Use Astro Turf????????????

NO, no and no on astro turf!!!!Heavy hard to clean and stinks when dirty to high heaven when soiled. :B:B

A. Put up a contained kennel area for him - pea gravel
TSC has small outside portable chain link kennels on sale all the time.

OR

B. Put up an ex-pen and put down sun shade from Lowes underneath it and put stakes on all four corners.

I use the sun shade on the ground when RV'ing all the time under my ex-pens. You could put 2 expens together and it would be 'plenty' of room for your little guy to run around in and do his business.

I am an over the top dog person BUT your house and your lawn is YOUR domain and for YOU to enjoy not the dog!:C

The sunshade allows all water/pee to drain thru it AND the best part it allows you to pick up the poop cleanly with a scooper instead of smearing it all over when you try to pick it up on grass.

The sunshade is also real light weight an 8 x 8 piece of it that would fit under 2-expens will fit in a small bucket of soapy water to wash it in and hung up dries in 5 minutes. Or just squirt dawn on it in place and hose off, again dries quickly.

Good Luck!

May be re-do the yard to a desert landscape using a mixture of sand and dirt instead of gravel like most I've seen!




Real easy to pick up the crrr, .... I mean poop! The best part is NO MORE mowing the lawn!

Anonymous

If you want to build him a potty area IMO the better option would be to use mulch or sand rather than something like AstroTurf. Here's a site that explains how to go about it -- Link

An easier option may be to do as PapPappy suggests.

I have to ask -- are you leaving him outside alone for periods of time? Because it seems rather unusual to me that a small dog could do significant damage just from the amount of pawing/digging they typically exhibit after doing their business. For most dogs that's more of a quick wiping of the feet than actual digging. OTOH it's very common for dogs to dig from boredom/stress if left outside alone.

Retrain?? No - jut train!! Dogs can/will learn if you are firm and consistent!

I think I'd work on retraining the dog. Walk him on a leash when you take him outside, and correct him every time he begins to dig.
Give him a treat when he doesn't dig (it may also help distract him after he goes), and eventually, the cycle will be broken:)

The problem with astro-turf, is that you'll need to hose it down, and if the dog has a loose stool, it may be pretty nasty!

Good luck with whatever you decide:)