I have had my 9 week old Border Collie for a few days now, and we are working on potty training. While he sometimes has pee accidents, he is pretty good about barking and grabbing his leash to let me know he wants to go out.
To keep the schedule and expectations consistent, I have been putting his leash on, taking him to the front yard, and watching him so I can make sure he goes + praise immediately.
However, I have a fully fenced backyard and ultimately want to show him that he can choose to go out by himself through a doggy door if he wants to go to the bathroom between walks.
When/how did you guys introduce this to your dog? I don't want to confuse him or accidentally make him incapable of holding it at all if needed, but I also don't want him to suffer needlessly and have to wait for hours when he can just go outside.
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