my dog pee's on the carpet what should i do?

Answer 1

The following suggestions may help you in housebreaking your puppy:

Remember that young puppies do not have much control. Help your puppy by understanding its needs, establishing a feeding/watering/walking schedule, and learning to observe and correctly interpret its behavior.

Do not free-feed your puppy. Feed your puppy according to a schedule, depending on its age, and remove leftover food until the next scheduled feeding time. Take the puppy outdoors to eliminate after each feeding time.

When it is time for a trip outdoors, put the leash on the puppy and lead it to the door (using the same door each and every time), while saying a phrase such as, "Do you want to go outside?" Use the same phrase, in the same tone of voice, each time. Your pup will soon begin to go to that door when it needs to go out, and it will begin to respond to the phrase.

Select the place outdoots where you want your puppy to eliminate, and always take your puppy directly to that spot. Do not walk your puppy endlessly. Take your puppy, on leash, to your selected location and stand there until you get the results you want, then praise the puppy. While the puppy is sniffing you may tell him/her to "go potty", again in the same tone each time. If you want to take your puppy for a walk for exercise, do it immediately after a successful housebreaking trip, not before or during.

Keep the same schedule every day of the week, even if you work during the week and are off on the weekends. It's not fair to walk your pup early in the morning for the five and then expect it to wait several hours later on weekends.

Limit your puppy's area. Use a crate, a leash (even indoors--it really helps!), close doors, installing baby gates, or whatever combination of methods you think will work for you, but keep the puppy confined or within your sight every minute.

Take your puppy outside after every feeding, after it wakes up from sleep, after (or during) play, and any other time it starts sniffing and/or acting restless. Watching its behavior is extremely important and understanding what it is doing is critical.

Go outdoors with your puppy each time, even if your yard is fenced. It is important to praise your puppy for eliminating in the spot you have chosen, and you can't do that if you are inside.

Be on time for meals/water/walks, even if you have to enlist the assistance of a friend, neighbor, or relative.

Your puppy will attempt to return to the same spot every time, so if you are vigilant at first and prevent accidents, your puppy will soon begin to "ask" to go out.

If your puppy has had an accident, use vinegar and water to clean the spot, then keep the puppy away from that spot.

If you change your puppy's diet, do not change it abruptly, as this may cause diarrhea. On the first two days, each meal should consist of 75% of the old brand of food and 25% of the new brand of food; the third and fourth days feed 50% old brand and 50% new brand; on the fifth and sixth days, feed 25% old and 75% new; after that eliminate the old brand entirely from the puppy's diet.

GRADUALLY extend the time between meals/walks. Don't abruptly go from every three hours to every six hours. On the other hand, don't get "stuck" in a three-hour schedule for too long. Your dog will become so accustomed to it that it may be nearly impossible to extend the time. Learn to watch your dog for indications that it may be ready to wait a little longer, then do it.

Avoid boarding your puppy during the critical early housebreaking stage. Even adult dogs may experience some difficulties caused by changes in feeding and walking schedules.

NEVER rub your puppy's nose in an accident,spank them or scream at them- this doens't solve anything.

Answer 2

Is he peeing or marking? Marking would be a darker, stronger smelling urine..which, if he's only doing it while you're at work, sounds more likely. First off, to clean it I've found those woolite pod things (the handheld spot carpet cleaners..you can get them at Walmart, etc, for under $10) take the stain out of the carpet. Next spray with a product like OzaFresh which you should be able to find at your local pet supply store. If you don't, blot with white vinegar. I f you can't crate your dog, create a space for him another way..by blocking off a specific room like the kitchen for example. This should become "his" space for when you are away. My dog used to mark when I left him because he was trying to be the boss in my absence. Giving him his own space put an end to it once he felt secure in it. Otherwise the earlier suggestion of a belly band may be a great option for you. Good Luck

Answer 3

Be sure to take your dog out for potty breaks when they wake up, after they eat, and before bed. If your not home during the day, put your dog in a room that has no carpet, kitchen maybe? don't rub your dog's nose in it, dog's memories are short chances are the dog won't even remember what he's done wrong. Be consistent with your potty training it will pay off. And depending on the size of your dog you can pee pee pad train them.

