15Jun/1111
How to make my dog stop peeing inside the house?
My dog keeps peeing inside the house without alerting us (whining) when she wants to go outside. She didn't used to do this, its just all of a sudden she just stopped whining to go out. What do I need to do to train her to alert us when she wants to go pee.
My dog is 6 years old and she has been sprayed.
June 15th, 2011 - 05:24
leave it outside
June 15th, 2011 - 06:16
Perhaps she has a medical problem? Has she seen a vet lately?
June 15th, 2011 - 07:04
you need to go back to the basics of puppy training. Take her out every 2 hours, and after meals and first thing in the morning and last thing at night. Sometimes a dog needs to gove over the basics again.
June 15th, 2011 - 07:08
maybe u should spent more time with ur dog outside because i had a dog and i spent with him a lot of time in the bathroom,then my dog pee in the bathroom instead now!!
June 15th, 2011 - 07:58
Any sudden change in behavior is almost always due to a physical problem. Sudden urinating in the house can be a symptom of Diabetes, kidney problems, urinary tract problems etc.
Before you start correcting the behavior get her a clean bill of health.
See your vet asap.
June 15th, 2011 - 08:25
First off, start with a trip to your vet to rule out (or rule in) a medical problem. She could have a urinary tract infection or bladder or kidney infection or disease. How old is your dog? Is she spayed? If she gets a clean bill of health from the vet, hang a bell on the door and start taking her out every few hours. Every time you take her out, take her paw or nose and have her ring the bell. Tell her “go pee” or another command like that while you are outside. If she goes, praise her like crazy and treat her. Then come right back inside. Don’t walk her around too much or she will think ringing the bell is the signal for her when she wants to go for a walk. Be consistent and diligent and she should get it quickly, pending there are no medical issues.
June 15th, 2011 - 08:48
First, you should make sure she doesn’t have a bladder infection or anything. Second, just take her out constantly and praise her a lot when she does what she’s supposed to. If it isn’t a medical problem, look for patterns–like, does she only have an accident when she’s left alone, or when people are watching TV. Try to get her on a schedule of when you take her out. Don’t leave food down all day, rather, set up meal times and take your dog our before and after. Try to catch your dog in the act and tell her “no.” And again, remember to praise good behavior.
June 15th, 2011 - 09:07
Well since this started all of a sudden, I would assume it is medical and take her to the vets. If it is not medical, I would start potty training back at the beginning. I use the bell thing. I use a crate* to potty train with, but only for potty training and then I break it down and store it. I put blankets and a small food and water dish in the crate. Dogs don’t potty where they eat and sleep. When they are first little, I only expect them to hold their potty for 4 hours, and then 6 hours, then 8 hours and so on. So when they are first little, I set a timer or alarm clock to wake myself up at night to take them *out. I only allow my puppy in the bedroom* or the living room, only one room at a time. They have to graduate to more space. If I allow them to have full run of the house, it will overwhelm them. I take them out the same door each time. I tie a dinner bell to the door handle. Do not use a jingle bell as they could get their toe caught in it. So when they are little, I ring the bell for them, and then open the door to go *outside to potty. When they get bigger, I take their paw and whack the bell and open the door to go potty. Eventually getting to the place where the puppy will ring the bell and let me know when they need to go potty. Dogs want to please you, so it is your job to let them know what behaviors please you and what doesn’t. So when my puppy goes potty, I give her a treat*, and clap, and make a fuss and praise her. So she learns that going potty outside makes me happy. If she has an accident, make a disgust sound like “tsst” and take her out right away. I never yell* or spank* my puppies. Take them out when they first wake up, after they eat or drink, before nap, finish romping, when their activities change, or when they are sniffing around. Some puppies go pee right away, but may not go poop until 10 minutes later, so wait for the poop. I have a little play time here, because sometimes I think they are done, and they are not. Puppies train at their own pace. While I may have a puppy that hasn’t had an accident in several weeks, I don’t let my guard down. I don’t expect my puppies to be “fully potty trained” until one-year-old. If they have a setback, shake it off, and start over. I only have my puppies in the crate when I am not watching them. When I am sleeping, cooking, ironing, doing chores, basically when I am not watching her. All other times, she is out of the crate practicing being a “big girl.” This is the time I train her how to behave in the house. So we are practicing “no barking”, ‘no biting”, “no jumping”, and “don’t eat the furniture.” I also have to practice “playing inside” so she doesn’t knock over things. You must keep the puppy in sight when they are little because they don’t know the difference between newspaper and carpet, and you don’t want them sneaking off and getting into trouble. Some puppies can sleep through the night around 3-months-old, but their bladder is grown around 6-months-old.
