Hi, I just adopted a 4 year old female doxie named Lizzie.
everything is fine so far except one thing. Lizzie is used to being let out to potty in a fenced in yard.
since I got her 2 days ago, I bring her out to potty on a leach (I don't have a fenced in yard), and she won't potty or if she does its because I have taken her out for the 5 time and she can't hold it any longer.
she walks fine on the leach, she just doesn't really want to go while on the leach.

so i'm trying this now :
I put a spike in the yard with a tie out and I bring her out, put her on it, go sit on my porch and she goes better now. when she's done I go straight away and get her.

my question is, is this ok or should I keep taking her out with the leach myself. I just didn't want her to hold it cause I know that's not good...