Why do my dogs keep peeing on the carpet?

Question

I have two bassets. One is nearly three and a b*tch and the other is 7 months and a dog. I had the girl from a pup and she became very well toilet trained. I have a dog flap so she always lets herself out. Then I got the boy who I had since 5 months old so they've been together about 2 - 3 months. He wasn't toilet trained and peed everywhere, but then he started using the dog flap. But when I get in from work I find old drying pee stains everywhere and have been assuming its him. Then yesterday the girl peed on the carpet right in front of me! I couldn't believe it, there'spee everywhere and I never ctach who's doing it but now am thinking its her. Why is she suddenly doing this? Is it to cover his scent or is it as she's seen him do it she thinks its ok. Its doing my head in, my house stinks and I keep constantly cleaning the carpets with a hired carpet cleaner. She knows to go out, so toilet training her is useless, so why does she do it? Please can anyone help????

Thanks Harry for your useful input but if you read the question you would realise I had trained them - pratt.

Answer 1

There are several things going on here.

Have you had the male neutered yet? If not, then he is trying very hard to mark his territory.
If you get him neutered soon you may be able to stop this behavior easily by doing that and a little training.

Has your girl been spayed? If not, she may be going into heat and might be having accidents from hormones.
If she has been spayed, then it's very likely some attitude. She sees the boy marking her house so she's going to mark right over it, or she sees him do it so she figures, "why should I go out if he's doing it inside?"
If I have one of my puppies having accidents in the same place repeatedly I find the older ones try to go on top of it, even if they are house trained.

Buy some Nature's Miracle or similar product and use it to scrub the carpeting and get the scent out of the flooring. Eliminating the smell should help the dog fight his urges a little and help your house smell better too.
It works better than professional cleaning but it is more of a spot cleaner.
Good luck!

Answer 2

It's very hard, I have a male and a female. I never had a problem with the male dog. He's 11y and the female is 18 months... She's been trained, and it looks like she had learned to hold it until i get back from work... she stays in her crate, they have a flap door, but she started to dig out bushes and bring them inside the house... a total mess. That's the reason why she stays in the crate. But if I'm at home, she'll be around the house and if I don't remind her to go out, she'll relieve herself in the house, number one and number two... Try to go to your nearest pet store, and get a repellent spray, the ones that can be used on the rug and on furniture. Spray constantly, so the special scent will stay and be effective for a while until you're pretty sure she'd learned... I guess you just have to be very patient, and ready to let them go outside to use the bathroom. I have to remind her every 30 minutes... if I do that, I will have no problem... good luck!!!

Answer 3

Anytime an animal urinates inside, blot as much of it up as you can with papertowels (NEVER use water as it spreads it), and then use an enzyme cleaner specifically for pet stains. Use it exactly as directed.

Why? Because an animal can smell much, much better than we can and as long as they smell urine or feces in an area they will repeatedly use that area.

You have used a carpet cleaner probably with water on your carpet which means you have spread the smell totally over the whole carpet, possibly to the padding underneath, and maybe even the flooring. If that's the case, you will probably have to tear up the carpet, enzmye clean the flooring and put in new carpet.

Because you have a male and female, you are asking for it especially if neither one is neutered as urinating is not only a way of marking the territory, it's also a way of saying hello, I'm ready to breed.

It was an expensive lesson for you. Sorry.

Answer 4

You basically answered your own question here. Yes, male dogs tend to pee in the house when the male is the dominant one who wants to mark his territory. The female, in turn, thinks it's ok because the male can do it - so can she....

Lucky for me, my two dogs are never home alone. Someone is always in the house ( working different shifts ) in order to let them out.

I always say if you are gone from the house for an extended time, crate the dogs ( whether they like it or not ) because dogs usually do not want to pee in close proximity to where they are sleeping. That's what I do with mine - if noone is home. Granted, dogs do have accidents, but maybe you should also think about when they get fed and watered, too. Changing those times might help.

Answer 5

Hi,

it sounds lke she is covering up his scent or peeing in a place that she thinks is acceptable ( well the dog pee'd there! she's thinking). I would start toilet training again with the pair of them. If you're really stuck, have a look at the crate training options available - although you'll have to train them to accept the crate first.

Best of luck anyway

Answer 6

I have bred dogs and would say that the pup isnt yet properly house broken at that age, he is just having a tinkle here and there and the bi*ch is trying to cover his smell with her own because she is protecting him. When you think babe bassets are quite a big dog and the bigger the dog the harder to train in my experience. By the way just a funny ending, do you like bassets liqourice allsorts, I do.

Answer 7

a hired carpet cleaner is not going to get the smell out of your carpet, even tho u cant smell it the dogs still can. Therefore i suspect that she pees inside now because when u got your other dog and he peed inside you didnt get the smell out of the carpet completely and they can both smell it and theferore think thats the new pee spot. YOu have to get a product to get rid of doggie doo odors can get it at any petstore there are many brands to choose from..hope it helps :)

Answer 8

It was her territory first so she has started marking her territory again because of the new dog in the house. Plus when you clean up after an animal has messed, make sure what you use does not contain ammonia. Ammonia is present in urine and many animals will go back to this scent an re-offend .

Answer 9

personally myself i think that your second one has desturbed your first ones routine and she has thought it is right to do what he is doing so myself i know it sounds cruel i would crate train them because i know they are both old enough to hold ther pee for upto 6 hrs at least and then just let them out when you are in and up also crate train them on a night if it is happening during the night it will soon restore there sense in holding it and knowing where to pee lol gd luck and i hope you solve your problem kindest regards Joe

Answer 10

a dog usually pees on the carpet because it smells the pee on the floor and thinks that it;s okay to pee on the carpet but don't punish your dog unless u catch the dog in the act that is the most important detail