By verbally saying "play outside!" (excited) or "potty." (firm, serious) several times before walking out the door, and also while out on the grass. He'll learn to differentiate your verbal cues and voice tones very quickly. Also we bring a squeaky ball during "play outside", even if he doesn't want to fetch, just as a reminder that we DON'T bring the ball during "potty". If it's "potty" but all he's doing is eating grass and running around, we immediately bring him in until he's ready to really potty. At first he peed everywhere, but after only 2 days he's picked out 2 favorite grass spots. But I must say, this is my fourth puppy, and he is the most unpredictable I've ever raised so far.
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