I need help! What would you do.?

Question

Ok I have moved into a really nice exspensive house. Everything is great but one thing. My dog. She is a beautiful all white lab and chow mix she is crapping all over the place. She didn't do things like this at my other house. I don't know what to do. My new house is becoming a dog kentel. Not to mention my cat is pissing all over the place. I'm going to get rid of the cat and I want to get rid of my dog but i'm afraid she will miss me. If I knew she would be fine and happy there wouldn't be a problem. Plus she is laying all over our new furniture. Her white hair is every where. There was a dog in the house before but that doesn't matter because there was dogs before her at my old house and she never did this. And she is getting into the trash and eating all the food I leave out. I love her. But I also love my house. And having her an out side dog is not an option because my yard isn't very big and it is already full of the other dogs crap. What should I do. Mature answers only

Answer 1

maybe your dog is just nervese moving into a new house is a big thing especialy if it is bigger than your old house take it outside to use the bathroom more often when it gets on the couch tell it to get off right away eventuly it will no not to
good luck try and work with it before u decide to get rid of it

Answer 2

First of all, stop thinking of the dog in terms other then what she is, A DOG. And as such she will act like one, unless someone does something about it. It is clear that both animals are going through an adjustment period. It is clear that there are nerve issues with the dog. It is clear that she is trying to mark territory. What is not clear is, what is the dog doing up on the furniture? what is the dog doing outside of a crate when she cannot be WATCHED? and why does she not have any obedience training? Please do not tell me that she does, if she did, she would be put on a down stay and she could not do all the things that she is doing now. Obedience, contrary to popular belief does not only teach a dog how to perform simple little skills like come, sit, etc, it also teaches the dog who the alpha person in the house is and what the rules of the game are. Start there, and then crate the dog. Once you have some control over it, you can give her a little more freedom. This question is the reason why I feel the way I feel about most human/dog relationships and why I answer questions so not tactfull sometimes. You get a dog, you spoil it to death, you treat it like one of the family, you forget that it's a dog, you do not hold it accountable for anything, UNTIL, it starts screwing up and conficting with your lifestyle. Then you are ready to get rid of it. It is not the dog's fault, it is yours. CAUSE AND EFFECT. Treat the dog like a dog and everyone will be much happier in the end.

Answer 3

A dog is like a kid, once you have made the decision to have one you can't go back on it. I suggest you keep trying to re-train her, or seek the advice of a dog trainer. But giving her away shouldn't even be an option, since that isn't fixing the DOGS problems, and no one will want a dog that can't hold its poop. It will end up going house to house to house until it finally ends up at a shelter. Keep trying. Maybe even see a vet to see if there might be a physical reason for its inability to hold its poop. Oh and you should have thought about the dog hair before buying your furniture. Some are easier to clean. This is a LIVING organism, not worth getting rid of because it sheds on a couch.

Answer 4

for the cat piss: the cat's actually marking its territory, which incidentally is your house. i read somewhere that you should spay/neuter a cat to stop doing that, though...um...of course u should ask a vet first before doing that.

for the cat fur: umm...comb the cat. better do the precaution than the cleaning :) at least it would really minimize its fur-falls.

for the dog poop: other than a long time of teaching your dog discipline, i don't know of any other way to avoid this. its a new house, there must still be no smell of his dog poop on the proper place. teach it to poop on the right place. next time it will sniff and search where that place is and will always go there to poop. as for the other wrong places where he pooped, u can take the smell off using water+vinegar.

for the garbage-searching dog: keep the garbage away. its just natural for dogs to look for what they think smells tasty or sumthin.

good luck!

Answer 5

It can take a month or so for your dog (and your cat) to get used to the new home, smells, sounds, and environment. Moving is stressful on them.

Unfortunately, many people would rather "get rid" of their dog/cat instead of dealing with the problem. I suggest getting a crate and crate training your dog, she is never to old to learn this. This way, you can keep her secure when you are unable to supervise her, and avoid "accidents" in the house.

To keep her off of your furniture, lay strips of aluminum foil (like the baking/kitchen kind) on your furniture and this will deter her. You can also set up a comfy place all of her own, and teach her a command to go there, and not on your furniture.

There are many things you can do to work with your dog. But it is not fair to throw this kind of stress on her and not expect her to react (negatively) at first.

If you get rid of her, the chances of her being "fine and happy" are slim to none. Most likely she will be euthanized, and not all dogs are given that humanely. Many are gassed, drowned, shot, beat, starved...you need to make sure that you know what will happen to her at the facility you take her to if she does not get adopted.

Also, most places immediately put down a dog that is surrendered by an owner, never giving them a chance to be adopted.

And other places will not even accept an owner surrender.

Letting her loose, dropping her off is not an option either. She could get poisoned, hit by a car, attacked, shot, etc. Not to mention she may turn aggressive and attack someone or their pet if left to her own devices to survive.

You can try to put her in the paper, but charge a fee and throroughly screen potential "adopters," even ask for vet references. "Free to good home" ads rarely wind up in a dog being well cared for. A lot of times, these dogs (and cats) are picked up by labs for research use, or for use as bait dogs to train fighting dogs, are taken into neglectful, abusive homes.

My suggestion: Suck it up for now, work with her and give her a chance. She is your responsibility, and you must give her the opportunity to adjust. Purchase Pet Force from http://www.frrco.com/121668 and use it to clean up accident spots to keep her from "re-visiting" and urinating or defecating in the same spaces.

Hope this helps.

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Answer 6

Your dog is probably freaked out over moving. #1...clean up the yard so she can have run of the yard.
#2...Try some good obedience training
#3...Remember, your dog is a living, loving creature and your house & furniture isn't!

Answer 7

Your dog could be under a lot of stress with a new surrounding. She could have inflammatory bowel syndrome. When we adopted our dog he was shy and nervous and pooped around the house.

Talk to you vet, this may be a combination of behaviour affecting her health, and DON'T give up on her. She's probably been with you for some rough times too. There's pills you can to calm her nerves and stomach (through your vet-not people pills).

Apparently dogs around 3 or 4 years of age are more likely to get IBD, crohn's, colitis, develop food allergies etc. We put our dog on a strict diet of vegetarian dog food, which has settled his stomach completey. Plus he is more comfortable with his surroundings and *knock on wood* he hasn't had a flare up in awhile. Also, he did NOT have IBD up until a week after we got him.

Dog's feel stress too, and I bet with moving some of your stress and gotten to your dog.

Please take care of her, she needs you!

Answer 8

Why are you asking for mature answer you are not mature.You don't just get read of pats because they are not fitting into your new house BUT it is THERE house to. Would you get read of your kids if they didn't fit into your new house?

Answer 9

i have experienced these type of things.The best solution is to get all the old furnitures and build a small house like the one you have and make it has its home