Is there something that a person can do to stop a dog from doing his business on the patio area? A solution I can spray maybe? I have square steps with grass growing in between in my patio area, which is adjacent to a very large "pet" area. But my Jack Russell gets lazy and at times does not want to go all the way "out to the yard" to do his business.

Thanx 4 ur time
land mine weary
odayin

odayin,

The same thing holds true for this post as your "standing water" post. This one of course belongs in the Pet Care forum. Hopefully a mod can come along and move both posts.

It is a bit harsh, but since most dogs sniff out their desired spot, repeated light sprinklings of crushed red pepper will quickly disuade you pet from stopping to take a sniff.

I use this method to deter my she-Boxer from getting too interested in my compost pile. Is just about 100% effective.