need dog help please?

Question

ok i have this dog that is an adult we got him from a pound.. we have had him about a month now and he did really good at first but now he is peeing and pooping in the house if we walk him he refuses to go i mean we walked for over an hr and he would not pee or poop outside so if we tie him outside he will go but now also goes when he comes in... what can i do to make him stop? i cant take it he is ruining my home and i dont want to throw him outside in a kennel but if he doesnt stop that is where he is going to go i love dogs but i also pay alot for my home and i dont want it smelling like a dog pound... please help

it is a basset hound... the dog is deff not afraid of me he is already spoiled he trys to sit on my lap so no he isnt afraid and i am never mean to him or any other animal

Answer 1

Try crate training him. Not too large, but certainly not to small either. A pet store should be able to help you out on the size. Keep to a regular schedule when taking him out. And return him to the crate as soon as you come back in.
If he has already messed in your house, you need to make sure all the scent is gone. Use Natures Miracle on your floors rugs or wherever he has marked his territory. Usually more than a few applications will be needed depending on how bad or how long he has been doing his business in the house.
Praise the good behavior of going outside. Give him a treat and lots of good attention when he goes outside. And be upset at the mess, not the dog when he has an accident in the house. Let him know you are upset at the spot, not him.
If you got him from a pound, you don't now what his background is. He may not know any better. The pound in a cage, and let out on a run or special area to do his business...he may not know what a house/home is.

Answer 2

well, he probably is marking his turf in the house. have u tryed a kind of spray to keep dogs/cats from peeing/pooping on in house?

its called, "Stay Off Training Aid." The same thing happened to me, except with my cats, and so i used that and they stopped peeing in the house and started using the litter box. I'm not sure where u can get stay off traing aid, but i think if u ask someone at walmart they could find it for you.

also, let that dog out every other hour, (yes i really mean it) u don't need to "walk" him, just let him out for at least 5 minutes. If he pees, or poops, reward him with a "good boy" or a small biscuit. If he doesn't, that's fine, just let him back inside.

If he poops or pees in the house, u have to scold him so he can learn from his mistakes, hold his muzzle close to the poop or pee and say "Bad Dog!" then let him outside.

by the way, wat kind of dog is it?

Answer 3

It could be anxiety. Usually, it is transferred from the human to the dog. Since you got this dog recently from the pound, he may be anxious anyway and you should be patient with him and work with him to relax him. Try to relax and play with your dog a little bit when you go out. If he needs to go, he will most likely do it after a little exercise. Also, taking them out after they eat and feed them at regular times might help.

You may be taking him out more often because you are afraid he will go inside. This is counter-productive because, once again, you will make him anxious because you want him to do something he isn't ready to do. Three times a day should be ok for most adult dogs.

You might want to try a crate for a while, just until he gets the idea. That doesn't mean you should pen him up all the time and don't use the crate for punishment. Just when you can't be around to watch the dog and at night for sleeping. If there are certain places the dog is going to the bathroom, keep access to those areas restricted.

Answer 4

I had this same problem with my dog when I first got her she did really good about going to the door. For some reason unforseen to humans and only dogs she started peeing and pooping everywhere. I thought maybe something was wrong with her so I took her to the vet. He didnt find anything wrong. But I did notice a change in her behavior and she was trying to tell me the whole time she wanted out. she paces in front of me and tries to get me to follow her. ( i thought she wanted to play) I guess you could Try retraining the dog by taking him or her out every half hour to 45 minutes. or get an old dog 10 plus and let your dog learn from him or her

Answer 5

In my opinion, once you take in an animal, it is a part of the family. I'm sorry that your dog is not house trained, but neither or mine. Cleaning up a bit of dog poop or pee is part of the price we pay for having these companions. Don't punish him for this, rather, scold him gently. You might want to try putting him in a pet carrier when you aren't there to let him out.

Answer 6

Is your dog allowed to go everywhere in your house or does he have a specific area where he has to stay. How old is your dog? It's probably harder for adult dogs but we have always kept our puppies in the kitchen until they were trained. Then gradually we let them into the living room.

Answer 7

Your dog is now trained to do his/her business in the house. To house train my new dogs I short tie them to me while I sleep on the floor, keep them on short lead wherever I go in the house. A dog will not foul where it sleeps or sets. So when you take him out he will go.
Do this for a at least a week. If it doesn't work, you now have an outside dog.

Answer 8

The dog is scared of you, You need to be friendlier to the animal. take it every where you go. Or get ride of the dog.

Answer 9

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