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> They've stopped this after too many incidents with the dogs relieving themselves on the merchandise. Out of curiosity, how does one housetrain a dog such tha

> They've stopped this after too many incidents with the dogs relieving themselves on the merchandise. Out of curiosity, how does one housetrain a dog such that it respects building interiors other than its own home? Every dog I’ve ever know was very good about knowing not to relieve itself in its own building, but considered every other building fair play.

bombcar 2y ago
I think you train the owners, not the dog. Even I, as untrained as I am, have been able to recognize a dog in the "needs to go". As for marking, that's a separate issue; it's correctly pack training the dog so it doesn't feel the need to mark everything.
swatcoder 2y ago
I don't share your experience. It's usually about surfaces and smells, not home vs away. The misbehaving dogs that the GP mentions are probably not terribly well-behaved around home either.
giantg2 2y ago
"Every dog I’ve ever know was very good about knowing not to relieve itself in its own building, but considered every other building fair play" That's absolutely wild. Every dog I've known, except for a few with issues, seems to know not to relieve themselves in any building if they know not to relieve themselves in their own building. No specialized training, just regular house training.
- silverquiet 2y ago
  Yeah, I had the same thought - clearly dogs understand the concept of inside/outside which is interesting on its own (I've read that they "din" animals which means it is somewhat instinctual). The only dogs I've ever had were found street dogs and I also never had to housebreak them.
  - bryanlarsen 2y ago
    Do you mean "den animals"? That they instinctually know not to urinate in their den? That makes sense -- pigs instinctually urinate on one side of their pen so I'm sure other animals have similar instincts. Perhaps a hardware store is too big and too non-den like that some dogs don't consider it a den.
    - giantg2 2y ago
      I haven't had trouble in stores either though. I've noticed they like to eliminate on grass or grass-like stuff. It's actually hard to get my dog to go on concrete. Also if she gets sick in the house, it's always on the carpet and not on the hard flooring surfaces.
ohnoitsahuman 2y ago
When you bring the dog to a new environment, you watch it like a hawk. As soon as the they get curious about any corner, you correct them immediately. Only take a few hours of this to fix the behavior.

bombcar 2y ago

I think you train the owners, not the dog. Even I, as untrained as I am, have been able to recognize a dog in the "needs to go". As for marking, that's a separate issue; it's correctly pack training the dog so it doesn't feel the need to mark everything.

swatcoder 2y ago

I don't share your experience. It's usually about surfaces and smells, not home vs away. The misbehaving dogs that the GP mentions are probably not terribly well-behaved around home either.

giantg2 2y ago

"Every dog I’ve ever know was very good about knowing not to relieve itself in its own building, but considered every other building fair play" That's absolutely wild. Every dog I've known, except for a few with issues, seems to know not to relieve themselves in any building if they know not to relieve themselves in their own building. No specialized training, just regular house training.

silverquiet 2y ago
Yeah, I had the same thought - clearly dogs understand the concept of inside/outside which is interesting on its own (I've read that they "din" animals which means it is somewhat instinctual). The only dogs I've ever had were found street dogs and I also never had to housebreak them.
- bryanlarsen 2y ago
  Do you mean "den animals"? That they instinctually know not to urinate in their den? That makes sense -- pigs instinctually urinate on one side of their pen so I'm sure other animals have similar instincts. Perhaps a hardware store is too big and too non-den like that some dogs don't consider it a den.
  - giantg2 2y ago
    I haven't had trouble in stores either though. I've noticed they like to eliminate on grass or grass-like stuff. It's actually hard to get my dog to go on concrete. Also if she gets sick in the house, it's always on the carpet and not on the hard flooring surfaces.

ohnoitsahuman 2y ago

When you bring the dog to a new environment, you watch it like a hawk. As soon as the they get curious about any corner, you correct them immediately. Only take a few hours of this to fix the behavior.