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If your puppies have been inside for most of their live, yes, they're not gonna like the transition right of the bat. But since you spend lots of time with them, and since they have each other when you don't, I guarantee they'll get more and more used to it and they'll do just fine. :) It might also help if you get them toys to play with such as tug-o-war ropes, frizbees, or squeaky toys. If you play with them with the toys outside, that might speed up the process of getting them used to staying outdoors.

If what you are doing is trying to kick your dogs outside for a 24/7 type deal, then you are not in the right time in your life to even own dogs. Rehome them.

If you want to keep them out during the day, and bring them in at night to be with you, that's at least better. But you should trasition them slowly to the yard, going with them, and not leaving them alone.

Whoever said it before me, is right.. A baby is a poor excuse for kicking your dogs out of the house. It comes down to laziness. No dog is "untrainable". Your dogs can be properly house trained with time, work, and patience.

Think about it though. They are babies themselves. They've lived inside with you, where they could be with YOU at all times, their whole lives. It's cruel to just one day up and throw them out. They don't understand. They probably feel abandoned already. They don't know why you don't want to be with them. There only two real humane things to do: rehome or take more time for training so you can be okay with them in the house by the time baby is born.

Why don't you train them properly and allow them to live inside? A baby is no excuse to banish your dogs to the yard. The only dogs that refuse to be house broken are those with owners that don't really try. Have you walked them on leash several times a day (putting them out in the yard does not count)? (first thing in the morning, after they eat, after they sleep, after they play, and before bed). Praise them when they go in an appropriate place. Confine them to the room you are in so you can watch for signs that they need to go. Buy crates and learn how to crate train them. THEN if you honestly can't house break them, give them to your local shelter and they will rehome them with someone who has the time to. You probably should have gotten the first one trained before you got the second one. Pretty poor planning.

Are you expecting them to be outside 24/7? If so, you should rehome your dogs. They are meant to be part of the family and should be kept indoors at least at night. If you don't mean outside all of the time, just outside some of the time, you can start by taking them both out in the backyard with you on a leash and keep bringing them in the backyard and stay with them out there until they feel comfortable.

They reason they 'refuse' to be potty-trained and have 'issues' is because they were not properly trained. Please do not just abandon them outside due to sheer laziness.

I guess I am just really confused as to why you are trying to do this at all. Why aren't these dogs housetrained already?

And what other "issues" are you referring to?

I fail to understand why you have two puppies that are now evicted because you are having a child. Why did you get the puppies?

My suggestion is to re-home both of them to someone who has time to train them. Your life seems to already be too busy for two pups and a future child.

Why not just let them live inside?

The are confused, they were aloud to be inside, and now they have to live outside.

If its just the potty training, then maybe you should work with them some more. Why not let them inside at night??

I mean what is the reason they have to live outside? They are probably afraid... a baby is no reason to kick your dogs outside!!

put some of their toys outside with them.

Know what? I schooled my 5yo yorkie Jackal to stop begging at the table in just 2 days. Piece of cake. we just used the Dog discipline magic system on google.

I think that you're doing a great job.

They in time will get used to it. i wouldn't say to "let them cry" as there are city ordinances. Our ordinance is 15 minutes I think. You can be ticketed if someone finds your dogs cries a nuisance.

Make sure they have tons of shade, as it seems you have. Fence your yard if it isn't already, so that they don't have to stay on a lead and have free roam of the yard. Make sure they have lots and lots of toys so they don't wind up tearing up your yard as well, a torn up yard is a bored dog.

You could also have a trainer work with you at home on how to train your dogs to not go to the bathroom in the house. Majority of the time, it's the owners that need training and not the animals.

I would go for a trainer, you will save yourself a lot of heartache in time.

Best of luck to you and congrats on the new baby!!!

Ignore their cries, after time your dogs will get used to it. We are doing the same thing with our puppy at the moment.