Moving a dog to a cold climate

[RR]

Update: Today the snow is melting so the dog found some grass to poop in. Still no idea how to get her to poop in the snow. My wife didn't think it was funny when I told her she could take the snow shovel out and dig a spot for the dog.

[4_2_it]

RR,

Punish when the dog is pooping in your house. Reward when the dog poops outside. That's really all you can do. You can win this battle, but it will take some time.

[RR]

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RR,

Punish when the dog is pooping in your house. Reward when the dog poops outside. That's really all you can do. You can win this battle, but it will take some time.

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Yea we gave her a treat for pooping outside. We havee't been able to catch her popping inside because she sneaks off to go poop.

[GiantWalleye]

No offense OP, but after reading the title then seeing this.

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I recently moved to Colorado.

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It made me crack up laughing. I moved to CO for a job and after a year I moved back to NE Minnesota because CO was to fricken hot for me. I am used to the 40 below winters articknight was talking about. Its crazy we have the same weather as most of Alaska here, but we do.
Anyway, I got 2 German Shorthair pointer pups not long before I moved to CO. They were great with the weather there, especially with the shorthair coats. When I took them back to MN in the winter the first time, they really didn't want to go outside but I made them and they adjusted pretty quickly. Now they like cold air and water. It is kinda like the concept of force fetching, make them do it and they will learn to just do it.
Have fun in CO and if you don't like the cold I wouldn't recommend Minnesota.

[shaftman11]

RR

Call a local dog trainer. He/She may have some better tips for helping your dog out. And if that doesn't work, like somebody else said "tie the dog to a tree til its craps".

[Borodog]

RR,

Two options.

1) Leave the dog outside tied to a tree until she goes, as already suggested.

2) If you take her out and she doesn't go, put her in a crate until you try again. Repeat until she goes outside, and only then allow her free run inside. Repeate until she goes readily outside.

Also, regularize her routine if it isn't already. Always feed and walk at regular times.

[The Bus Driver]

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2) If you take her out and she doesn't go, put her in a crate until you try again. Repeat until she goes outside, and only then allow her free run inside. Repeate until she goes readily outside.

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This is it. Crate training works.