My dog pees/poops in the house when no one is watching?
in the past the dog has been told off for toileting inside and so hides when he is doing it, he is still unsure whether to trust and so would rather do that than in front of you if he can than face being told off for doing the toilet. The timing of his feeds means he needs during the night. He is scent marking since he is not the only dog. Clean anywhere he has toileted in the house with a biological cleaner. Change his feeding time to last thing at night, just before bed, so he needs during the day. Take him for a 30 min walk in the morning before leaving, then put him in his kennel with a stuffed Kong toy. Someone needs to let him out in the afternoon and walk him for 20 mins plus then back in the crate. Same at tea-time, another 20-30 mins. By now he should be happy to just sleep when you are watching a film (shut the door so he is closed in will also help) You need to check and see if he can go a size down in his crate, there shouldnt be room for him to poop without lying in it, and they dont usually want to do that. Continue with the walk last thing at night too. ANY time he poops or does a pee outdoors, give him TONS of praise and play with him. This is to reinforce that what he is doing is great, when its outdoors, as when he does it indoors you will ignore him for 5 mins. He will over the next three weeks make the connection and the routine will also play a big part as he will get used to 'going' at those times, which means he will need when he is going outdoors anyway.
Dog watching me pee?
I just want to know if my dog is the only one...but whenever me or my husband go to the bathroom our dog will sit at our feet and stare intently at us. He will even get up out of the bed at night to watch. Anybody else experienced this with their dog?
What naughty things do dogs do when no one's watching?
I'll list the naughty things my dogs do.My dog pees in the store room if it's unlocked and no one's at home.He rubs his back on the furniture and thrashes around on it as well.He steals stuff to bite. Usually from the trash canAs a pup he chewed shoes. Now he's trained us to keep our shoes in a rack that he can't accessHe digs up pots for funHe drops the pots from a ledge that they're onHe steals food from the kitchen counter or tableHe tears up the newspaperHe nibbles on his collar and chews up the end of it (thankfully that's the only part he can reach)
Why does my dog climb onto the couch when I leave even though she clearly knows she'll get in trouble for it when I get home?
Dogs don't do well at anticipating the future. That's a human capability. You should never scold/punish a dog for any decision they made that wasn't in the last few seconds. You'll just mess them up and make them scared of you.You might be able to train her by scolding her (gently, hopefully) the moment she jumps on the couch, but if you come home and she is already on the couch.....I can't emphasize this more...do not scold her. Whatever your theories on whether she comprehends that being on the couch is "wrong" or a "scoldable action" or whatever you want to call it.I once had a young dog that took to peeing in the house, in a hidden corner behind furniture, when I was in another room. At first I thought of the old trick of rubbing her nose in it, and luckily didn't proceed in that direction. Instead I set up a video camera that was wired to my tv, and the image of the spot she liked to pee was in my peripheral vision while I was working at the computer or whatever I was doing. (yes this took about 30 feet of co-ax cable run across the house, the reason the video wasn't wirelessly beamed to my computer screen because it was the early nineties :) )It only took two or three times catching her in the act to stop the habit...basically she was retrained in a weekend. I didn't have to be particularly harsh with her when I caught her, but she seemed very surprised at my magical surveillance abilities, and she quickly got the hint.I'd suggest something similar (well, actually I'd just suggest you let your dog on the couch, but presumably that is not an option). Use technology (or other sneakiness) to outsmart her and catch her in the act of climbing on the couch, when she thinks you aren't watching. Best if you can catch her every time she attempts it, so it is consistent. Then, and only then, you can scold her.Another way of saying it is, you need to train her not to climb onto the couch. It is impossible to train her not to be on the couch. (which is what you are trying to do if you scold her long after she jumped onto it)
Why is my 5 month old puppy still peeing in the house?
The keys to potty training in any dog are Supervision - CONSTANT and vigilant supervision at all times. If this means leashing the dog to you and putting her outside the second she starts to sniff around, then so be it! Consistancy - every 30 minutes plus immediately after eating, drinking, sleeping, or playing Be realistic - realize that the dog can't hold it for hours, needs help to learn, and won't pick it up overnight Reward - praise not punishment Be Patient 5 most important things.
How can I stop my dog from peeing when my husband comes home?
