Why does my dog pee in the house all of a sudden?

Question

I have a 5 month old pug and up until about a week ago he was house broken. Now he pees every where in my house and I can't get him to stop. He was doing so good about going outside. What should I do? Also, does this get better once he is fixed?

Answer 1

Is your dog left on his own for longer periods than he was? Have there been changes in his routine?

If no then check out how much he is drinking. Has his drinking increased? Has his food intake gone down? Does he appear more sleepy than he did before?

These are questions yuor Vet will ask you in order to establish his diagnosis. Yes you should take him to the Vet. You need to rule out any physiological reasons before starting on his behaviour.

i personally wouldn't visit a dog and owners to redress behaviour, not until i knew that there are no medical reasons affecting the dog's behaviour first. Vets i work in coordination with always make a point of telling owners to see me, once they know the dog is healthy.

So please get him checked out first. If your Vet gives him a clean bill of health, then it's back to the board, ask a dog psychologist (Canine behaviourist) for help. One session is all it takes.

Answer 2

Dog Suddenly Peeing In House

Answer 3

It sounds like your dog is going through puberty. When this happens a male dog will "mark" or "claim" HIS territory, your house. This is instinctive behavior. You must discourage this you can buy books to learn how, like communicating with you dog, that one is real good. Don't be harsh with him, you want him to want to please you. My experience has been that fixing the dog DOESN"T work. Though vets claim that it does. I'm generally against unnecessary surgery. Try keeping him confined to a certain area. Don't leave him loose in the house. Squirt him with a squirt gun/spray bottle in the act of marking. Then put him in a sit stay facing the area. Vocally scold him all the while he has to watch you clean it up. Re-establish that you are the boss, not him. try this: feed him at different times different places, only after you have finished eating, not before. Move his sleeping quarters every night to a different spot. Thouroghly remove any order or scent of the marking or he will continue to freshen that spot. Have volunteers hand feed your dog. Make sure all contact with strangers has had a possitive effect on doggy. Hope this gives you somewhere to start.

Answer 4

He's getting to that age where he should be marking his territory, which it sounds like exactly what he's doing. Getting him fixed (this should be done around six months) should help the problem. If it doesn't help, look for factors in his life that have changed. It could be due to stress. My little dog only uses the bathroom inside when something is stressing her out. If all else fails you could talk to an animal communicator. I know it sounds crazy, but I was a real skeptic at first too. Try www.lydiahiby.com.

Answer 5

Could be that he is getting more territorial as he nears adulthood. Also change and stress can make previously house trained pets regress and start peeing inside.
You have to clean the pee up really well and avoid using cleaners containing ammonia as this encourages the problem. If he is peeing in one room in particular maybe you could limit access to that room or area for the time being?
Getting him castrated may well help.

Answer 6

Hi, I understand that you are looking for some advice or resources to help fully train your dog or fix behavior problems. If a professional dog trainer is not an option at this time, or if you want to trt training your dog on your own (a great way to bond), I'd suggest you https://biturl.im/aU76U

A friend recommened it to me a few years ago, and I was amazed how quickly it worked, which is why I recommend it to others. The dog training academy also has as an excellent home training course.

Answer 7

1- It looks like you are yelling when you use all capital letters, so stop it, OK ? #2. How old is your dog, had the dog been well trained before and suddenly started this activity ? #3 What breed of dog ? Have you moved to a new house? Is there some one in her life that is no longer around, like gone to college, or loss due to divorce? Need additional info.

Answer 8

shampoo the carpets. and start the dog training all over. be consistent. train the pug by crate or by chair. i like the chair method. take the dog outside to the same spot every time so it can smell its own sent. bring it in and give the animal 20 minutes floor time then put the dog in the wooden chair and tell it to sit or stay. if the dog jumps off the chair put him/her back on the chair. say sit or stay or no. use the same words so the dog will recognize your words. repeat every hr or two. depending on the dogs ability to sit. this method will work and the crate works two. i don't use the crate if its wear they sleep. if you don't use the crate then it will be okay. it wont take long! the dog may want attention it first had and is rebelling. so give the dog attention and treat him to dog bones or ice cubes for treats and say good dog or use the dogs name.( springer's cocker spaniels)thanks Kat p.s. you should take your pug to obedience training!! i highly recommend this with all animals. if this does not work take your animal to the vet to see if it is okay? you should go to your vet regularly;y. and keep up on all shots and heart worms every year. plus make sure you get the dog an implant so if it gets lost you can get the animal back. make sure its registered. Iams is great dog food. e-mail me if you want i can send you a card so you can get a free trial packet thanks

Answer 9

Have your times in taking him out been consistent? Just because your routine changed doesn't mean his has. (OR) 5 months seems a little young, but he might be marking his territory, when he's fixed it can help. And make sure he knows it's not OK to pee in the house.

Answer 10

If a dog was housetrained and suddenly starts having many accidents, the first thing is to have a medical check up to make sure there is no medical problem causing this change, such as possibly a uti. If the vet determines that he is fine physically, then you need to return to basic housetraining, as from the beginning - confining him room by room, taking him outside very often, treating him outside when he does his business,...It is common to have relapses and 5 months is still considered a baby.

Answer 11

Do you remember punishing him for something that he did wrong, outside.
A few months ago, i was watering the garden and playing around and sprayed a little water on the dog, and he saw it as punishment, then started peeing in the house again.