Our 2 year old pug is starting to use our carpet for her restroom.?

Question

Our daughter lives at home and our pug is very close to her, well my daughter is pregnet and due in about 8 weeks. As of the last 2 weeks our pug will not go outside to go to the bathroom. Is this normal?

Answer 1

While this seems coincidental to your daughter's pregnancy, the first thing to do with a house-trained dog who suddenly loses control is a vet exam to rule out any urinary tract issues. If that's the problem, it's easily solved. If not, proceed to re-house-training after:

Nature's Miracle neutralizer to clean and neutralize all areas where s/he piddled/pooped, so it no longer smells like the appropriate place to eliminate.

Then review from square one your house-training. (below) What may be happening is in fact the dog is not getting the attention it used to, and the humans are missing the signs s/he has to go out. While humans attribute it to jealousy, I think the dog IS trying to send a message, but jealousy isn't the one. I would imagine one scenario: since your Pug is bonded to your daughter, and s/he knows something's up (they smell the changes in a pregnant woman's odor), she may not want to miss whatever's happening, therefore doesn't want to go outside.

House-training:

Feed meals on a regular schedule (dogs that eat all day, poop all day)
Be prepared to take the dog outside to eliminate 10 – 20 minutes after eating, possibly sooner after drinking.
No water after 7 pm. A bowl of ice cubes will quench pup’s thirst without the attendant need to urinate.

Take, don’t put, Pug outside *on leash* to your chosen spot, then drop the leash and stand on the handle and ignore her. Keep her in sight out of the corner of your eye, and as soon as she eliminates, calmly praise and/or pop a small treat in her mouth.

Use a specific command such as “Hurry” or "Potty"

As soon as Pug finishes, PLAY! At least 1-2 minutes, up to 5 (depending on the weather.)

Now bring Pug inside. Play a little more then put in her safe area/crate. Since your dog is an adult, if s/he has free run of the house, make sure both tinkle and poo have been done before letting her have free run of the house. If only one has been done and both should have, crate or put in 'safe' area for 15 more minutes, then go outside again. Do this until you have success, then let Pug loose in house.

Clean up your yard daily. It’s like flushing your dog’s toilet for her.

If you catch pup eliminating inside, clap hands to startle & stop her, quickly but gently bring outside to her spot, then give her the ‘potty’ command.

Never punish accidents! When ya gotta go, ya gotta go!

** A safe area is a small room with easy-to-clean baby-gated area.

Best wishes and congratulations on grand-baby!

Answer 2

I have a 4 yr. old pug ( female ), and I know the attatchment they have to their family members. They also miss you so much when you leave them, even for short periods, that they can get depressed. Pugs are HUGE family dogs. They love their families more than themselves, so with that comes anxiety. When we leave for a few hours, mine will knock over the garbage. My vet has told me this is seperation anxiety. I would say your pug has the same, and is expressing it in the form of peeing in the house. I would call your vet, and just ask what they suggest. I assume that it will stop, once your pug is no longer suffering from anxiety. In the meantime, I would crate the dog when you cannot keep a watchful eye. See what your vet suggests. Surley they can give you some guidance over the phone for free.

Answer 3

Pugs can be very pretentious little fellows and I'm convinced they use peeing on things as a way of getting attention...good or bad. If you daughter is pregnant, she may not be spending quite as much time with the dog and most dogs can sense the change in her hormones. For the next 4-6 weeks review basic potty training with him using your crate...whether your home or not.

Answer 4

Yes. The dog is jealous and it will continue after the baby is born. Happens all the time when a dog/cat feel like their territory is threatened. Bad news is once they start using the toilet in the house-it is very difficult to get them to stop. And so what happens is the person usually "Gives" up the pet-to keep sanitary conditions in the home. It is time to move the Pug outside-if it is not too hot where you live and let her see that she will be in trouble for her behaviour. Start now. Good luck.

Answer 5

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Answer 6

She may need some obedience training (if she's already been trained, she may need a brush-up course).
Otherwise, you may need to sort of re-train her by putting her outside at regular intervals so she has an opportunity to potty in an appropriate place.

Answer 7

dogs somtimes get jealous, and i have heard smaller dogs get jealous with pregnacy or kids and will do things they don't normally. so u may have to force her or retrain her in the normal ways.... but it is normal i think, but don't let up on her

Answer 8

You need to dicipline your dog. Or crate your dog when not being able to put out side.

Answer 9

you should go for a walk with your dog more often, at least three times a day...Im sure it will stop then.....and your dog maybe needs more attention (playing with her/him)

Answer 10

put her outside and leave her outside