Answer 4

Get some Urine Gone and apply to spots where the urine is. DO NOT punish the dog if you catch it after the fact. There's no point, the dog won't know what's going on and will only developa fear of you. Only punish if you catch in the act and NEVER EVER hit or rub noses in it. That's mean and degrading and has NO effect!! Say a firm NO POTTY and put him outside or in a kennel. Crate training is the best method of house training. I would suggest trying that or going back to that. If it's a puppy, have patience. They don't develop good control until after 6 months of age.

Answer 5

Whatever you do, DON'T SHOVE HIS NOSE IN IT! He doesn't understand. Dogs don't remember what they've done that long....especially if it doesn't even know it's bad. Keep him on a easy-clean surface, and keep an eye on him. When it does pee on the floor, spank him. The key is to catch him in the act. He may run, and continue to pee, so catch him and put him outside to finish. It's hard to catch them red handed, and it may cause an even bigger mess, but it'll get through. Make outside trips often, out the same door, and any time you see your dog anywhere near the door, put him outside and wait for him to pee. Immediately, he'll connect the door with outside, and then eventually, if you wait until he pees then come in, he'll recognize it as the door to the potty. All that will teach him,he is bad for going inside, and he the potty is outside. I even taught my dog to pee on command by telling her "go pee" over and over and getting excited and telling her she's a good girl when she did pee. Comes in handy on days with miserable weather...:)

Answer 6

Put his nose near it and scruff him.

This is take a hold of the roll of fat on the back of the neck and give a mild shake while scolding him. This works for most dogs and is very similar to how momma dogs train pups.

Then pour a mixture of vinegar and water on the spot and either soak it up or pull it up with a wet dry vacuum. This will kill the smell and prevent the bacteria in it from multiplying and making the whole house smell like dog pee.

Just a comment aside, wet dry vacuums are wonderful for cleaning carpets and furniture in this way.

Answer 7

That's happened to me before... my yorkie would randomly pee on the carpet and my only choice would be to clean it up. But otherwise what you need to do is bring your dog up to the spot and say no, no, no! and hope that they won't do it again...i guess the whole rubbing its nose into it could work..although i never actually made her touch her nose with it (cause i ended up kissing it 20minutes later anyway, haha)... they're just too cute and loveable...anyway - good luck with that!

Answer 8

Hi do you have another dog?it could just be marking its territory,or is it incontinant?u can buy dog nappys off ebay,when i got my puppy he peed all the time as we had another dog so he marked his territory until he was 1 year old,then some1 suggested getting him snipped so reluctantley i did and he stopped peeing but that made him fat,i also hav a yorkey thats incontinant nappys were a great idea but he only has three legs so it kept sliding off so we just have to put up with the stench coz wouldn't put a happy dog down just for that :) hope i helped in some way

Answer 9

Try taking your dog on longer walks so that by the time he/she gets back to the house there's nothing left. If he/she is peeing when you leave because of anxiety you'll have to address that separately through retraining him/her.

Answer 10

Dogs in training must be crated, (even an older dog) then taken outside as soon as they are taken out of the crate. Stay with them until they do their business... lots lots lots!!!! of praise then. Scolding works on some dogs. Mine was older when I got her, and had many accidents. Scolding didn't work at ALL.... she just learned to hide her accidents better LOL Tons of happy praise WHILE she was going and afterwards finally got through to her. I crated her for one year after she had her last accident when I left the house, just to be sure. Kenneling a dog IS NOT MEAN, it's a training tool, and it's a safe, happy place for your pet. We have been acccident free for almost three years now. Yippee! Kenneling a dog, and taking them out is a bit of work, but worth the time and energy. If you get an older dog that's not used to being kenneled, and you can't stand the crying and barking, it's a perfect time to go out shopping or visiting friends. They'll get used to it, believe me. Stick to it.
NOTE OF CAUTION!!!!!!!!! a friend of mine had her dog hang himself in his cage...she left his collar on him and he caught it on the door lock. REMOVE YOUR DOG'S COLLAR WHEN YOU KENNEL YOUR DOG.