How Do You Let Puppy Toilet When Out And About

[Lucy's mama]

Hi. I have every intention of socialising my puppy as much as possible. In addition to puppy preschool I plan to carry him or put him in our old pram while keeping up my older dogs walks at the 3 parks we frequent (not off lead dog parks but lots of dogs are walked there), around our neighbourhood and around a busy suburban shopping area where my daughter does gymnastics (I walk Lucy while she is in class) and also take him on the school and kindy run, to swimming lessons, to job sites to visit my partner and his work mates etc.

It seemed like a great idea untill I started to wonder how he will toilet if he is not allowed on the ground? What does everyone else do with their pup when they are out and it's time for a toilet break?

[MsBex]

Could you put him on a leash and restrict his area of movement, so that he's not sniffing/walking in a big radius? (Still a puppy newb myself so not sure if thats an option).

Not sure how old your pup is, but when I bought Cory home at 10wks, he was able to hold it all night while crated, so knew he had that potential to hold if I took him out.

Cute puppy you have

[Lucy's mama]

Thanks MsBex. Putting him down but only long enough to do his business is the only idea I'd had. I think if I expect him to hold it he might go in the car on the way home.

[APBT]

Thanks MsBex. Putting him down but only long enough to do his business is the only idea I'd had. I think if I expect him to hold it he might go in the car on the way home.

in all honestly, your dog will be ok to touch the ground, its still a dog remember, they need to be exposed to things to become immune to them, cant keep him in a bubble forever.

[Sandra777]

Put him on the ground somewhere not a lot of random dogs would be likely to frequent - that corner of the park far from the gate which is bare and sandy for example. Just be sensible about where you let him go.

You or the other dogs in the house could bring the virus to him even if he was kept at home in the laundry so be careful and use common sense and be observant - if he looks off colour take it seriously for example.

[Lucy's mama]

Thanks. I am probably a bit too anxious about him catching something.

[Aidan]

Your local vet should be able to advise prevalence of communicable disease in the area. In the absence of a specific warning (e.g "we are seeing a lot of pups with parvo at the moment") I would take the risk, but that is my personal opinion.

[luffy4688]

Back before bailey had all his vaccinations done, I would normally just carry him for like 20-30 minutes round the block. He normally holds it in alright and I do try to make sure he uses the toilet before we leave the house. If I thought he needs to use the toilet real bad, I try to find a spot that dogs normally don't walk on.