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dog urinating in the house, please help!

17 years ago

I hope somebody can help me, I am at my wits end. I have a 4 year old chihuahua that I have had since he was a pup. His name is Midnight Asthma (he was bought to help me with my asthma] and he was properly trained to let me and my husband know when he needs to go out. He does know how to and does not have a bladder problem. He does have a attitude problem. I wish I had crate trained him although I like him to sleep with me. The problem is no matter how many times you take him out, he will go and pee in my bathroom. He does this mostly when we are asleep and he has woke up us before. The worst part is when we are both awake and he does not even bother to let us know and sneaks into the bathroom. I have tried the sprays you can buy in the pet stores and at Walmart and if he wants to urinate on something that won't stop him. Any suggestions?

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mazer415
17 years ago
Okay questions prevail, you say he does not have a bladder infection, how do you know? Has anything changed in the yard where he usually goes (new construction, new neighbors, new dog) is it possible that your dog has a prostate problem or a bad back? The bladder can be influenced by any number of other organs. If nothing has changed in the environment, take your pup to the vet for a complete check up. If there is something new in the environment that may be the problem. The best way to "cure" this issue is to take the dog for walks a couple of times a day. Dogs which are able to be outside their territory to mark and do their business have less problems with bathroom issues.
cynthia_gw
17 years ago
Good news! He doesn't have an 'attitude problem' and he's not being 'sneaky.' He's a dog! And he somehow got the idea that your bathroom is an ok place to pee, so you need to work on that. Go back to potty training. Watch him like a hawk when the bathroom door is open and try to catch him in the act - truly that's the best way to get this under control. If you can catch him then you can quickly divert - say no - and take him outdoors, reward outside. Close the bathroom door when you aren't there or when you're sleeping. (And I agree that if you haven't taken him to the vet, you need to check that out first.)
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I'll 3rd the notion of a vet visit. Besides bladder infections, kidney problems, diabetes, Cushings, and other diseases can make a dog have to pee a lot. You can only call a problem behavioral if ALL other medical problems have been ruled out. And it sounds to me like you've been taking him out a reasonable amount of times, but he simply has to go more often due to a medical condition. Dogs that have been previously housetrained rarely lose that training. Something happens medically where they can't help it. If he's never been fully housetrained, then you can work on that with the suggestions that have already been given. But it sounds like you had already done a nice job of training him and that this is a new problem.
GammyT
17 years ago
"no matter how many times you take him out, he will go and pee in my bathroom"

Have you have taken him to a vet to rule out medical problems?

If you keep your bathroom door closed so he can't go in the bathroom does he go anywhere else or hold it?

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