my dog is going to the bathroom on the BEDs!!!?

Question

i have a 2year old female chihuahua/shih-tzu mix,i have had her for close to a year now,she has always been naughty and had many "mistakes" in the house,but recently she has stopped doing her buisiness on the floor and started going on our beds,she has no preference as to who's bed,either my children's or mine,who ever forgets to close the door,nothing in our lives have changed even a little,we have done nothing to her so she may be "punishing" us,she gets all the love and attention a little dog could ask for,i am a stay at home mom so she is by my side at all times,no matter how many times i let her out she still does this,we have tried the crate method but she just goes to the bathroom in her crate whether she's in it 5 minutes or 5 hours,Vet says there is nothing physicaly wrong with her,any helpful suggestions would be appreciated

i am a dog trainer! i rescue and rehab abused dogs,and those that have extreme behavioural issues and I have crate trained many many dogs successfully i know her crate should not be too big,but i am at a loss with this one,so far everything everyone has said i HAVE done,except rub her nose in her own feces,i show it to her tell her she is naughty,she gets rewarded for being good,just hoping someone has a new trick up their sleeve i have never heard of...

Answer 1

Cheeky girl.......... it sound like she thinks that she is the Alpha dog and Head of the house you can put her outside or not greeting her when you get home walk in the house and ignore her until you want to greet her not let her on any Furniture make her feel that you are the Alpha male in her life and she is not mark her sent on your beds
Hope all goes well Tess

Answer 2

Contact a good trainer first.
Crate training on small dogs requires very small crates. The dog should only have enough room to sleep. If the dog still messes leave the dog in the crate with the mess for about 15 minutes after discovery, then put it outside. Do not let the dog out of the crate at night and look into change the dogs food. Premium dog foods have a higher digestibility rate creating less mess. Place your dog on a watch and confine schedule for several weeks. if you cannot physical watch the dog, this includes placing the dog on a leash and being physically attached to the dog, the dog must be confined in the right size crate.

Answer 3

The dog is doing her business on the bed because she thinks that it is hers. I would start by not allowing the dog up on the bed at all, even if you are there. Don't allow the dog into that room when you are not home. you need to assert your dominance so that she knows that your bed is yours and hers is hers. Sometimes its bad to always give a dog what they want, this makes them think that they are in control of a situation when in fact they are not. When she goes in the house, don't punish her and then pet her, this gives her mixed signals. if you are upset, be upset and don't give her pity this only makes a bad situation worse. It might also help to put the dog on a schedule, say she goes outside 4 times a day, and thats it. giving a dog routine sometimes helps these situations. It may also help to give her treats and lots of praise when she does the duty outside like she is supposed to. Hope this helps!

Answer 4

The first thing you should do is crate him at night. In a crate small enough to sleep and turn around in but not big enough to potty in the crate and sleep elsewhere. At you may have to get up several times a night. Don't let him run around the house unattended during the day. If you can't place him in a penned area, then put a leash on him and have him attached to your wrist. If you do this then you will know immediately if your dog starts to position himself to pee or poop. Scoop him up and take him outside. Then pull all water around 7 pm. (3 hours before bedtime). Feed at the same time every day. This will help you find out when he will normally have a bowel movement. They will potty on a time schedule. Potty once again before you go to bed and first thing in the morning. (If your pup cannot hold it during the night you may have to get up several times to potty him). No dawdling getting coffee! Once you know his bowel movement schedule you can wait for him to go, just be more patient. Don't yell at him for potting in your house, just pick him up and take him where you want him to go. Always give a command like "Go potty" Use it every time you are where you want him to go. Also praise him like crazy! Let him know that is the behavior you want. Give it time it will work. He wants to please you. Good luck with the training! Follow up with obedience training.

Answer 5

Your little girl may be telling you she has a urinary tract infection.

If this is not her normal behavior and she is doing it "in front of you" she may be trying to communicate her needs.

If you cannot afford a visit to the vet, have her urine analyzed - it may have crystallized which is giving her pain as she urinates -- if it is a urinary tract infection - better to take care of it early then later - it is much more painful for her later. You can analyze it yourself - get a sample and see if shards are there. (remember the old biology lab in HS?) If there is - she has the infection.

I have one little girl - this is the only way she knows to tell me of her problem - and my vet is always in shock as we catch it in the very beginning.

Answer 6

well since shes 2yrs old it might b a little to late to train her but the best thing to do is wen she gose pick her up take her to where she went and gently not to hard but not to soft pop her on the nose or close to her but like on her side or sumthin and sy no bad girl but dont do it to hard she might yelp but she will b fine jus do that everytime she dose til she stops and anohter might help is gettin those umm its a sheet thing you get from the pet store or walmart and its like a mat made of cotton and sutff and its for your dogs to go to the b.r on u lay some out in various places and put her on it and tell her to use that for the b.r or if u catch her going to b.r where she not supose to pick her up and put her on it ...that should help i had many dos as i was growing up adn it usallyd hep for me

Answer 7

go to any pet store and buy the pee pads or the spray and that should help. or if you want the dog to go outside, take the urinated bed spred and lay it outside and after a while...remove the spread and the dog should pee outside