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my dog pees in the house
My dog is about 9 years old and a male. He pees on the carpet and tile about once or twice a week. Most of the time its when we are at home. He is nutered and all of that and we already took him to a vet to check for a bladder infection.
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I can totlaly relate to your problem. We have a 4 yr old male dog that IS house trained but keeps peeing in the house. He also does it about twice a week. I literally am so frustrated that I want to kill him.
We have 2 young children, a toddler and a baby. We have taken special care to make him not feel threatened by the new baby, he gets just as much attention as before (which is, unfortunately, not a ton), and besides, he's been doing this for a couple years, almost always around times of stress, like when we are moving. Sometimes he will stop for a couple months, then he'll do it 3 times in a row. Every time he does it, it's not like a puddle that he couldn't hold, it's a giant loopy pee that stretches thru every room in the house. I don't agree with that he was never potty trained, because they are not accidents that he couldn't hold.
I just took him to the vet to rule out medical issues, too, and there aren't any. I am at the point I just want to give him away, but he's so wonderful with the kids, and friendly, even if he is a big idiot. I found this site thru a search,[Link](Mouse over link to see full location), and I think he is trying to mark our house, even though he spreads it around instead of goign in one spot. And we get really mad at him, which would make him even more insecure, and keep fueling the process. The best thing I got from this site was the belly band idea. I think it may be just what we need! Our vet also said that there was an inexpensive drug that would help with incontinence if we thought it was caused by something not in his head. With your dog being 9, that actually could be a consideration. Anyway, thought I'd put in my 2 cents other than '9 years ago you didn't potty train him right'. maybe your issue is similar to mine.
Martha:)
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The older the dog gets, their memory isn't so fabulous. Except, you can teach an old dog a new trick! Luckily, he doesn't have a bladder problem, but it's just within his mind.
Here are some ideas to teach him to stop.
1. Scold but not to harshly.
2. Praise when he pees outside when you watch him; give him a treat.
3. Newspaper for a few days...tacky, yes!
4. If non of this helps, I am thinking a diaper, lol.
Hope your dog learns to pee in the right place!
Or it might get worse. :(
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Well, did you ever go and potty train him whenever he was younger? Because that just might be the reason if you've never taught him to go outside and only outside. Like with my dogs, we taught them to go outside, but every now and then if we're all sleeping or something and can't take them out, they'll decide to go to the bathroom in other places throughout the house, so now we've taught them to go where the newspaper is: in the dining room. [ and nobody ever goes in there so it's not like anybody sees ] and whenever we spot that went in there, we just clean it up right away and it looks fine. There are these little sheet things you can buy and they're to train your dog where to go to the bathroom in what parts of the house or not in the house. I hope I helped. <3
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Well the question is, is he potty trained?
He does seem old enough to know better.
But if you never taught him to go outside, that could be a reason..
Just keep close watch on him, and when it seems hes antsy or just pacing, take him outside.
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It's good that you took the dog to a vet to rule out physical illness, that should always be the first thing to do. Sometimes older dogs start to lose bladder control and really can't help it when they have an accident. Since he is only doing this once or twice a week, you still may be able to prevent accidents in the house.
Sometimes there can be a connection to the type of food he is getting...kidneys act as a filter you know. So something simple you should try is changing to a good quality food that is made for senior dogs. Also make sure the dog is getting enough exercise to keep his muscles strong. Try cleaning up the spots with an enzyme based odor neutralizer, because when dogs smell the urine (even if you can't) they are inclined to go in the same place again. You may also want to gait him in the tiled area until you can correct the problem. Take him outside on a schedule--don't wait for him to ask to go out. It will be similar to potty training once again. He may just be developing bad habits, and it's never too late to break them.
Best of luck!
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