Dog suddenly refuses to go potty in yard...ideas?

[browndog]

Katey has been trained since the beginning to do her business on the side of the yard. Normally I take her there on leash, say "do your business" and she goes. Now all of a sudden a few days ago she started making a fuss and pulling away when I try to take her to that side of the yard. She whines and tries to pull away and refuses to go even though she has to go. She won't even venture to that side of the yard. Nothing in her routine for the past 6 months has changed. I thought maybe it was starting to smell or something so I cleaned it extra well and hosed the grass down but she still won't go near it. Any ideas why?

[Ace's Place]

Hello! I can just share that Ace seems to have changed his "spot" a few times over the past couple months. Whereas he used to go over on the one side of our condo, kind of an open grasssy path, he now has several other spots he feels are better. Not sure why. Seems his latest is to be far under a tree that has low hanging limbs - I guess he wants his privacy - lol!

[jodysh]

Malcolm decided he needed to go in another spot too about a month ago. He used to go in the front now he has to go around to the side.

Could be that or something scared her over there?

[browndog]

thanks for the responses. Maybe she just needed to vary it up a bit. I was just worried she would refuse to go in our yard at all which would be a problem. Good to know others have gone through it too.