yeap, i think that is how Buddy lost his 'spot for poo'.....We'd picked out and trained him for the furthest corner of our yard, and that did work fine...
til the snows came.....
Once the deepest of the snows came, (we actually had to shovel some paths through the grass, as well as some lil circles of clearance, as his rear end was below the snow level), that is when Buddy quit trying to get to a spot that was far, far, far from our front door....he would have never made it that far. It was like trying to swim, only worse.
And if you have a dog who won't go outside alone during storms, or even rain, well, factor that in, too, that you will also have to walk out to that far away area during rainy outings.
Another mistake we made was, the spot we picked, being so close to fence, that once an enemy dog moved into the yard on other side of that fence, well, that kinda ruined it for Buddy, too. He'd get over to his 'spot', and forget his mission, and instead, worry about 'enemy dog' who was right there by fence...
So if you have a dog who easily gets distracted by nearby dogs, well, maybe right beside a fence is not the best spot, either...
SO PUT A LIL THOUGHT INTO THE 'TARGET' AREA, so you won't make mistakes WE made, ha ha