How do you make an adult Dachshund stop peeing on the rug?

Answer 1

After he/she eats or drinks, watch the very closely. When they start sniffing around, take them outside. Stand there until they "go" and then cheer like a crazy person. Give them love, thell them what a good boy/girl they are. Then give them a piece of cheese.

We have a rescue who was 5 years old when we got him and thats what we did. Worked like a charm!

Answer 2

Breed doesn't matter in this case. First, you need to figure out why he's peeing on the rug. Is he a new dog that has always done this or is this a new and unusual behavior for him?

Since it's a rug (as opposed to a wall or other vertical surface), it's probably not a marking behavior. You may want to take him to the vet. He could have a urinary tract infection.

Also, you need to make sure to clean the rug with an enzymatic cleaner. This will eliminate odors which people don't smell, but dogs do.

Answer 3

All dogs need some time outside to do their business. See to it that your dog has that opportunity. Once the urine has seeped into the rug, padding and flooring, it will be very difficult to remove the smell without tearing out the carpet and resanding the flooring.

Try deep cleaning your carpet and then purchase an oder neutralizer (Petsmart or Petco have them) and see if that works. Keep an eye on your dog, and when she starts sniffing around, take her outside right away. Positive reinforcement works wonders. You also might want to contact an obedience school nearby for some pointers.

Answer 4

There are multiple facets to the answer to this question.

This could be behavioral and it could be physical. How old is the dog? Has he been checked out at the Vet? How long have you had the dog? What is new in your enviornment? Does he do it when you are home or when you are away? Is he crate trained? Is he neutered? What have you done to clean the rug and is it only in one spot?

Dogs do not generally soil in the house if properly housetrained to start with.

If you answer these questions, I might be able to help you.

Answer 5

Remember: dogs are not born knowing they go potty outside, not on your rug.
Crate train and when she is not in her crate watch her every second. Dogs go through a routine before they eliminate, some sniff, some circle... when you see that pick her up and run outside and say hurry up (whatever you want the cue to be). If she goes outside, praise her ton. Not just a "good dog", throw a party, run around in circles, give her a piece of cooked hotdog.
Obviously you must take her outside often, I would say every hour, but dogs must go after they eat sleep and exercise. Take her out, say hurry up, when she goes praise and go inside.
If you take your eyes off of her and she goes and you don't see her doing it, that is your fault, do not punish her because she will not know why she is in trouble. If you catch her in the act, make a loud noise to stop her and rush her outside. Praise her after she goes. Don’t smack her if she pees in the house, she may just try to hold it forever and develop bladder problems, something you really don’t want.
I cannot tell you how helpful a crate has been in housebreaking my puppy. He has never had an accident in his crate and when I get him out of his crate we go directly outside (I carry him) and he pees.
I do not recommend pee pads or paper training. When you use pee pads, you are teaching your dog to go potty in your house. I don’t know about you, but I don’t want my dog peeing anywhere in my house, pee pad or no pee pad.
Also, Make sure that you clean the pee stains out of the rug with somthing made for pee stains. Check a pet store.

Answer 6

Throw out the rug. Now it will pee on the floor.

When it pees on the rug, tell it no and rub its nose near the pee. Eventually it will learn, thats the way my grandma tought her dogs. It worked well and the dog were not traumatized or anything.

Answer 7

Has the dog been neutered.
If not get it done.
The next step would be to catch the dog in the act and discipline him or her and let them know this type of behavior will not be tolerated in your home.
Get a crate if you do not have one and when you can not watch the dog crate it.
Adults are easier as they already have control of their bladders it is just bad manners and showing no respect for you or the house.
Training Training Training.

Answer 8

If he keeps going to the same spot to pee. It is because of the smell where he did it before... You need to get rid of the rug or clean thoughly<< that is spelled wrong ...sorry.
and train him to another spot outside...

Answer 9

Throw away the rug.

Answer 10

potty train it DUH...let it go outside every once in a while so he wont pee on the rug...and set those weewee pads or whatever on the rug