Potty Train Two Year Old Australian Cattle Dog

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Positive reinforcement, consistency, and patience. They're smart dogs. Just give him a treat when he goes outside, immediately after he goes outside.

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Or you can do the easy thing and beat that arse.

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I have an Australian cattle dog that comes to visit on the weekends. I would like to start letting him inside some, but he has been an outside dog all his life and loves hiking his leg all over everything in site especially when he's in a new environment.

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First, start with kenneling him. Don't give him access to your entire house or even 1/2 of your house until he has earned it.

Make sure you divide up his kennel as dogs don't like to use the bathroom where they sleep. However, if you make the kennel too big for him, he may go on one side of the kennel and sleep on the other. This is why a divider is important.

Praise and reward when you bring him outside. He's two, he will catch on quickly. Once he goes outside, then you can give him more space inside your place. And monitor him ... but keep him in a designated area with your watchful eye. After a while, take him out again. If he goes, praise and reward. Rinse and repeat.

One tip. If he is going to be an inside dog, remove his water from his kennel. It will help you control his bladder.

If he has an accident, I highly recommend that you purchase Nature's Miracle Urine Remover. And it's always best to try and catch him when his "accident" is occurring. A loud pitch, a loud clap of the hand, or a "shake" can filled with coins followed by "no" or "off" helps startle him. And then you immediately bring him outside. Once he finishes, praise and reward. Rinse and repeat.

And lastly, forget buying any "puppy" pads. You'll only confuse your dog.

What riseup says, these are very strong willed intelligent dogs. Everytime you let him out tell him a command such as Outside and when he pees/poops praise him. They catch on pretty quick.

I was able to train my border collie to Go I use the command when I need her to pee quickly or when she is more interested in playing ball.

You may even bell train it by placing some bells on a string on your door. Every time you go "outside" ring the bell. Eventually the dog will ring it to ask to go out.

Good luck with that. Constant reinforcement is key, but seeing as you'll only have him on weekends it's going to be difficult.

Dog crate with a divider.

ETA: Use the divider.

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loves hiking his leg all over everything in site especially when he's in a new environment.

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If he's intact and marking rather than just emptying his bladder, good luck with trying to break that. I've worked very hard with my male when I got him around 3 years old, but his desire to claim my garbage can as his own outweighed any deterrent.