ideas why hes started.and how to stop him...
2006-10-25 21:10:47 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Dogs
Dogs pee around the house to mark their territory. He is doing this because in his eyes the peace of the house has been disturbed for some reason. He may be feeing insecure and scent marking, or he may be feeling that he has to ressert himself because he has been challenge.
Is there a change in your life? New pet, new routine, member of family left or someone different moved in?
What ever the reason the way to stop the behaviour is as follows:
Close the doors to the bedrooms so he can't reach the beds. Establish yourself as his leader by making sure you have control over what he sees as the pivotal things in his life. In a dogs eyes the important things are food, walks, toys and attention from you. Make sure you provide all those things but on your terms. Don't let him bully you into taking him for a walk or giving him his dinner. Make sure he isn't possessive over toys, growling when you take something away or approach him.
The weeing is a sympton of a deeper problem. If you just stop him from reaching the beds it will surface in another way so you need to work on his attitude problem.
Good luck!
2006-10-25 22:32:22 · answer #1 · answered by PetLover 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
depends on how long you are leaving him in the house alone. Also think if there have been any incidents that could have scared or somehow unsettled him. May want to ask the vet in case there is a medical reason.
Could be he can't hold it that long, or he's having seperation anxiety. Staffies tend to have seperation anxiety and will be destructive if they feel abandoned/left behind. If it's seperation issues, be thankful he hasn't started ripping up things in the house!
It's a hard habit to break... you need to either restrict him to a room that won't be damaged by him using the floor or better yet get a crate (Kennel) for him to be in when you are gone from the house. Dogs do not like to pee where they sleep or in smaller places they are confined in.
Our Staffie will get destructive if we leave her alone in the house for more than30 minutes. We let her stay in the yard for our short times away from the house, have her in her kennel for times longer than 1 hour of us being gone.
Make sure he has enough room to stand and turn around inside the kennel. Put a favorite blanket of his inside the kennel, maybe a treat or toy at the back of the crate for his comfort.
While getting him used to it, let the door stay open while you are home so he can explore it. We taught ours by giving her a chewy treat each time she walked into it without balking or making a fuss. Letting her out meant a treat as well. A lot of dogs actually like the feel of having a 'den of their own'. Our Staffie will go curl up in hers when she wants a nap without the cats bugging her to play. Anytime she feels insecure she makes a beeline for that crate.
We do not put in bowls of food and water- makes it harder on her to avoid having to pee or poop while we are gone.
2006-10-26 04:31:44 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get some of them trainiee doggy matts hes 4 years old he should be out of that type of habbit my staffy is a 5month old ***** and she now n then pee's in the kitchen but not often but shes learning just kick him out or if you have a closed garden have a kennel built and stick him in there now n then and then he will know whens hes done wrong
2006-10-26 04:25:49 · answer #3 · answered by reaper420 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi he's marking his territory as he feels he as to when you are not around to tell others he is on duty in the household...while this may make sense to him it is not what we desire in our homes...It can be very difficult to stop them once they have started & if you are really worried & can't take him for a long walk to exercise more then you have to spend time retrianing...If he does it when you leave the room you can hide & watch thru a small gap in the door & try to catch him & make a loud noise everytime he goes to pee...praise him for peeing outside always...
You can also try a dog cage seeming dogs don't like to wet their own beds...Regards Jake
2006-10-26 04:28:08 · answer #4 · answered by Jake 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1-Limit the rooms he has access to while you are out. If you can keep him in the kitchen that's always a good bet because if he does pee the kitchen floors are easier to clean than the beds.
2-Give him something to entertain him/distract him while you're out. Toys to play with and leave the radio or television on for company (seriously!)
3-If you're out for long periods of time consider getting a dog-walker to come in while you are out.
4-Check with your vet for physical causes but if it's only when you are out then chances are that's not the reason!
2006-10-26 04:22:21 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
He has started marking as he feels insecure and wants to reassert his authority. Castration can help but at four, he might be a bit old to make a massive difference.
You will have to consider restricting his scope in the house or buying him an outdoor kennel for when you go out.
2006-10-26 05:06:35 · answer #6 · answered by des c 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just close the doors to the rooms or get a doggy gate (a bit like a baby gate). He may want some more attention from you.
2006-10-26 05:23:57 · answer #7 · answered by Grace H 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It sounds as if he doesnt want you to go out !!!and its pay back time.
When you go out if I was you I'd leave him in the kitchen,when my male dog was young and he started chewing because I was going out so I started leaving him for 5 mins and I left him longer each time and if he'd been good I used to give him a cuddle,then when he saw me getting ready to go out he would curl up and go to sleep,
hope this as been a help to you, best of luck.
2006-10-26 04:30:50 · answer #8 · answered by shirley m 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
don't let him get near your bed - hes showing you that he's mad at you, and leaving his mark.
you could distract him with toys, but that wont address the issue or prevent him from doing it again.
Close him in a room where he cant do any damage, or better yet, a large cage for when you aren't about. If you really aren't happy with that you could try a muzzle, but i think the cage is kinder
2006-10-26 04:26:32 · answer #9 · answered by miz Destiny 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It seems that your dog has a scent issue he can smell other scents on the beds and it marking his territory you need more advice from a dog behavior specialist. Sorry
2006-10-26 05:06:13 · answer #10 · answered by The tagg master 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