I'm moving around the first of november and my lovely Hollywood. Is going from an inside dog to an outside dog, because the new landlord doesn't want dogs in the house. I know its going to take a while for her to get used to it, so I was thinking of brining her in for a little while during the day and over night. But while i'm gone she will have to be outside. She's not used to being the only dog, so I know we plan on getting her a pal so that way she's not alone at all.

Hollywood is a treeing walker coonhound mix. She will be 3 on the 2nd of Jan. I just need ideas and maye tips to help her get used to the whole idea.  But most of all, she is only half house broken.

I honestly have no advice on this, all of our animals have been inside animals or farm animals from the beginning! But bumping up for you :).

I've had to do this before so I will explain what worked for me.

I know you said your landlord doesn't want dogs in the house, but I think you're going to have to have her inside a fair bit in the beginning. But it's nothing regular cleaning won't cover up :P Just stay on top of vacuuming and mopping (not sure what flooring you have) and use baby gates/fences to block off areas she absolutely isn't allowed access to.

Start by leaving her outside on her own for short periods. If she whines and makes a fuss because she wants back in, ignore her for a bit longer and wait until she is quiet. Once she quiets down, let her back in. Keep doing that until she stays out there with no fuss, and then extend the time. Lather, rinse, repeat.

Give her LOTS to do while she's outside. Kong balls stuffed with peanut butter or treats, chew toys, bones, anything that will keep her occupied for good periods of time. Once she starts staying out for longer (a couple hours at a time), go out periodically and give her some attention, then give her a toy/kong/bone and leave her be. She needs to learn that being outside is super duper awesome and beats being inside by a mile! So anything you can do to make it funner than inside, do it.

If you plan to get her a buddy, I don't suggest doing that until she is happy to stay outside during the day with no fuss. If you bring a puppy (or older dog, not sure which you're planning) in while Hollywood is being fussy and making a big deal about wanting to come inside, the new dog will pick up the behaviour and you'll have two fussy whiny dogs insisting on being let in.

Lots of patience is key when trying to turn an inside dog into an outside dog.

My dogs were inside dogs as puppies, but lucky for me, as they got older, they WANTED to be outside more. Out there they can run and play and be idiots without being told off. Inside they can't run around and romp around the way they want because they'll knock stuff over and get yelled at. So they're just like "screw this LET US OUTSIDE!!!!". But they are Labs and they are big and full of muscle, and being ornaments is definitely not their thing, so they'd rather be outside where they can chase eachother and knock eachother over while running at a million miles at hour lol (it's 6.48am right now and they've been outside for half an hour and they're already barreling around the yard like racehorses).

They come in at night, when it's too hot or cold to be outside, and when it's raining. The rest of the time they're outside doing what they want. I go outside several times throughout the day to play with them, but for the most part they're happy playing amongst themselves.

Yea I know what you mean. She does love it outside, but she doesn't really like being out there by herself sometimes. Especially if she knows somebody new is inside of the house, she gets rather noisy. But by the time they leave, she is normally quite when I let her back in.

I think she would love it out there, she is always looking through my window in my room at the outside and she knows that word very well. I do agree with the too hot & cold, as well as the rain. Because she is scared of the storms like nothing i've ever seen before.  She is a really good girl, i'm just scared she would jump the fence because its 4 or 5 ft tall because she would be outside alone and get bored. Thats why I wanted to get another dog.

But yes I was thinking of brining her in at night, but im not sure. Still really iffy, the only reason the landlord doesnt want dogs inside its because people leave and the dogs tear up stuff while they are gone.

I think you would be fine to have her inside periodically while you're getting her used to being an outdoor dog. Honestly with regular cleaning, no one even knows. My dogs are listed as "outdoor dogs" on my lease agreement and I have a property inspection every so often, and my landlord has no idea that I raised a litter of puppies in here lol.