How do i get my dog to stop peeing indoors?

Question

I have a cairn terrier called Bobby who is 8 months old. he is a great dog but i cannot get him to stop peeing in the house wen you go near him or call on him or go to put is leish on him. The family are tired of having to run around cleaning up after him. Is there anything i can do to stop this? Please help!

Answer 1

leave the door open to let him out or take him out a lot.

Answer 2

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She kept an uncovered candy dish on her coffee table with candy in it. The dog was forbidden to eat the candy. When she was in the room observing the dog he did not even appear to notice the candy. One day while she was in her dinning room she happened to look in a mirror and could see her dog in the living room. He did not know he was being watched. For several minutes he was sitting in front of the candy bowl staring at the candy. Finally he reached in and took one. He placed it on the table and stared at it, he woofed at it. He stared some more, licked his chops and PUT IT BACK in the bowl and walked away. Did he want the candy, oh yeah. Did he eat it? Nope. They can be trained that well but most, I'll admit, are not trained that well. When I was a young boy, maybe 5 years old. We had a german shepherd. He was very well trained also. My mom could leave food unattended on the table, no problem. She would open the oven door and set a pan roast beef or roast chicken on the door to cool. No problem. He would not touch it, watched or not. But butter? Whole other story. You leave a stick of butter anywhere he could reach and it was gone. He was a large shepherd so there were not many places he could not reach. Really, I think the number of dogs trained to the point they will leave food alone when not being supervised is very small indeed.
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Now if we are talking obedience training, not food grubbing, that is a different story. Way back when I was first learning obedience training one of the final exercises was to put our dogs in a down/stay and not only leave the room but leave the building for 15 minutes. The only person that stayed was our trainer, not the owners. Most of the dogs in my class did not break their stay, which would be an automatic fail. I'm happy to report my dog was one of the ones that passed.

Answer 3

cairns are small dogs so he is probably submissive and peeing becuase you are so much bigger than he
try crouching on your knees, then calling the dog and meeting him more at his level (try not to smile and show your teeth either)
i stopped giving my pup water after 7pm
we also used a kennel/crate
they usually need to go out before and after eating, just as we do,
everytime i get up to use the ladies room i think that the dog may have to go as well so i take them outside
i give lots of love and attetnion when they do their business outside!!
DO NOT rub the dogs nose in the pee, especially not poop because this may lead to the dog eating feces and well that is bad for everyone!
positive reinforcement is great-treats work great but you can use their own dog food they will never know it will taste like a treat if it comes from your pocket
one answer involved ignoring the dog
i ignored my older dog when she was bad but that is because she did not like treats but NEEDED attention so lack of attention was bad for her and she has been the best dog for the past 15 years...our puppy is another dog entirely some days well...
so 8 months really is not too old and even after a year he may have an occasional mistake but jsut try and be patient in a week it may be all over
we had a month of housetraining and it felt like a year!

Answer 4

When he approaches you for the first time, don't touch him or let him touch you until he calms himself down. He is probably so excited to see you or go somewhere with you that when you touch him to put the leash on he can't help it. It's a breed thing with some breeds.
I assume you are yelling NO and throwing him outside when you see him pee inside, and praising him when you see him pee outside. Try taking him outside every hour, telling him to go pee and wait until he does. Don't let him play outside until he pees. Bear with him for a few more months. He's at that age where he is beginning to understand the whole No peeing inside thing. Be firm, be consistent, be loving. Remember that a dog normally doesn't remember what they've done after a few minutes, so if you find pee inside, but didn't see him pee or walk away from the area, you can't expect him to remember that he peed there. That being said, I found great success when teaching my poodle to go outside when I rubbed his nose in the pee while yelling at him when I caught him peeing, then I'd throw him outside for a few minutes.

Answer 5

Depends on why he is peeing. Read "The Dog Whisperer" by Cesar Millan. If your dog is peeing to show submission, then that is fixable. You have to be calm, and gentle, and teach him to be submissive without rolling over and peeing. He is afraid.
It sounds like that is your problems.
He might even have a physical problem. Take him to the vet.
If it is peeing to mark, have him fixed and that MAY end it.
If he is peeing because he is not house-broken yet, YOU need to be on a tight schedule of feeding and peeing.Never give him scraps, not even one. Don't treat him in-between meals.
Feed him at the same time, take him out aat the same time. You might have to start with those little pads to have him pee on a pad and then take it outside.

Answer 6

For some dog owners crate training helps, they will not "go" in their area, especially a small area as a crate. Also might try those puppy pads you can get at your local department store. What helped us, with training taking dogs out after every nap, meal time and every two hours. It is alot of work, but will worth not only your peace of mind but for Bobby also. Good Luck!

Answer 7

There are several ways to go about this - the best I believe to be crate training.

Crates are used for safety measures, when you're not home, when they can't be supervised etc. But they're also used for potty training!
"Because dogs don't like to urinate or defecate in places that they eat and sleep, (and one such reason you will use treats inside the crate as a reward) you can use the crate as a guarantee the puppy won't potty until he or she is taken outside."

(http://www.bigpawsonly.com/crate-training-dog-training.htm)

It really sounds like he needs to experience new boundaries - a crate would do it, but perhaps a fenced in area in perhaps the kitchen.

Remember, positive reinforcement is critical and needs to be practiced by all members in the house.

Answer 8

The fact that he is older is also making this an obstacle, but it still can be done. When he does eliminate on the floor tell him no and redirect him where you want him to be. Always have a firm tone when telling him no. Gently take him to his area EVERY TIME he does this. Also try recording how often he goes and when it is time take him out and reward him when he goes. I have a jack russel and he is 2 months old and house broken. This was an easy method and it worked on our pitbull who is stubborn as hell.

Answer 9

I heard that crate training is the best way to do that. They usually won't potty in the beds. As long as you can putt up with the barking but thats a lot better then a dirty stinky house right. I t will take a bit . only let him or her out when you take them outside potty. eventually they understand outside and potty go together.. good luck

Answer 10

look, disciplining him will help, but you shouldn't hurt him or do anything to make him be afraid of you. a dog who is being obedient because it is afraid wont be a fun pet. try doing this. whenever he goes to the bathroom inside, show him (do not shove him) and then ignore him for five minutes. just turn away and do what u were doing pretend he is not there. since puppies need attention, it will make him understand that he will not get attention when he is bad

Answer 11

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