how can i get the smell of dog pee out of my floors?

Question

i have a small female puppy about 11 months old and its really difficult to train her, shes peeing everywhere and i need to get the smell out of the house, how can i do that? also any suggestions on how to train her? a friend suggested crate training but im unsure what that is, please help?

Answer 1

There is a product called OUT that works great at removing stains and odors! Has a nice baby powder smell to it as well so your carpets won't smell like chemicals. You can get it at walmart and a lot of grocery stores.

Crate training is by far the best. It also keeps any messes the animal might make to a confined area and not all over your home.

The crate should be big enough for the animal to stand up, turn around, and lie down, but not big enough for the animal to poop in one spot and lay down in another. Dogs generally do not want to soil where they sleep so they will try their hardest to hold it so they don’t have to go in their “den”. Keep in mind that pups can only hold it for their age in months plus one. This equals the number of hours that they can hold it. So if you dog is 3 months, he can hold it for about 4 hours. Get the animal on a schedule of eating, drinking, and pooping. Take them out every hour on the hour on a leash and when they go, praise like crazy and give a treat. They will soon learn that they can trade their poops for treats and praise. When the dog is inside, it is either in the crate or you are supervising. This will prevent any accidents from occuring inside. If you do catch an accident in progress, simply pick up the animal, say a firm NO and place them outside and praise. Never punish the animal for going inside or rub it’s nose in it. They do not understand what they are being punished for and it only confuses them. They have no concept of time and cant understand that the poop they did 20 minutes ago is what you are yelling at them for and putting their nose in now. Positive training works best.

Answer 2

Pet supply stores sell a liquid that will neutralize the urine smell and make your dog unable to smell it either. This is important because animals tend to take a pee in places where they've done it before. You can use a black-light, in a dark room, to find out all the places your puppy has peed. Even if it has been cleaned up to the naked eye, there may be residue that will glow under black-light. I always clean up with standard cleaners and then use this odor neutralizer so my dog (or cat) won't do it again in the same location. At 11 months old, your dog should not be doing this so I would advise that you use crate training. I have never had any other method work as well. Don't think that it is cruel because dogs naturally like a "den" environment where they are enclosed for a portion of the day. The best book on how to crate train a dog was written by some monks and is available on Amazon for as low as $6.98. I got this book at the library and it worked so well and I liked it so much that I ended up buying it. Good luck with your doggie!!

Answer 3

what ever you do, dont by cleaners with Ammonia in the ingredients. Dog urine is mostly Ammonia so it only re-inforces the smell of the Pee. Theres lots of things on the markets to buy some expensive, some not. Just read ingredients NO AMMONIA and NO ALCHOL. These are not going to help. Next you need a cleaner that you can soak into a spot, especially the carpeting. If you use Bleach, bleach is great, BUT it can take the color out of carpet, and ruin tiled and hardwood flooring. Also applying bleach directly to urine is very dangerous!!! bleach mixed with ammonia creates Clorine gas, bad for the lungs, bad for the skin and eyes. I dont suggest it unless you are Washing somthing in the washing machine and your not near it. I have so many animals in my house at one given time, i found its too expensive to buy the formulated stuff, and for puppies since they have frequent accidents, it was getting pricey. I made a home-made remedy that worked very very well.
It was one part WHITE VINEGAR, one part DISH DETERGENT, one part LEMON JUICE, and I threw in a dash of the Scented Popurri oils that give it a better smell than vinegar but not much and i used the oil that is white not dyed. I mixed these equal parts, with an equal amount of water and placed in a spray bottle. I soaked all the spots and let them sit for 10 minutes to be sure the padding under the carpet was soaked. Then I took a hand brush and scrubbed them good. I put some clear water on and then threw rags and towels over the wet spot and soaked up excess liquids. Then took a hair dryer and fans to totally dry it. It got rid of the smell, made my carpet and floors clean and fresh, and the dogs didnt pee there again! Looks like some people gave you great training ideas already, good luck!!! She'll learn dont give up hope!

Answer 4

I got really good stuff from Pets at Home It 's for carpets but I used it on vynl and it leaves a nice smell a bit like bany powder But our pup hasn't gone back to the same place again so it works well. I'm sure other pet shops will have the same kind of thing-- just ask. By the way disinfectants can smell a bit like wee to a puppy so they can actually encourage him to use that place again.
Crate training means putting the puppy in a cage. Not too big just enough room to stand pu turn round & stretch out. A dog won't foul its own bed unless its ill or desparate so this teaches it that its possible to wait. You MUST take him out frequently ,every hour.Take him to the spot you want him to use and PRAISE like mad when he does Make himthink he's just won the lottery give hima treat play with him for a bit then back to the cage for the next spell. If he doesn't oblige no fuss. Back to the cage for another 10 mins and try again til he goes. It needs a lot of patience and obviously you can't go out and leave him but it works and they usually get the idea quite quickly. Don't tell him off for mistakes just clean up and give yourself a row for letting it happen They usually need to go after eating and after a nap.But before you can use a crate you need to get him used to being in it.
Or you can just spend time with him keep taking him out You'll need to watch for signs like circling & sniffing As well as just going regularly. Clean up accidents carefully if the smell is there it will encourage him to go again.
Paper training is a third way You put down paper or trainer pads you can buy and get him to use them Gradually move the paper to the door and eventually take himout when he heads to the door.
All 3 ways can work. They mean you have to be there I don't know how people manae if they're out alot. Also being clean at night takes a bit longer. Our last pup left puddles at night til he was 4 or 5 months while the one I have just now has got the idea right away so he fine at 11 weeks. They're all different. Small dogs take longer than some bigger breeds.
But they all get it in the end
Good luck.

