My puppy won't go to the toilet on the street

My 10-month-old dog had the same problem at first; he refused to go on concrete. But after constantly taking him out and walking him around town, he eventually changed. He still avoids going in town if he can help it, but he'll do it when he really needs to! 😂

Yes, we all make mistakes 🤣.

As for pooing on the tarmac, that’ll come when it needs to and your pup has no other choice. In the meantime, the bits of ground around the trees in the street will do just fine.

A house-trained adult dog won't make themselves ill if they can't find grass, but for a puppy, it's all still a bit confusing. You need to make it easy for him, so keep up the toilet training on the grass (or even just some dirt, that works too).

Don't stress Novanos, with all the effort you're putting in, things are bound to turn out fine. Enjoy him while he’s still a puppy; it goes by fast, really fast... no need to rush him into growing up too quickly 😉

Yes, I was indeed talking about the tarmac, but I know full well that I was asking a bit much by trying to get him to go on the pavement. I feel a bit bad about it; I know it was a mistake, but I suppose it's only natural to make them, and I’ve certainly learned my lesson anyway.

And just to clarify a few things, it's true that I was really anxious and quite stressed at first about getting things wrong (which is why I was posting so much on the forum a few days ago), but I'm much more relaxed now. I'm just really trying to do my research and ask questions so I can do things the right way and, above all, keep learning.

Thanks again for all your replies! :)

Hi everyone.

Novanos, I’ve said this before, but take a moment to breathe and, above all, let your dog grow up. You do realise that by overthinking things, you could end up doing more harm than good and creating problems?

Seriously, Koda had the hang of it by two and a half months and was fully house-trained by four months. (By ‘hang of it’, I mean if I missed the signs that he needed a wee or a poo by the door, but that was rare as he knew how to make himself understood; and by ‘house-trained’, I mean no more accidents from four months onwards.) But even now, with a perfectly house-trained dog, Koda will still look for a little patch of grass on the pavement to do his business. I don’t know any dog that likes tarmac; it’s not natural.

Reading your posts, you sound quite anxious. Almost hyperactive (I don’t mean that as a criticism); my advice would actually be for you. A bit of meditation or relaxation. Just let go and things will be fine—you both really need to give yourselves a breather.

Novanos, when you say "the street", do you actually mean on the tarmac?

Well, good luck with that! 🤣🤣🤣

Even now, mine would hold it in for hours rather than go on the tarmac... and if it does happen, they certainly make their feelings known by going right in the middle of the road! 🤣

The main thing is that your puppy is making progress with toilet training, so if the grass works, then stick with the grass.

Joking aside, I think it’s a bit much to do that to a puppy who isn’t even three months old... from the moment he gets into position, grabbing him was bound to put him off. It might work for a wee, but not for the rest.

Once again, stop being in such a HURRY, let the puppy grow up!