MY DaNG DOG!!!!?

Question

he keeps p'ing in the house.....he was doin SO good. why is he doing this again??? its makin me mad. my parents said if he keeps doin this he'll have to be an outside dog...i dont want him to be an outside dog. :( he isnt fixed yet, but im gettin him fixed in April cause i work @ a vets office and i get 1/2 off of surgery's. it may sound greedy, but im not being greedy. and he's 2 1/2 years to 3 years old...i found him as a stray in October 2006. please do u have ANY suggestions. Please dont say im dumb or greedy for not fixing him! i just need some help with this p'ing ordeal. THANX! ♥God Bless♥

when he does pee in the house, i'll take him to it, say a firm NO! then take him outside for a while, and then take him to his bed and close the door with the light turned off....is that ok? or am i doin somthin wrong??

my dad takes him out early in the morning when he gets up for work...then i get up about 10:00 am and i take him out immediatly, then my mom gets home from work, and she takes him outside again...then when im home, i'll take him out about every hour and then again RIGHT b4 i get to bed...but sometimes, he just pees when theres NO need to...

Answer 1

If he is that old and not fixed, he is simply marking his territory. He claims your house as his, and he is letting every other dog out there know it, even though its on the inside. Male dog urine smells really bad. I know because we had an unfixed rottwieler for 6 years. (Parents just didn't care about getting him fixed.) We had a major spraying issue for years.

Once he was fixed, he stopped marking territory for the most part. Of course, a dog that has marked territory before is likely to keep doing the behavior, so you might have to use some training to enforce that he is not to spray indoors. Getting fixed decreases the dogs want to claim territory.

I'm not saying you are a bad person for not getting him fixed at a younger age. You just found him and are a very good person for getting him fixed soon. It took me almost two months before I could get my cat fixed. Its taken my mom nearly half a year to get our female silky terrier fixed.

Also, taking the dog to the site of urination and telling him No isn't helping. Normally, dogs can't associate the scolding with the act. You either have to tell them No while they are in the process of commiting the act, or find a way of showing them where it is appropriate. Tell him No while he pees indoors and then reward him whenever he goes outside to pee. If he catches on, he'll learn that outside is his giant toilet but indoors is off limits.

Answer 2

Do you have a schedule for taking him out for a walk and a pee? Do you have a backyard where he can be let out for 15 to 20 minutes alone a few times a day? It all comes down to a schedule really, if it's hit and miss when he gets to go out then this problem will continue.

Answer 3

maybe you are just missing his cues as to when he needs to go out to eliminate. Make sure you are taking him out enough during the day and before bedtime. Hey you aren't dumb or greedy it's exspensive to have dogs fixed.

Answer 4

I think he's marking his turf...but he could have a bladder problem too. Have the vet check that out when you get him fixed. (Ran into that problem myself with my cocker-she had gallstones). You're doing everything right, and you aren't being greedy. Good luck to you and the pup!

Answer 5

If he smells other animals in your house it could cause this.Watch him and see if he gives you some kind of sign that he wants to go outside.

Answer 6

Its a dominance and territorial thing.Some dog's never stop doing it.