Dog Bathroom Training

Question
I have 2 outside dogs, they have always been outside, and I'm wondering if I can train them to use one corner of the yard.  The dogs are not puppies.  One is around 5, and the other is around 7.  We have two children who would like to roam free in the yard without the fear of what they might step in.  Please let me know if you have any ideas!

Answer
Well, they do say that one can teach an old dog new tricks, but in this instance, I sincerely doubt that you can retrain the dogs to potty in only one small part of the yard after all these years.

I think it would be easier to train the people to go out a couple times a day and pick up the yard before the kids go outside to play. Maybe the 7-year-old would be interested in a pooper-scooper allowance<G>

Karen