Housetrained dog having accidents in the house!
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Dogs peeing in house - suggestions?
Comments (9)You haven't mentioned a doggy door. Is it possible to install one of those? One of my dogs is blind and can't go outside alone anymore so what I do when it's raining is keep a golf umbrella (20 bucks at Target)by the door and then we both go out in the rain. the umbrella is large enough to cover both of us. It's cumbersome but what else can I do short of tying tarp overhead across the lawn! Have you tried putting a raincoat on the dog that hates the rain? As for infrequent peeing I found it odd that one dog did it while the other never did. That made me think this might be a breed thing, the smaller dog never quite got over peeing on the carpet while the big dog has not done it once in his 11 years. Not till I ripped up the wall-to-wall did our smaller dog stop cheating. In his case he only peed where there was carpet. I would love to put Oriental rugs down but knowing his predelection to peeing I don't dare. I do have a couple small rugs by the doors which he was more than happy to soil but they're easy to throw in the wash. When they were little I trained my dogs to bark at the back door when they need to go potty. I had to do this because we can't install a doggy door. That works really well when I'm not in the room to notice they are waiting to go out....See MoreHousetraining a blind dog - is it possible?
Comments (16)It's great that you are considering rescuing this little dog, and I can't think why being blind would affect housetraining. For that matter, I actually doubt being blind would make the poor dog more likely to get hit than her predecessors; dogs don't generally bother to "look both ways" before crossing the road; if they avoid cars at all, it's because they hear them coming, rather than see them. But, after you rescue this one, your neighbor is going to get other dogs and they will get hit. You (and your soft-hearted husband) might as well start wrapping your hearts and minds around that truth, or you will wind up just as heartbroken over the neighbor's next dog. My mother and her boyfriend do not take the greatest care of their pets. They live in the country, let them run, mostly keep them outside, etc, and they mostly wind up getting hit by cars. (yes, I've pointed out my feelings about this). I deal with it by reminding myself that (mostly) the animals came from the pound or are feral strays, and she generally gets older animals who are less likely to be adopted anyway, so they are still getting a couple more years out of life than they probably would have without my mother. sigh. It's not perfect, but I have to live with my mother, and you have to live with your neighbor......See MoreHouse-training puppies, questionable advice
Comments (6)Everything I've read both here and in books/articles goes against what my brother says and while he may not have accidents I still would not resort to that type of behaviour. Yes we still can't get Punkin to accept the crate. He never slept in a crate or pen with his brothers and sisters, Mom says the breeder let them all sleep in her bed. The vet suggested that we put his food in there so he associates the crate with positive things but when he's done he wants out. I've had him in his crate on the floor of the den and will leave the door open but put my foot in his way if he tries to leave. Actually keeping him locked in a room, even with Peanut, can get him going but not as bad. In the crate he whines, barks, howls (sounds kinda like a Beagle) and carries on for at least fifteen to twenty minutes. I know he should tire out but when he seems to sound tired he'll get a second wind and start up again. I'm unsure if this long a period of protest is a sign of anxiety or if he really, really wants his own way. Part of the issue was that Mom just wanted to let the puppies roam free and not really watch them (like stop watching TV to watch or just hang and let them play) and I wanted to keep them to a smaller area and bring them out when we would focus on them completely. Now we are settling on watching them carefully or put Peanut in her crate and Punkin on the bed or sofa (not that he won't pee/poo there). We don't use the side yard much so I took Peanut there and she went for me and she want for Mom so I think she doesn't associate the side yard with play so we will take them out there now that the stairs there are fixed. Also the terribly humid weather is gone so we can go out for walks and I'm going to start them on that. I'm also looking forward to the puppy-classes and hope Mom and I can agree on a consistent strategy....See MoreStupid owner can't housetrain a smart Rottweiler
Comments (22)The fact that Nunyette poops in the house is not going to make me get rid of her or anything like that. I *really* don't want her pooping in the house, especially knowing she has no reason to do so. If Nunyette is going to potty, it's always before she gets obsessive. And yes, I can direct her attention away from acorns by playing with light and shadows, but she is just as obsessive about chasing light and shadows that it really doesn't help anything. If it's not acorns or shadows, she's not interested, unless the neighbor's cat is in the yard and then she's all about watching her. I don't let her chase the cat, so she sits down and just stares at her until she gets out of sight. Luckily the cat has enough sense to vacate the yard when the dogs are out. The only reason she stops eating acorns or chasing shadows is because she obeys me when I tell her to come inside. None of her toys including the favorite ball can pull her away from acorns or shadows. If she doesn't poop right away, then it isn't going to happen, whether she actually HAS to poop or not. I can try to muzzle her after she potties outside and see what she does. Obviously I don't want her to hate being outside. I don't know if she's ever worn a muzzle- she certainly hasn't since I've had her. I'll borrow one from work and see how it goes. The only bad thing is that she wouldn't be able to play fetch with the muzzle on either. The nice big back yard was not intended to be *just* a doggie potty, it was also supposed to be a place where we can all play together or at least the dogs can play together, safely without destroying the house. But getting her to poop ONLY outside trumps learning to play in the yard any day. Thanks to all for the help so far. I'll keep posting our progress....See Morebookworm_2007
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