It seems when I go out or let her have a bit more freedom in the house she poops on the beds, furniture or the floor. The other night she was let out and did her business and just 2 hours later she pooped on the floor while I was upstairs and she was down stairs with my husband. She is 8 months old.
2007-01-30 09:37:47 · 11 answers · asked by susan d 1 in Pets ➔ Dogs
NO they do not do things out of spite,,, your dog isn't housebroken... she could also be suffering from separation anxiety and cannot handle all the freedom ... you really should be crate training your dog... she would have been housebroken by 4 - 5 months old.... get a crate and start back at square one
2007-01-30 09:49:48 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well first thing first, you're dealing with a PUPPY. Puppies for 1 don't have the best bladder or rectal control at such a young age. Second, it could be lack of attention. Puppies crave attention and when they feel they are not getting enough, they'll poop or pee or chew stuff up, because to them even negative attention is attention. And if you decide to discipline your dog for pooping or peeing on the floors, they have extremely short attention spans and memories, so if you don't catch them in the act and go to punish them well after the fact, the thought that will shoot through their brains will be " What did I do?"
2007-01-30 11:55:46 · answer #2 · answered by massagemaster_75 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, dogs do not act out of spite. While intelligent animals, they do not have the higher that processes that go with emotional awareness. They aren't thinking 'well I'll just poop on her floor since she wouldn't play with me earlier!'
She just doesn't understand the rules. Show her, through correction and reinforcement, what you expect of her repeatedly. Take her outside more frequently(like every hour when possible) until she starts catching on.
2007-01-30 10:10:17 · answer #3 · answered by larsor4 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Definitely a 'no' for spite in puppies. I had a similar experience with this but separate from anxiety. My puppy for the most of his existence has been limited to my first floor until he sufficiently understood that only going outside was acceptable. As I began introducing him to the rest of the house I had to reinforce these new areas as places that he couldn't eliminate in. That the basement and the upstairs were considered as part of the house.
My German Shepherd as an adult would choose the least common area of the house for him if he had emergency diarhea that he couldn't hold. (lol growing up it was my parents' bedroom).
More testimony that dogs don't like to **** in their own 'backyard'.
2007-01-30 10:07:40 · answer #4 · answered by Carol G 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't believe dogs are capable of acting out of spite, as I don't think it gives them credit for the great thing about dogs - they don't hold grudges! They don't experience human emotions, although we like to anthromorphize them. Dogs don't know the difference between "right" and "wrong" in the moral sense - they can learn the way we want them to act and the way we don't want them to act, but they don't have complex emotions, such as "I shouldn't jump on guests at the door because I might knock them over or get mud on them." Rather, they don't jump on people because we've taught them that by sitting quietly they get attention and maybe even treats. They are great practical problem solvers, and can figure out logical sequences of events and respond to them in a way that will benefit them the most, but emotions such as spite, revenge, etc. aren't possible because dogs don't have moral reasoning. People will often say "She KNEW she did something wrong, because of the way she cowered when I found her!" However, it's more likely that the dog is responding to your emotions and body language than they felt guilt for something they did previously.
I believe dogs can be happy (needs fulfilled), scared (unsure of the unknown), sad (needs unfulfilled), etc., but I believe that they experience them differently than humans and that words like "happy" are just labels we as humans put on them to make them easier to relate to. But the great thing about dogs is that they are DOGS...they aren't human!
Likely your dog just hasn't learned yet that it's not okay to poop downstairs, on the floor, in the bed, etc. You need to constantly supervise her until she learns that it is not okay. She should never be given the chance to have an accident until she's been accident-free for several weeks. If you catch her in the act, clap or say "Hey!" to interrupt her, then take her outside to finish. If she finishes outside, give her a treat. If you didn't catch her in the act, then it's already too late to act. Never physically punish her for pooping - you'll end up with a dog who has learned that she gets in trouble for pooping in front of mom and will try to hide it more (i.e. in the closet, behind the couch, etc.), or a dog who won't poop at all and become sick. When she poops outside on her regular potty breaks, praise and treat her as well. Going outside should be a fun, rewarding thing! Remember, she has no idea of the difference between inside and outside as far as floors go and doesn't understand why one surface is okay but this other one isn't. Picking up the poop from inside and dumping it in the same spot outside every time can help her understand that poop goes HERE, not there, as well.
My belief that dogs don't feel human emotions is an unpopular one, I'm sure, but I believe it belittles the dog, holds them to unfair standards, and doesn't give them enough credit for all the great things they CAN do!
2007-01-30 10:08:29 · answer #5 · answered by lrachelle 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No of course she is not doing this out of spite. I feel sorry for her. She obviously dosn't know where she is allowed to go to the toilet so when you give her a little bit more freedom she thinks that she is allowed to go there. She knows that she is not allowed to go to the toilet when you mainly keep her. Do not tell her off when she does this. You will need to toilet train her again. Take her outside every couple of hours to see if she wants to go to the toilet. If she does go to the toilet on the grass then praise her...she will soon get the idea. Goodluck!
2007-01-30 09:56:36 · answer #6 · answered by Star 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
They do test their boundaries, I wouldn't even let her on the furniture just yet, until she can be trusted.
I would observe her behavior and once she starts sniffing around, ask her if she wants to go outside, and then take her out (no matter what her answer is lol)
2007-01-30 10:50:02 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds to me like you dog is one of those breeds that have frequent bathroom times. I own a Cavalier and this is one of the reasons they are only given to people who have people at home most of the time. The dogs will go out, come in, eat and play for about 45min to hour, then they need to go out. They come in, go to sleep for another hour, wake up, then need to go out. If she is not a barker like my Cavalier isn't you and your husband are just going to have to watch her for pacing or walking to certain areas of the house like hallways or corners.
2007-01-30 10:00:09 · answer #8 · answered by sc_slic 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No dog has the mental capacity to understand the concept of spite.
2007-01-30 10:07:35 · answer #9 · answered by Ginbail © 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Dogs don't do things out of spite
Your dog isn't housebroken and belongs in a crate when she's not being closely supervised.
Duh.
2007-01-30 10:04:46 · answer #10 · answered by GSDJunkie 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