REVISIONS:
*I use a CRATE to train with. It is the method I prefer, compared to other methods I have tried. I noticed that if they are in the crate, while I am doing chores, they are o.k., because the crate allows them to see me and be re-assured. The crate can also be a comfort when stored in the basement for dogs who live in areas where thunderstorms and tornados are an issue. . However, use the method that works best for you…..a laundry basket, a cardboard box, a woof-woof house, x-pen, child gates, whatever works for you.
*OUTSIDE, pee pad, litter box, whichever method you are using. When the puppy is first little, keep the pee pad, litter box near the food and water dish, so the puppy can eat and drink, and then go potty. You can move it away as they get older. The pee pad has a scent that smells and initiates potty. Sometimes a pee pad makes a sound that scares some puppies, so you might want to use a litter box if that happens. The pee pad allows a puppy to walk around, but a litter box keeps the puppy in one place.
*BEDROOMS, I use the bedroom and living room for training, because it works for me. Choose rooms that work for you, but watch for rooms that are damp, or drafty. While my puppies sleep in the bedroom during training, once they are trained, I let them sleep where they want to. They don’t have to sleep in the bedroom forever.
*TREATS. While I use treats for training, you don’t have to. I like Charlee Bears for training (a little cracker for a little mouth,) I use them for training, but once they are trained, I cut back on them.
*SOME PUPPIES will go potty in the same spot each time. Some puppies have to be told to go potty. A command like “go out” for pee, or “go finish” for poop, might work for you, keep saying “go finish” until the puppy poops. This is a good thing to train if you travel with your dogs. By using commands, the puppy won’t get confused when you are visiting someone, on vacation with you, or when you get to a new home. The command will tell them what you want them to do in an unfamiliar place. You might also want to use a leash method, so the puppy doesn’t sneak off, or for strange places.
*YELLING. It is not a good idea to “yell” or “spank” your puppy and then take them outside when they have an accident. They may get confused and think that going outside is punishment. While you want to correct them, if you are extreme, they may not want to go outside again. Shake it off, and resume your schedule. You have to keep it real. Puppies train at their own pace, but a puppy can only hold their potty for a few hours. A guide would be 1 hour for each month of age, plus 1 hour, so a three-month-old puppy should only be expected to hold their potty for 4 hours at most.
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June 15th, 2011 - 09:35
Ok lay down puppy pads in her/his favorite spot and then when you catch him doing it sqirt it with a water bottle and put it ouside for about 2 min. keep doing this until he gets the point worked for my dog
June 15th, 2011 - 09:54
In addition to making sure she doesn’t have a physical problem (take her to the vet), you could also think about any event that happened recently that could have made her reluctant to go to the door/whine/etc – whatever she was doing before to alert you.
My older dog has recently become afraid of thunderstorms (I took her to vet to eliminate physical probelms and he said it’s probably due to going deaf and just getting old). If I don’t take care, she pees on my dining room rug during the storm because she has NO intention of going to the door to tell me she wants out, and is so nervous she has to pee more often besides……
June 15th, 2011 - 10:47
yeah, i’ve the same problem as you do,
but since i get dog personal trainer,
i don’t have any problem again with that.
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