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Hey all! We're moving cross country + to Alaska next month. I'm looking for ideas on how to help Rico transition. He's always been my fearful boy, but after reading some books and spending countless hours, he's gotten SO much better. My main concern is currently, he has to kind of psych himself up to go outside and potty. We have a screened-in patio, so he goes out there, surveys the yard, the sounds, etc, and spends around 5-10 min watching his sisters potty and just waiting until he gets up the courage to go outside. We would give him treats whenever he went potty outside, but it hasn't been enough to get him to just run out and go. Walks haven't been exactly easy with him either, as we live in a very active neighborhood, so there's quite a lot of stimulation.
The weather is 85 degrees here, so it hasn't been too bad. However, we won't have a patio in our new place (but we will still have a fenced yard), and when its -5 degrees and snowy, we can't keep the door open for him to eventually decide to go.
I'm hoping it won't be an issue as his fear is hopefully location-based. Our neighborhood backs up to the highway where he was born/rescued from, and there is so much street noise constantly around. We're moving to a small town, with a hopefully quiet neighborhood, so I'm really hoping he overcomes this as it's one of his last big struggles with fear.
Any tips on how to help him through this transition?
The weather is 85 degrees here, so it hasn't been too bad. However, we won't have a patio in our new place (but we will still have a fenced yard), and when its -5 degrees and snowy, we can't keep the door open for him to eventually decide to go.
I'm hoping it won't be an issue as his fear is hopefully location-based. Our neighborhood backs up to the highway where he was born/rescued from, and there is so much street noise constantly around. We're moving to a small town, with a hopefully quiet neighborhood, so I'm really hoping he overcomes this as it's one of his last big struggles with fear.
Any tips on how to help him through this transition?