I recently moved from a high-rise apartment to a ground-floor place. When my puppy was younger, she was trained to use a grass patch on the balcony and would press a button to go outside. She basically had free access to potty on the grass patch when needed.
Now that we live downstairs, I can take her out properly for potty breaks. The issue is she has no consistent pee/poo routine. She goes at random time (press the button at night several times)
and I can’t find a clear pattern. Sometimes she presses the button just to go outside, does a tiny pee, and then just wanders around.
We also moved recently, so she’s still adjusting, and her appetite has been a bit off.
I’d like to transition her into a more structured routine (e.g. predictable morning poop, scheduled potty breaks instead of random button presses).
How do I shift from “free access grass patch” to a proper potty schedule without confusing her?
Any advice from people who’ve retrained routines after a move would be appreciated.
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