickly (with a pathetic look on his face) and head directly back to the house! 
 
Former neighbors of ours worked retail and in the weeks before Christmas, their dog would be inside for 12 hours.  They put pads out in case she was desperate, or in case one of us neighbors weren't available to take her out.  It was a good solution for them.  I've heard of these little garden boxes that have grass growing in them that high-rise folks can put on a patio for dogs to use.  I've never seen one, but the concept is neat.
 
I guess it's good to have lots of options, but for me, walking Tonka twice a day was the only exercise I got, so I forced myself out there, rain or shine.  I used to wish I could train him to use a toilet like I've heard people do with cats!

She moves her poop?!  That is absolutely the strangest thing!  ... I have no idea how to fix it.  To fix it, it helps to know the motivation.  Hopefully someone here understands this behavior.

Lori, while we don't necessarily agree with the going in the house thing.... why do we care?  It's not your house they are going in.  They are training their dogs, they just trained them to go in the house on a pad, instead of outside. While i have a doggie door, my life is simple [] I can understand someone who needs to create consistancy by having them potty on a pad thus house training them, rather than having the pup hold it while they rush down 4 stories, or into a blizzard, etc.  But, at any rate that isn't what they are asking.  They asked how to stop them from moving the poop off the pad. 
 
...  I'm sorry Freebies, but I also got a bit of a giggle from the question, it's always a little funnier when you aren't the one dealing with it.  I hope someone can help!
 
 

I am wondering, as someone earlier in the thread wondered, if her bathroom spot is too close to her bed and/or food and water. This would be a natural thing, then, to want to move the poop elsewhere. Of course most dogs would just POOP elsewhere in that case.

As far as pee pads and weather and all that is concerned I'm firmly in the middle. []

Sofia trained HERSELF to use the mat on the linoleum as an emergency pee pad if she has to go and I'm not home to take her out. Every once in a while I get stuck because of snow or something. It's very rare that she's not with me, but if it should occur at least I know where she'll potty.

As far as poop goes, no matter what the weather, we go outside. Always. And I have some winter weather that'll beat just about any winter weather anyone else has, LOL! People with little dogs up here do take their dogs outside, but their doorsteps look like Poop City.

I have to side with Willow here...my dog has zero body fat and a desert coat.  When it's time for him to go outside: we go outside.  If it's below freezing or if it's raining I may have to put a jacket on him...but he's going outside...

I don't get upset at s or diarrhea but I won't tolerate or teach him that it's "ok" to go in the house.