Answer 5

crate training is this: you get a crate just big enough for the pooch...big enough to stand up and turn around and lay down in...no walking room. A dog will not pee in her sleeping quarters. You take her out in the am, twice in the afternoon, and once in the evening. You let her out to eat, and play...etc during these times....It will get her on a schedule you can live with. As for the smell....if you have carpets, rent a carpet cleaner and buy pet specific detergent for it. If it's vinyl or wood, consider using a dilluted bleach on the floor, and then remop with water to safe guard against the bleach. This is what I do on my wood floors. Works very well. Good Luck!! If you want, Email me and I will tell you how I trained my dog :) In detail...she was tough!

Answer 6

If your are meaning how to get the smell out of carpet as opposed to hard flooring, then buy a Vax hoover. They do wet and dry and let you shampoo your carpets yourself really easily. My mom's old dog was not very continent towards the end of her life so we had the same problem. We shampoed the carpet every few days which helped to control the smell.
Crate training - basically, go to your local pet store and get a crate (wire cage) that will be big enough for your puppy when she is full grown, the shop will help you pick a good size. Set it up in your living room or somewhere your puppy spends lots of time. Leave it open and put her bed inside and some toys as well. Enocurage her to go in and feed her inside, but don't shut her in. After a day or two then you can shut her in for a few minutes while you feed her, then let her out again. This is to get her happy being in the crate; this can be her place where if she is in there she wants left alone. Once she is happy in the crate you can extend the time she goes in. After a few days you should be able to leave her in there. Puppies are much less likly to mess in their crate because that is their bed and so she will learn to control herself really quickly, but make sure she has a small bit of newspaper or similar so that she does have somewhere in case she has to go.
Have fun with your little puppy!

Answer 7

Oxy-Clean (double to triple strength, in really hot water)
Natures Miracle (enzymatic cleaner found at most pet stores)
Paws (at http://www.getpaws.com)
Zepp High Traffic Carpet Cleaner (found at Home Depot)
Premium Brand Petland Stain and Odor Remover (found at Petland)

Also get a black light to find all the spots the pup has gone. Shut off all the lights in the room, turn on the black light, and any spot that glows green in Biological waste.

Crate Training/Housebreaking
General Rules:
1. The crate should be big enough for the pup to stand up, turn around, and lay down-No bigger.
2. Puppies can hold potty for 1 hour per month old (4 months=4 hours max) provided they don't eat of drink anything.
3. If your eyes are not LITERALLY on the pup, the pup need to be in the crate.
4. DO NOT acknowledge crying in the crate, good bad or indifferent, if you say something, the puppy is getting the attention he is seeking.
5. Feeding schedule (meals come at the exact same time every day! You know when it went in, you'll be a better judge of when it needs to come out)

The breakdown:
Any time your eyes are not literally on the pup (your reading you mail, making a sandwich, watching t.v., etc) the pup is in the crate. When it's time for a potty visit, have the pup on a leash and outside for 5 minutes. If no potty, or not all potty has occurred, then pup spends 5 minutes in the crate, then 5 minutes on a leash back outside. Do this 5 minute rule until you have potty success. Then PRAISE, praise, praise...

When you are in the house, and pup starts to squat in front of you, clap your hands in a rapid succession saying "no, no, no, no", just enough to startle the pup. Then get the leash and start he 5 minute rule.

Good luck and stay consistant!!

Answer 8

The best training is to show that you are annoyed when she does it and put her straight outside, this way she will learn to ask to go out and do it. Dont ever smack her or put pepper down like some people say you will just have a frightened dog then, just raise your voice to something like a growl and she will get the point. To get rid of the smell use vinegar and then wipe up with a clean soapy cloth, if your flooring is light I would reccomend a white vinegar.

Answer 9

Is the urine on the carpet or wood floors?

Nature's Miracle and other enzymatic cleaners will work well on carpet - but no product is guaranteed to take all of the smell out. Whatever you do, stay away from ammonia based cleaners.

Saturated wood floors are much more difficult and depending on the severity, may require sanding, refinishing and resealing.

Crate training is the ideal method of housetraining your dog.

For more information, read Terry Ryan's notes on crate training here: http://legacycanine.com/tips/cratetraining.html

You may also consider reading Teoti Anderson's "SUPER SIMPLE GUIDE TO HOUSETRAINING" or Ian Dunbar's pamphlet "HOUSETRAINING".

Both are available through http://www.dogwise.com, what I consider to be the best online dog book store.

Hope the info helps. Good luck and be consistent with whatever training method you decide on!

Answer 10

I have found the best thing for this is vinegar. It works brilliantly, just add some to the water, wash floors and hey presto no smell of pee. also gets rid of stains brilliantly. Crate training is good too, you generally find that dogs do not like peeing in there bed. it has always worked for me. hope this helps