There can be a lot of things going on (and without seeing it) here are a few to think about.One of the first things is to take the dog to the vet to rule out a UTI. It doesn’t matter how much effort you sink into trying to fix the problem if there is a medical issue driving behavior.Dogs can be what we call soft (they offer appeasing movements) which include what is called submission urination. Dog is fearful and trying to say please don’t hurt me.It can be excitement urination where it all gets so overwhelming that the muscles loose a little control.Age. Really young dogs can still be figuring out how the muscles work (I say that you may be working on house training tweaks at one year).So … some things to try.Cleaning. Use some enzyme cleaner. Use a black light to see where to clean. If you don’t clean it with enzymes which kill the dog smell, the dog can still smell itself so it must be ok to potty here.A lot of times people inadvertently will do things which to a human is normal but takes on a whole different view (meaning aggressive by humans) to a dog.Smiling - showing teeth.Staring - aggressive. Dogs will glance in the direction, slide off the object and away.Stand frontally (facing directly toward the dog and move directly - think of watching 2 people shake hands). Stand sideways. Less threatening body position for you.Suzanne Clothier has a really good training example of Treat and Retreat. Look for youtube Suzanne Clothier Lenora Training. The treat is tossed to about the dog’s feet and the next one is behind the dog. Repeat.The goal is to reinforce the dog for where they feel comfortable. Not where I want the dog to be but where the dog decides it feels comfortable. Why? See a lot of folks want to lure the dog to come take this wonderful treat out of my hand. The dog wants it very much and may come take it. Just then it realizes how close it is to scary and can have a freak out (aka undoing what you thought would be a great way to teach the dog not to be afraid).I don’t know how he comes in the door but as someone else mentioned, keeping it low key can be helpful.Working with a force free (meaning not a shock collar) trainer might be helpful.
Dog pees in house, but not while in cage?
My roommate has a 3 month old American Eskimo. She's been trying to train her to not pee in the house, but she continues to do it. She gets taken out at least once an hour. She also only pees in the house, never poops. And it's not marking, it's puddles of urine. The stranger thing is that if she has to be put in her cage for a few hours while we're both gone she never pees. I've suggested those pads that you can use, but she thinks that will just train her to go in the house, and she doesn't want to do that. Any tips or explanation for her?
Why does my dog pee and poop in my kid's room?
It's possible that you simply aren't cleaning it up well enough. You really need to use a cleaning product that is specifically for removing urine/faeces - normal soaps just wash off the visible evidence and replace the smells with perfumes , but they don't properly break down the chemicals in the 'leavings' than make the spot smell like a good place to poop to the dog's sensitive nose. Look for products labeled as 'odour eliminating'. Once the area has been properly scrubbed, then you can work on how to fix the problem for good. First we need to look at why she is doing this:Sneaking off to urinate/defecate usually means one of two things - 1) the dog really needs to pee, and you aren't watching close enough to notice and take her out or 2) the dog really needs to pee, and has been punished for doing it in the 'wrong' place before so she doesn't want to come to you about in and instead sneaks off to do it where she won't be punished. So either way, provided the dog is healthy and able to hold her bladder and bowels, if she goes in the wrong spot - it's your fault, not hers, and it's up to you to change it. Changing it will involve two things - Supervision and Prevention. You say your dog only does this when you are in the house? Great! That means you can prevent her getting there by closing the door to that room/keeping the dog in the same room as you, whilst also properly supervising her so you can watch for the slightest sign she needs to 'go' and take her out to do it. If she usually sneaks off at about the same time every day, then you can preempt her need, and take her out before she sneaks off. You need to go back to housetraining 101 when you get her out - she should be on leash, taken to exactly the same spot every time, you should have a favourite toy or bag of treats with you if possible to reward her for going (if you have to run out without anything because she's about to pee on the carpet, then just use praise and petting), and you should stay out as long as it takes for her to go. If she is used to going in the house she may try to hold it in till you bring her back inside - if you take her in before she has peed, when you know she needs to 'go', then you are allowing that to happen and further setting back her housetraining. Remember - a dog who eliminates 'incorrectly' is only doing so because something is wrong (ie: it is stressed or sick) or because it doesn't know any better. Never punish accidents - they are not the dog's fault.
My dog pees outside fine but she doesn’t poop outside. She poops inside, and only when we’re not watching her do it. every time we take her out to poop she doesn’t. What can we do to break that habit to make her poop outside?
Have you heard of the matchstick trick? It works on quite a few dogs! I’ll explain, but bear with me as it sounds a little weird.Buy PAPER matches. Not wooden matches. You can get them on Amazon. Take the non-lit match, the paper end, not the end that you would light it on, and stick it in your dog’s butt. Not very far, maybe like 1/2 inch. Your dog will not like this. She will want to get it out. Hopefully, by trying to push the match out of her butt, she will end up pooping. Then, praise, praise, praise! Throw a huge party! Give her treats! What a good girl!When she poos inside and you don’t catch her doing it, ignore it. If you yell at her later she won’t know why you’re yelling, even if you show her the poo. She will think, “oh, they don’t want me to poo at all”, but of course that’s not possible so she will hide from you to poo.To keep her from pooing when you’re not watching, put her on a leash and put the loop of the leash around your belt. Now she has to follow you everywhere. If you can’t keep an eye on her, she has to go in the crate. This way there is absolutely no opportunity for her to poo without you noticing. If you catch her squatting inside, say a stern “no” and take her outside immediately and do the matchstick trick.This way is tedious for about two weeks. You have to do it every day for two weeks. Yes, it gets tiresome. But it is far less tiresome than picking up poo for the rest of her life. After about two weeks of this, you can let her off the leash and see how she does!