I am not understanding how to train a dog to outside on their own. I have a dog door. The dog appears to want to potty but won't go outside on their own. Does this mean I have to walk the dog? I see the command to potty - do I have to take the dog outside myself and give the command? I read on a thread the dog can have the "independent" trait and go on their own. Correct? Help is appreciated.

If you click on the dog you should see a command to get them to potty (I don't remember what exactly it says). They have to be trained to potty by themselves (you'll get a notification when they've learned). I think there's a bug with the mechanism, though, because even when dogs have been trained to go on their own many people are reporting that they stand by the door and wait.

"simstr0ng;c-16159519" wrote:I don't know how to train the dog to potty - - there is not a train command for that. Is it just "go potty" that trains them to go on their own?Yeah, you just "ask them to go potty" a few times and then you'll get a pop-up that says they learned to go on their own. But, as was mentioned above, it seems buggy. You definitely don't have to take them outside yourself....you can just keep asking them to go on their own.

I got the pop-up and the dog went outside...and potty'd on the deck. The dog should know to go to grass or some other terrain - right? So what now - do I just let the dog direct himself to potty? Who cleans up the potty? Will the gardener or the maid do that?

"simstr0ng;c-16159873" wrote:I got the pop-up and the dog went outside...and potty'd on the deck. The dog should know to go to grass or some other terrain - right? So what now - do I just let the dog direct himself to potty? Who cleans up the potty? Will the gardener or the maid do that?I think they use the deck because the roomba covers the deck...so I think they were set up that way. Also, if it's a puppy, they can't go down stairs on their own. The puddles will evaporate on their own...although you may get a pet trying to drink from or play in them before they disappear if you don't clean them up. The poo you'll need to clean up...haven't tried it with a maid but seems like that's something they would clean up as they mop up messes in the yards caused by kids. The dog should know to go outside to go potty by himself but it seems buggy as most people are saying they still have to tell the dog to go potty....and that's how it's been for me too.

I really hope it is just a bug and they will correct it, because it is really annoying to have to send the dogs outside all the time. I asked to go potty hundred times already and they are still waiting in front of the door every time and whining.

Dog house training - I don't understand

SheriGR
Hero
7 years ago
@simstr0ng @kalaksed @TravisBlackfox ...Both of my dogs have the smart trait....

Okay....
I was having a great deal of frustration in that I would tell my dogs to go potty from inside the house, but I was finding poo right inside the doorway to the fenced in back yard. There was a doggy door next to the regular door and both were unlocked for the dogs. Both opened onto a set of stairs only wide enough for the two doorways together - (about 3 squares?). I did find that when I was viewing them going potty they would frequently do it on the landing/'porch' between the door and stairs. I even watched them poop and saw it happen on the deck, but sometimes the poop seemed to 'teleport' either to the yard or inside the door? So I am hoping that explains the inside the door thing. So... the mystery of the poops inside the door sent me to this post, and after reading your posts...

I have tried a few things that seem to be working well for me so far...

• I have a fenced in back yard.
• I have altered the doors and stairs leading up to them as pictured at the link/screenshot below. I had to make two separate landings and space between the doors and landings/stairs or the dog sometimes ran through the rails to the other deck/landing area, which is 2 squares. (They are Yorkies, so this two squares 'roomy' enough for them to feel free to pee/poo, but not one square, which is all that is on the landing/porch by the doggie door.) I also have separate railing and steps for each door. This seems to have stopped them from peeing/pooping on the landing/porch.
https://monsheridesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/doggie-door.jpg
• I have locked the people door for dogs so they can only use the doggie door.

I did have one time so far that one of the dogs stood on the new tiny porch/landing and pooped (it's winter & it's a small breed - Yorkie, so a tiny porch does fit), but in that case the poop went into the yard, not into the house. Maybe with so little room it's not possible to poop not near an edge to send it to the yard? I can hope.

With that in mind, is that a thing... has anyone else had any poop or pee that actually stayed on the deck/landing? Not sure if it would be different with an actual deck rather than the landing above the stairs only. Anyone else have teleporting poop (to inside the door or yard from the stair landing area?

Also... for now I am trying a different training method for the Sims. I have them go out into the yard and call the dogs. Then I click on each dog two different times and tell them to go potty (one time is usually pee and one time is pee or poo.) Then I praise them. This is working really well.

My plan is to do this for a short time, then start just telling them to potty from inside, or see if they just do it on their own. Working my way forward from that.

I have uploaded a revision of the 'Cozy Home & Greenhouse 2' (the home/lot in this screenshot) where I added this set of doors to my gallery if anyone wants to view/download it to see or use. The revised version is called ''Cozy Home & Greenhouse 3'', which is dog-friendly (and toddler-friendly). In that house design lock the front gate and the door to the back deck for dogs and unlock the front door. To walk them click on the dog and say take for walk. The dog can only get in or out of the gate if the Sim has them on a leash when its locked for dogs.
MichaelUKingdon
7 years ago
"simstr0ng;d-929551" wrote:
I am not understanding how to train a dog to outside on their own. I have a dog door. The dog appears to want to potty but won't go outside on their own. Does this mean I have to walk the dog? I see the command to potty - do I have to take the dog outside myself and give the command? I read on a thread the dog can have the "independent" trait and go on their own. Correct? Help is appreciated.

potty?

sorry just made be laugh ;)

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