How do I stop my ADULT dog from peeing in his kennel?

Question

I have a lab we guess is 1 year and a half to 2 years old and when we rescued him over 6 months ago he was housebroked. We haven't had any problems with him, except for the last 2 days he's peed in his kennel while we are away at work. He was in the kennel for about 5 hours, which is very normal for him. He also chewed some of the plastic bottom of the kennel too. Does the peeing have to do with the distruction? We already guessed he has seperation problems, so we think this might just be associated with that. Any other ideas? Anything we can do to prevent this from happening again?

Answer 1

hi

usually to teach a younger one (between 4-8 months) not to pee or poo inhouse, you simply move his head towards its excrements so that his mouth and nose touches it; not roughly, but with decision and say some loud word, but always the same each time, like, "no", "bad boy/girl", anyway with an angry and negative sound;

but your dog needs more attention: 5 hours are too much:
- physiologically your dog need to get out quite often, although shortly, but at least once a day for 1-2 hours; can you immagine to stay 5 hours withou tpeeing, while you drink all the time?

- psychologically he needs company; it's frustrating staying 5h every day alone; how do YOU spend 5 hours alone? when was the last time you did it? well, immagine that one hour to your labrador are about 6-7 hours for humans, ie when he/she is alone for 5h his biological clock gives him the sensation of over 30h alone (!), ie again when he/she is alone for 5 years it is like for you spending 30 hours (!!!) alone; sad. and as he has no book, tv or job as us or similar he uses what he has: the kennel;

solution: spend more time with him/her; before leaving him alone for hours, spend a looong walk with him (ie the big outwalk of over 1h) and play with him (run); he will come back home tired, but satisfied, happy and...empty; he will therefore also sleep more easily; buy him some stupid toy/snack, like the fake "leather-bone" and when you come back home, show that you are happy to see him/her again and bring him something (going out immediately for a short walk); for your walks try to organize them on a regular term, so he/she got used to;
on the other hand try to understand when he/she gives signs he/she wants to get out (nervous walking, "crying" sounds, sniffing at the door...); in the evening stay closer to him/her and more touchy: dogs need contact;

well, he/she is getting frustrated and needs more dedication; so it's your turn!

ciao

ps: if it still persists, after you got the right routine, he might have some desease, thus go to the doc;

Answer 2

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How do I stop my ADULT dog from peeing in his kennel?
I have a lab we guess is 1 year and a half to 2 years old and when we rescued him over 6 months ago he was housebroked. We haven't had any problems with him, except for the last 2 days he's peed in his kennel while we are away at work. He was in the kennel for about 5 hours, which is very...

Answer 4

Generally a dog will chew it's leg off before it pees in it's own kennel. Sounds like he may have some discomfort and pain which could be the reason he's suddenly destroying/chewing his kennel liner. Separation problems generally do not result in a grown dog peeing in his own 'cave'. But if you are convinced this IS the problem, call home and talk to him on the answerphone a few times a day, have a neighbor come by and take him for a walk (generally older retired neighbors seem to enjoy this type of 'helping' mind you we've always worked our way into paying them once it was established they really enjoyed our dog).

One neighbor who 'checked' on our dog for us around noon...ended up springing him for the entire afternoon - - would take him across the street to sit at her feet while she played with her baby and watched TV -- he was good company.

If your dog does not have a urinary problem going on (let the vet check on him) be sure to cut back on his water at some well timed point during the day and to take him out two to three times before you leave for work in the morning. It would be great if you had a fenced back yard and a pet door!!

good luck.

Answer 5

I have a 11m old pure breed Weimaraner female that is house broken but will NOT stop peeing in her kennel (not matter how big it is - we ve adjusted it). This is a daily issue - regardless of when we stop giving her water or how much exercise she has. I like her, but this is getting REALLY OLD. We ve tried anxiety meds from the vet - and we re at a loss of ideas. Thoughts?

Answer 6

I was just laughing because I have a Papillon Crested mix, that will do the same. And either peed or pooped in the crate when I used it. Same dog has the ability to squeeze out a crap when there aught not be one. A vindictive dog, uses crap for pay back. I'm wondering why the dog is crated when you are home, could be some pay-back on the dogs part. Dogs are social animals, and the crating when not needed for the dogs safety could be part of the issue.

Answer 7

my guess would be that he is marking his territory but you may need to take him to a vet to be sure that it is not an infection.
also you may need to find someone who can doggy sit for you while you are at work so that he is not left alone or just find a friend that could come and take him for a walk while you are at work so that he is not in his kennel for the whole day while you are work. I know finding someone can be difficult but I am a dog sitter/walker and i do offer my clients the choice between doggy sitting for the day/night or for walks and companionship during the day.
Good Luck

Answer 8

How big is the kennel? Dogs normally never pee where they sleep, so if you keep him in a small place, like a crate, he may not pee. If he didn`t pee in his kennel before, it may be due to a medical problem.

Answer 9

Take him to the vet along with a urine sample for a checkup. If the health is good then you are looking at some stress and anxiety issues. A dog behavior specialist can give you some good ways to go about helping him settle down again.

Answer 10

The chewing is probably something he is doing because he is lonely and perhaps angry about being left alone. Maybe put something else in there to play with? Something to keep him busy during the hours that you are gone.

The peeing in the cage? I'd consult my vet if I were you. You never know.