New shelter dog peeing all over my roomate's furniture....?

Question

He been at my place for two weeks. The first week he was perfect - no accidents, pretty sweet, pretty submissive. Now, he's peeing all over my apartment-mate's stuff (not mine), biting (though, playfully), and generally acting dominant/excited/aggressive. Also, he goes wild when I we run into other dogs on the street. I am trying to leash train him - and teach to him sit etc. He's not neutered - but will be shortly - as soon as he's over his kennel cough...

Answer 1

This dog may not have been housebroken before comming into the shelter. Getting the neuter done may help some.
If you catch him correct him firmly for going in the house and take him outside.
Some dogs are harder to housebreak than others and crate training may be a huge help in the housebreaking department.
At this stage he is trying to find out where his place in the pack or your house is. At first he was submissive because he was not sure now he is testing the water to see what the pecking order is.
You need to be the one in charge. Start walking on a leash and take control. Do not let him drag you you lead him.
This will help to establish your as the leader.
Watch Ceasar Milan on the National Geographic chanel if you get it. He is great with dogs. The show can give you lots of great tips to apply to your pet.
Hang in there and keep trying. Sometimes with shelter dogs it takes some time for them to settle in but they make great pets.

Answer 2

Keep the dog in a confined area.. i.e. kitchen.. a place that has only washable floors. i.e. vinyl or tile.

If the dog does go, you need to clean it with a neutralizing product. There's one called Nature's something .. white bottle red letters at the pet store.. a solution of water and viniger also works. If you don't do this, the dog will smell the piss left over on the floor (don't use ammonia or other chemicals to clean the floor.. it smells like piss to the dog)

If the dog smells it's or another form of piss on the floor.. it will think it's okay to go there - especially if it's not their piss and they are territorial!@

SUPER IMPORTANT: Don't yell at the dog when it makes a mistake. Simply take it to another room.. clean up the mess without the dog seeing it.

No matter how old the dog.. get a crate.. crate train it. It's easy, if you want help email me. It will solve a world of problems and it is totally humane, it's actually a desired thing from a dogs point of view.

AGGRESSIVENESS... you need to work on giving and taking back toys. When he has the toy, say give and hold a treat to his nose. When he gives it up for the treat.. say "yes" and take it. Never let the dog keep the toy on the last turn of play. You need to be the one in charge.

AGGRESSIVENESS #2 Also.. with food., give the food to the dog in the crate.. or if not crate training.. then give just half the food to the dog. Teach it to sit and wait for the food. Put the food on the other side of the room. Then say something like "all done" and then let the dog get the food. Only feed half the food. Take the bowl and put more food in. Sometimes take the food out of the bowl and replace it with a favorite treat. This rewards the dog for letting you touch and move their food and/or bowl. Big plus!

There's many other things.. but this will start you off in the right direction. Email if any questions. I'll try to help much as I can. :)

Good luck.

And get his balls wacked off. Super important :)

Answer 3

First she is still a puppy so the chances of her completely perfecting the housebreaking is not too high. Although mine did catch on she could not hold it for a long period of time at all. She should go out about once every hour - 2 hours. Second, hopefully you are not having dominance issues already if so you should correct them fast make sure to do things like a leader not like a friend. Make her sit and stay for her food and pick it up after she finishes do not leave it down all day. Then give her a bed. I know I would not want to lay on the floor all day it will be a little comfy place to call her own. Then if she continues to do this maybe visit the vet dogs can get Urinary Tract Infections and they tend to not be able to hold their bladder and usually like to pee in comfortable places. I would say that is your very last try though. Good luck i hope i helped.

Answer 4

Sounds like you have an alpha male and it is best to curb that behavior right from the start. Play biting is not acceptable. If he continues gently hold his snout closed every time he does it and say "NO Bite"! Make sure you keep eye contact with the dog until he looks away. That is a sign of submission. If that doesn't work place him on his back and lean over him and state the same phrase firmly every time he does that. You have to show dominance.
Also every time he wets something and you catch him in the act you must say NOOO Loudly and firmly and say OUTSIDE and take him outside every time he wets. Eventually he will associate peeing with outside and he will go for the door whenever he needs to pee! Hope this helps!

Answer 5

You and your room mate need to become the leaders of the pack. Do not let him bit (even playfully) because that is part of him being dominant. When you get ready to take him for a walk, you make him come to you to put the leash on him. You make him sit, stay while you go out the door first (your room mate goes out first also). When you walk him, do not let him lead, give him gentle tugs if he trys to lead. If he won't listen to the tugs. You make him sit, stay until he calms down and submits. The peeing on your room mates stuff is also his way of domination. You eat before you feed him, you must LEAD in order to be the leader. Also if he get really out of line, you can do what the leader of a pack would do and use you fingers like teeth on the back of his neck (not really hard, but firmly) until he lays down and submits. Misbehavior is not tolerated in a pack and you and your roommate are his pack and if you don't lead he will and he will make your lives miserable. Good luck

Answer 6

How old is ur dog....if it is still a puppy, they are all like that, my dog is 9mnths old, he was using one of the rooms for peeing until he was 7mnths. And we trained him to go outside in our backyard and now he got the hang of it, there has been only one accident so far till now. Whenever u take ur dog for walk and if he pees, use a word like "pee pee" or something which u like to use and pet him and give him a treat. But when u see him doing at ur home (catch him on action) and tell him loud " NO Pee Pee" and then take him outside to finish his rest of it. Do this for about some weeks and he'll get used to it. DO NOT YELL OR SHOUT AT YOUR DOG AFTER HE HAD DONE OR IF YOU FIND IT AFTER A WHILE.....THEY"LL NOT UNDERSTAND!! Always catch them on action and teach them.

Some dogs tends to be possesive, and that he is a shelter dog maybe he juz wants all the attention. Try socializing him with other dogs, we took our dog to puupy classes and got him socialized. Now he is the first one to jump and play around with other dogs.

Answer 7

I get my belly bands from this lady, you wrap it over the dogs mid section covering the penis and if they do try to lift in the house it will go in this. Use some sanitary napkins (pads) inside them so you aren't constantly washing them.. You should get at least 2 I always have aout 5 of them..
http://www.furkidcreations.com/

I had a poodle who cam from a kennel and he lifted on everything all the time. I sued these on his while I was training him and he got to the point where he rarely did it.. But I could never trust him 100% so I used these on him all the time..

Be sure to take it off when he goes to bed at night and wash the area often...

Answer 8

Watch the dog whisperer on National Geographic channel 9:00 P.M. EST

Answer 9

Look on line for a product called a belly band. It's a wide, thick, soft strip of cloth with velcro on both ends. You wrap this around the dog's "waist" to where it covers his privates. When he goes to piddle, the band absorbs the urine. It's a great training tool and they are washable and relatively inexpensive. Ebay might be a great place to start. Many rescue groups will have volunteers that make these and then sell them on Ebay to raise money for that particular rescue group.

Answer 10

Pick up the phone and make his neuter appointment NOW.

The peeing is part of the male marking his turf. His agreession towards other dogs and other behavior problems are also due to him being an intact male. The sooner you fix this the better.