10 Month old puppy wont pee on walks or on trips HELP?

Question

I went on a trip yesterday with my 10 month old puppy in the car. It was obvious that he had to pee but when i took him out to go at a rest stop, he wouldnt go pee. He would just sniff around then look at me and repeat. It took nearly 30 minutes for him to pee and even then it was only becasue he couldnt hold it anymore. Ive also noticed that when we go on walks, he doesnt go potty eithier. No matter how long or far we walk, he always waits until i take him to the back yard. While I am still happy he is going outside, I dont want to run into a situation where I take him up on a trip and he wont go potty until he has an accident from holding it so long. So please, give me some suggestions!

Answer 1

In all my years of dog rearing, I have never faced that problem. My most common problem with traveling is that they won''t drink, so I carry water from home.

He is soooooo dependent on home to do his dooody, that i would think that to sop up a little fresh pee, on something absorbent, like a unscented Pan liner or such, and put it in a plastic zip Lock..Then when taking him for a long walk, put the pad down where you want him to go....

It just MAY work. If he is lifting his leg to pee, you might rub a suitable post with it....use the bag as a glove, or carry a glove.

I would do this close to home, to see if it works, while he is less stressed.

I wouldn't worry too much about the poop. he can safely hold it for 12-18 hours, and even 24 hours won't be harmful. If he does hold it that long, he may need a little Metamucil or canned pumpkin to help move things along if it causes constipation.
My husband took an adult dog from Pennsylvania to Arizona.
It belonged to another person, and my husband was just delivering it for him, as he was moving. Anyway, the trip was 3 days, and the dog neither peed or pooped in that time, but as soon as he saw his master, he ran to the back of the yard and lett'er go! No harm was done.

Answer 2

When housetraining puppies, I have read that it is best to not take them on walks to get them to use the potty. Instead, designate an area outside that you can visit often during the day. Keep puppy on a leash and give a firm command "go potty". Do not walk around or play while hes supposed to be doing his business, as pups have a short attention span and will get distracted. Also, do praise him excessively when he goes, but WAIT until he is finished so he doesnt get distracted. Also, waiting about 15-20 mins until after he has had his meal will give his system a little time to process the food/water and make him need to go.
The leash will help him go potty faster when in an unfamiliar area because he is smelling lots and lots of other dogs who've been there, so keeping him in a small area will let him sniff quickly then potty.

Answer 3

The law is 20 lbs AND 1yr old. This is an old law and it is now recommended that you leave a child in the RF position up to the seats capacity, which on the good ones is around 33- 35 lbs. Children are safest facing backwards, because their bodies are cradled by the seat in the event of a crash. Even though he would only be in your mom's car a few times, what if that is when the wreck happen. I have 3 Britax Boulevards for my truck, my husbands car, and my mom's car. These seats were $300+ each and I don't care because I know my child is safe. You can get good, safe convertible seat with around the same weight limits for cheaper, that is just the seat I chose. My daughter will be 2 next week and is still facing backwards and probably still will be this time next year as she is only 23 lbs. Good Luck! EDIT** Also just fyi for the response above you can purchase FF seats that are still a 5 point harness and not a booster, BUT staying RF is better

Answer 4

Sighthounds will do this quite often. I have a friend who has had afghans that would hold it for a couple days, and that can't be good!

Some of my Whippets, especially the youngsters, are awful to potty when on a trip. You stand and stroll and think they are about to, and then a leaf blows by, or they see another dog, or the lead brushes their back, and then they CAN"T POSSIBLY go!

It will help to regularily potty him on lead at home, so he is used to pottying on lead. You can also train him to go on command, by treating and give a command while he goes, although that does take a while.

I walk my dogs a couple miles a day, and they NEVER potty during a walk, theres way to much more interesting stuff going on.

Answer 5

Don't let him go in the back yard for a while. Take him anywhere but there, and then praise him when he goes, by using a term like "Good boy, pee here!" That let's hom understand that where he did go is associated with enjoyment on your part and peeing.

Answer 6

get a warm washcloth or paper towel and wipe it's area. This stimulates as being the mother licking then it will have to go. I use this as a training aid in housebreaking dogs.

The reason he only likes the backyard is because that is where he was trained to relieve himself. He will eventually learn that he can go anywhere outdoors.

Answer 7

Every time he pees, make a big deal of it, cheer and dance and tell him what a good boy he is, give him a treat.

If you are hollering at him, he may be scared to pee. Especially if you are still angry after he gets done.

Answer 8

Make sure he is plenty hydrated on trips... and honestly you'll just have to walk him for 30 minutes until he goes to prevent accidents... they can't hold it forever. As far as walks go, I wouldn't worry about it, just make sure you let him go in the backyard before you let him inside.

Answer 9

Hes a sumbissive dog he smells that other dogs have been there and dosent want to invade on there territory.