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Peeing on my rug! Grrr.
Posted this on the Pets board too, but any suggestions you have would be great.
We have a 3 1/2 year old dog who has always be troublesome in the whole bathroom department. She's very oportunistic about peeing. If we're there and paying attention she'll whine to go outside, but if we're not there or distracted she has a habit of sneaking off to pee somewhere in the house. grrr. This habit is always a bit hit or miss.
So I thought she had grown out of this, but I'm working from home today and noticed that apparently she's been peeing on our rug in the dining room. (It has a busy pattern, so I've never noticed before.)
Any ideas of how to A.) break her of this habit. B.) Clean the rug so she's not attracted to that spot any more?
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Re: Peeing on my rug! Grrr.
I'd spot treat with Nature's Miracle, and then steam clean with Nature's Miracle.
We've trained our dogs using a signal & reward method. We hung bells on our back door at the dogs' nose level. They ring the bell and we open the door. Every time (unless they just came in.) I think it's a lot easier to ignore a whine (b/c they can whine over many things) than a specific signal like bells.
Also, are you communicating with each other as to how often the dog is being let out? Does she have a consistent routine? Has she been checked for a UTI? Dogs are creatures of habit - if she's on a consistent schedule, then I'd think you wouldn't be having this issue unless there was some break in her routine that wasn't proactively managed.
My last thought is re: proactive management (b/c some dogs do just have smaller bladders and need to go more often). If you're about to start doing something that you know will have your attention for awhile - i.e., working, cooking, watching a movie - let her out before you sit down so there's no temptation to ignore her whining while you're entrenched in something else.
Ditto the Nature's Miracle.
As for the behavior-is she sick? Sometimes you can't tell if they have an infection. My Lily had an issue for a while. The vet tested her urine-no infection. He said that some dogs have an estrogen imbalance that causes them to leak. Turns out that our dog is such a deep sleeper that she sometimes looses control. Honestly I'd get the crate out and retrain her. We got lax with our dogs once they outgrew the puppy stage and now they're developing some bad habits. It's not a problem with the dog, just our training.
Thanks Ladies. I'll definitely be getting some of the Nature's Miracle stuff stat.
As for the behavior, I don't think she's sick. I think it's lack of a routine and Izzy being an oportunist. It's kind of like, "Eh, I'm home and there is no one to yell at me, so I'll just go to my ususal inside spot."
DH and I are going to work on a bit more of routine - like water only when we first get up in the morning, making extra sure we let her out often before we leave for work etc. Thanks for the advice it's very helpful!
limit water--do some research or ask your vet how much water a dog that is your dog's size needs per day. better schedule on taking her out--we take our dogs out every 3 hours or even more than that when we are home.
also, crate the dog when you aren't home (if you do'nt already) they won't pee in their crate. Or limit the dog to one room (the kitchen or something) when you can't be there to watch the dog every moment.
the girls on the pets board will tell you to do the umbilical cord method too.
Is that when you connect them to you with the leash? If so I had to do that when mine were pups-no idea it had a name though!