I have 4 dogs, all of them rescued from the streets. All of them have access to the garden at any time to go and pee or poop outside. We take them for a walk without fail every day for at least 30 minutes.
One of the dogs have been with us for 3 months. All the dogs are fixed. According to the vet this dog is less than 1 year old, however he was very good on going outside to pee and everything as the rest of the dogs. He has been peeing inside the house for a week now. I went into the garden to see if something was wrong. He comes out with me and he seems to be fine. He even pees sometimes while I am in the garden. He has peed while I am upstairs and yesterday he did it in front of my dad and I without any hesitation.
Again, he has full access to the garden, he gets walks, I just came into the garden and he peed and poop without any problems. After a few minutes he came back to start licking his poop (I don't know why) and I said "No" and he stopped it.
There haven't been changes in the house recently. The last change occurred more than a month ago when we adopted the 4th dog and he seemed to be fine with the garden.
I really really need help. I am desperate.
When he peed in front of us inside the house yesterday I spanked him and yelled at him - he seemed very scared. The other times when I have seen the pee, as it was not "on real time" I just said "no", cleaned it and continued with our day. I have tried to find info about how to correct a dog when you do not catch them in real time and I haven't been able to find anything - I am watching every single episode of the Dog Whisper. I don't know what else I can do :(
Add your voice! Click below to answer. ThriftyFun is powered by your wisdom!
Dont spank him or yell at him. Take him to a vet to see if there is a urinary tract infection or other physical issue.
Thank you for your response. Yes, I won't spank him again. I am just trying to figure out how you have to correct a behavior when the action already happened... not only for this, but for example when they chew something... If you have any advice to share, they will be highly appreciate it.
This afternoon I am taking him to the vet. Hopefully everything is fine.
U have to teach the dog. U have to show it the behavior u would like instead and use a lot of treats and positive reinforcement.
Victoria stillwell has a dog training/psychology show that's amazing for tips. Check it out
Also dogs read energy. If u get angry he will see u as weak and not follow you. U have to be assertive not aggressive.
Please don't spank the pup. That always makes it worse. Please consider taking him to the vet for a check. Any time a pup in my world has pee issues, if it isn't old age..not your issue...it is a UTI or other bladder/kidney issue.
If the pup gets a clean bill of health, then you may need to talk to tell vet about crate training. It is easy but requires consistency.
Prayers for you and your pup. Post back to let me know what the vet says
Thank you! Will let you know. I am taking him this afternoon to the Vet, so hopefully we can know if it is related to his health.
Meanwhile I will avoid to spank him. I have been trying to watch as many episodes as possible from the Dog Whisperer to get advice about to correct something that happened while you were not there - such as chewing stuff or peeing or any other behavior you need / want to avoid... so if you have some advises, they will be very appreciate.
Will keep you posted! thanks for your comment!
Look for patterns that may give a clue as to why he feels the need to pee in the house. You may need to adjust his schedule or gout out with him alone for awhile. Use lots of praise when he does it right. There is really no way I know of to correct them after the fact. He may just need some retraining, and there are many ways to do that. As to chewing, make sure he has chew toys he likes and will use. You can try Bitter Apple (from the pet store).
I am having the same issue with my older dog (10 yr) and new puppy (7 mo) both males , neutered. I plan to have the puppy neutered next week but in the meantime I found belly bands for both dogs, when inside they wear the belly bands
Add your voice! Click below to answer. ThriftyFun is powered by your wisdom!
