Hey eveyrone! I have a 9 wk old beagle/blue heeler mix (named Hunter) that I adopted from my local animal shelter. We live in an apartment, and we're trying to get him to go outside (and downstairs) to eliminate. So far he's really good at going the minute we put him outside. 2 problems - 1) he won't let us know when he needs to go if he's inside, he'll still try to find a corner to eliminate (fortunately I can keep a watchful eye on him, and we're working on crate training to help regulate his bowel movements) and 2) we were just hit with a freezing cold rainy front and he hates being outside. It's like, he'll eliminate the very minimum before he runs upstairs and tries to finish on our carpet. He's miserable outside, and I don't blame him. Paper training doesn't work - when we put him on the paper he'll just stop going and not go at all. It doesn't help that he came so undernourished from the shelter that he's all skin and bones and is already dealing with a respiratory infection. Any suggestions on housebreaking would be greatly appreciated! Thanks!
Maria