I have a 5 year old spayed Siberian Husky and a 10 year old spayed Chihuahua. They both are house broken and have been since they were both puppies. For the past few months I have been taking them with me on the weekends to my boyfriend's house trying to get them used to his house for when we move in together. I have brought some of their toys and blankets over. I take both girls out in the morning when we wake up, before we go anywhere, when we get back from anywhere, about 2 hours after they eat, and before bed.
Now we are coming home to pee on the carpet. We have told them "no" and cleaned it with the Nature's Miracle. The Husky is also taking stuff off the counter, which is a huge problem. Like I said she has toys to play with. I don't know what else to do and I can't take cleaning pee up almost every time we leave for a few hours. This only happens when we are all at my boyfriend's house. We play with them and spend a lot of time with them. Any ideas why one or both dogs are doing this and how can I stop this?
By E.W.
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This is territory marking behavior. Try taking them on long walks around your boyfriend's neighborhood and let them mark the territory several blocks around the house. It should help.
Also, you shouldn't yet be leaving them alone there for a "few hours." No doubt they think he's taken you away from them. Check in every hour. Short visits are best until all their stuff (and therefore their familiar smell) is also in the house.
Good luck.
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