Male Westy will not house train?

Mary S

I have a little Westy who will turn 2 years old in December. To this day he is not fully house trained. He does not poop in the house - he will only urinate. He does it constantly. Does anyone know if I get him fixed if it will solve this problem??? I have tried crate training, consistency with letting him out every hour, walking, rewarding with treats, firmly telling him he has done wrong when he is actually doing it...........etc. He is always lifting his leg on the corner of things - I find dried pee all the time - especially because I cannot always catch him in the act.

I have two rooms that are carpeted and it is tough to get the smell out if I don't clean it up right away and since I don't always see him doing it, it's hard to know that he has done it until I smell it..................

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Thanks!!

Answer
If you find puddles on the floor it is more likely to be pee - with marking the dog deposits a smaller amount of urine usually done to upright surfaces such as a doorway, table leg or piece of furniture. D
Neutering male dogs helps in 50% of marking behavior cases, so yes definitely have it done and hope he is in that half that it works for.
To cure it - Confine your dog to one area of the house where you can watch him. Shut doors to other areas of the house or barricade them off with baby gates or improvise with whatever is at hand. Make yourself a Shaker Bottle, simply an empty cola can with a several coins inside it Watch your dog for any signs (such as sniffing and circling) that he is even thinking about marking. The moment he begins to lift his leg shake the can once only to get his attention. The loud noise should startle him and interrupt what he is doing. As he looks towards where the noise has come from. Give him the command in a stern voice 'NO PEE'. Sometimes throwing the can in his general direction works well too but be careful not to hit him with it as you only want to startle him not harm him. If he then turns around and resumes what he was doing, repeat the process. Try to divert his attention with something fun like a game or throw him a ball. You can deter your dog peeing on the furniture by attaching strips of aluminum foil to his favorite spots. The urine will make a noise when hitting the foil and may splash back on him.

Do i have the right or do you think I am over reacting???

EVANS HERE

I have a shiba Inu puppy who is about 8 months old. We have a big crate 4 him which we lock him in when we go out or at nite cause he chews everything he can get & will climb my dress & stuff 2 get things. My inlaws say this is wrong & mean 2 the dog. (he has gotten electrical wires while we were showing once so its more 4 his safety) If we have 2 go somewhere 4 a long time we take him 2 the inlaws to be watched. Well needless 2 say the other day he "bite" them 4 no reason. When we got there my hubby was told by his bro that his step father took the dog in the bedroom SLAPPED him & then chased him out of the room. The dog shit and pissed himself.His mom told me that she went to pick him up 2 go 2 bed (which they never did before) & he got aggressive (if he dose not want 2 be picked up he will fight 2 get away) She then went 2 punish him 4 it & got bite. To me it sounds like they abused my dog cause a friends daughter who is like 8 picks my dog up & forces him in a stroller (playful) he has never bite her once & he fights to get away. when we went 2 get the dog she argued that it was all because we crate him. