Dog Problems?

Question

I have an 11 yr old neutered male Beagle/Lab mix. I've had him about 10 1/2 yrs. This little guy loves me to death and cannot stand it when he is not by my side. He howls & cries whenever I leave. We have done alot of things together. Basically he's my shadow. We also have three other pets - another dog and two cats. All get along just fine.

Anyway, lately he has been peeing in the kid's bedrooms when noone else is home. He's done it twice in one room, and once in another, but that time someone was sleeping in the bed right there. He sleeps in my room and has not done it in there - yet. He has never done this before and has never had problems holding it. I know he's old but not to where he's pooping & peeing all over himself. He goes when we walk, although I have noticed he goes a little quicker than he used to.

Is this just becasue he's getting older - the peeing in the rooms when we're away, or is acting up in some sort of way? Is he protesting my being gone?

Answer 1

something is bothering him. dogs have feeling too. there must be something have changed somewhere and he can't adapt or accept. It could also be sign of protest. seek a vet's opinion is the best. you have to do something immediately

Answer 2

WOW plenty of questions! I'll take on the primary one. And it could aid to understand how historical he's.:) one million -You would have to get him checked via the vet. If he has a urinary tract illness then he would possibly not be competent to aid it and all teh coaching and ideas on the planet would possibly not difference a factor. two -Lose the pee pads. This is a certain hearth technique to CONFUSE your puppy on the grounds that what they be taught is that it's okay to pee within. They don't udnerstand that there's anything magical approximately the pee pads that makes it good enough. three - Take him outside in most cases so he has the danger to pee external. When he does, compliment him in a joyful voice and possibly even supply him a deal with. If you'll be able to take the paper / throw rug / some thing that he peed on within the residence and placed it in which you wish him to move external so that it will cross some distance in instructing him to move outside. four - Do no longer depart him unsupervised within the residence. Keep an eye fixed on him constantly and in case you see him sniffing like he's approximately to "cross" get him external. Play with him just a little too, in any other case he'll get the suggestion that he's being punished for peeing and / or peeing external and that it the final factor you wish. five - Never ever scold him for peeing interior. If you do all so that it will occur is he'll determine it is a unhealthy suggestion so that you can see him peeing after which he would possibly not pee outside whilst you cross on walks. He'll additionally get well at being sneaky approximately peeing interior so he can avert the punishment. 6 - Be sufferer. Now that he has the unhealthy addiction, replacing it would possibly not occur in a single day. Dogs do not abruptly "get it" after which act ideal. Instead what is going to occur is that there can be fewer and less injuries and he's going to get it proper increasingly in most cases till eventually he's going to be housebroken. It would take approximately 2 months. Be sufferer and constant and well good fortune!

Answer 3

I would definitely take him to the vet and have him checked for a urinary tract infection or a prostrate problem.

If he is okay and just can't hold it, you may have to put pee pads down.

I doubt if he is mad because you aren't there, unless you are gone more than you used to be. If I am busy a whole weekend, my bratty Yorki-Chi will pee on my shoes or the closet door if he can't get to them. Since your dog isn't peeing on YOUR stuff, i don't think it's anger directed at you.

Answer 4

He is neutered so he isn't marking his territory. Since this is a new behavior I would first talk to the vet to rule out any medical reason for his behavior. Then I would keep him in the kitchen when you are not home so that he can't ruin the carpet in the bedrooms. Good luck.

Answer 5

uh I have a dog like that but that came with a bad History and he his old to cut back on the fluids he should be fine and keep him in a room with no carpet when gone just incase could be weather though

Answer 6

if one of the cats is male, he could have sprayed in your son's room..........the dog is urinating to cover the scent. In any pet section of the store you use, there are several sprays that will help control that problem..........thoroughly clean the carpet first, either professionally or just rent a machine, then spray the area where the dog has been going.

Answer 7

It almost sounds like a child misbehaving. Maybe you could put him in the kitchen with a gate up. We also have a Lab Beagle mix and when he can't go with us he pouts and won't come to us when we come home. Maybe you could close the bedroom doors. Good Luck

Answer 8

it might be just cause he is getting older

but you can probably get some kind of a training diaper or something like that(I'm not sure what its called)my dog used to have one when we first got him so he didn't pee in the house and i works

i also remember that my dog had some kind of a disease and sometimes he peed in the house cause of it, so it might be that but i doubt it

Answer 9

I would say that its a little bit of both, but its just my opinion. Im not a vet, only they can tell you that answer. Good luck with that. My friend had a dog that did that, but she was young and only did it when she got mad at my friend.

Answer 10

My gf had this problem with a well trained dog. It turned out that she had mice in the house and he was marking his territory. Check for critter mice, squirrels, racoons, etc.