I have a 8 year old jack russel terrier. She was a rescue dog.?

Question

She pees or poos where ever she wants and we take her out all the time and we are home full time. She knows shes done something wrong but still does her business. Getting real frustrated had dogs all my life but cant get rid of this problem. Does anyone have any ideas?

Answer 1

Feed her on a strict schedule, twice per day, and put the bowl up as soon as she turns from it..Then, about 10 minutes later, take her for a walk..Walking stimulates bladder and bowels, much better than just putting her out. As soon as he pees or poops, give her gentle praise, and head back for home.

Do this several times per day for pee breaks, and be consistent. You will soon learn the 'times' that she pees, and adjust the walks accordingly..
Meanwhile, get Nature's Miracle, or other enzyme cleaner from a pet shop, and clean her indoor areas as well as you can, to get rid of her former odors.

Scolding does NO good, as she isn't peeing to be naughty, but as a symptom of insecurity..She prefers to pee/poop where she is safe, and her scent can't be followed by the 'boogieman'..
The best way to increase her security, or self esteem, is to teach her something, such as shake hands, or any other easy lesson, where she gets praise for her performance..

Dogs love routines and schedules, as they learn what to expect and when.

But, the more you scold her for peeing indoors, the worse the problem will be..

Answer 2

The first thing you should do is get a vet check up to rule out medical problems, an 8 year old dog, is considered a geriatric, Old age, dog. once this has ruled out any possible medical reason for the behavior you can find one of the many house training methods and start from day one, i suggest using a restrictive method like crate training, or confinement to a area which will make clean up of accidents easy. then set a routine for potty breaks. due to the age of the dog she may not make it to a level most people would be comfortable with. but she can improve. make going potty an area restricted behavior, or put it on comand by using a key word or phrase like go potty. as the dog starts to pee or poop. in time with patience and consistancy your dog will learn that it has a specific place to go potty and/ or a key word which will signal it to go potty. another way to get help is to talk to your vet for a referance to a local dog trainer to work with to solve your problem behavior.

Answer 3

Part of the problem may be that she was a rescue dog. I have issues with my beagle because she was an abused rescue dog. Jack Russells are high energy dogs. Are you keeping her really busy? She may be frustrated. Try giving her a busy bone or something to keep her occupied. Praise her lavishly when she goes potty outside. Try to keep her on a schedule. Past that, you may have to seek the help of a professional. Don't give up on her. She needs a good, loving home like yours!

Answer 4

no other dog has such a reputation for being just damn hardheaded. lovable, fearles, fast, agile cute and totally impossible to dominate and control. would like to see that daggone dog whisperer teach you j. terrier a dang thing. i had one until i couldn't take it anymore. i lived on a small fenced farm. she did whatever she pleased whenever she pleased. might leave for a few days a time. might climb the fence and tear off after a scent she detected. smart as hell, powerful and fast as they come. but the first day i took her to a vet and set her on his table he raised his eyebrows and said well you have your work cut out for you. i didn't listen. i tell you they are working dogs and a terrible indoor pet. almost as bad as a border collie sheep dog use to herding sheep. that is all they do. they are bred to do that job. nothing else. you dog makes a great little hunter for rabbit and squirrel. they can live in the woods forever without you. they are totally self sufficent and you are actually the pet. they don't need you. you are a temporary convenience. they need to travel and explore. find her a home at a big dairy farm.

Answer 5

It is possible that she thinks the "mess" is wrong, but not the act itself. We've trained all our dogs using constant supervision. We would take the dog out on a leash every two hours to "go potty". Outside was not play time. He did what he needed to do, and we would reward him enthusiastically with "good doggie!" and lots of petting. We would then, immediately bring him inside, get him off the leash, and praise him again. We would also give him a treat for doing his "business" outside, rather than inside.

Answer 6

If all else fails, bribery. Works on kids and dogs. When you take her our and she actually goes, give her a treat and a lot of praise. When she goes in the house, let her know its bad, but don't hit, many rescue dogs were beaten and you could end up doing more damage than good. Dogs want to please you, so let her know how pleased you are when she goes outside. You might want to try crate training, especially at night, until she gets the hang of it.

Answer 7

she feels bad because you're yelling at her. she doesn't associate going potty in the house with being in trouble if you don't catch her in the act. first take her to the vet and make sure there's no medical reason since she's a rescue and her medical history is unknown. if she checks out find at the vet, crate train her like you would a puppy. it will take consistancy and patience on your part since she is older, but she'll figure it out as long as you're consistant.

Answer 8

well, you have got to diapline her. she WAS a guard dog, but what are you gonna do now? i read this in a book once and it said you should auto maticly disapline it RIGHT away. Or if doesnt get the point, hit him on the legs as hard as you can(tempurarily). i dont know about the guard dog stuff though. i cant help you with that because it comes naturally.Dogs treatyou with respect to please you, not because they are scared.(iread this in a dog book once and it said hitting them on the legs is completly safe.)

Answer 9

They sell belly bands for dogs in Petsmart. You attatch pads to it. It's basically a doggie diaper. You put this on while he is inside so if he does his duty it will be in the diaper. Take off when you let him outside. It's very easy and saves you the stress of scrubbing your floors. Eventually the dog will learn to go outside. I know it sounds silly but my friend fosters dogs and it works. They will usually only pee in it so don't worry you don't have to clean the dog or anything.

The other alternative is to crate him and only let him out of the crate to go outside until he is trained.

Answer 10

well, you could go to pet's mart, and get Doggie Band's, they are a doggie diaper, and they work reallllllllll, well, I actually used to have a dog with that problem, and when I stared to use those "Doggie Bands", it really helped alot!
good luck with it!