Sorry if this question has been posted before, this is my first day as a member on this site. I have a 16 month old Husky who is currently living with my mom while I'm waiting on my lease on my apartment to run its course. My problem is, he refuses to go the bathroom while on a leash. Normally this is not a problem since my Mom has a fenced in back yard, however on the days i take him up to my apartment, it creates a problem. If anyone has any tips or suggestions they would be greatly appreciated. thanks in advance.

Actually, I had this problem with both of mine up until just recently...It took the road trip east (CO to CT) for the pups to realize it's okay. We just urged them and praised them if they did anything. They know the phrase "Go Potty", so we used that repeatedly. If he's gotta go bad enough, he'll go. Just try to make sure there's a bit of slack in the leash...it might help him feel less confined.

Good luck!

Walking around can help too, with my sibe we have to take what I call "potty walks" to get him to go. Just standing in the yard on the lead doesn't work with my sibe. And like Kim mentioned, a slack lead and lots of praise help.

Cheyenne did this as a puppy. I put a cue to the action (go pee/poo) as well as would walk her around the garden for a few and if nothing she would go into the crate for 15-20 minutes (you can go longer with an adult) and that cleared it up quickly. Praise heavily when they do go on lead.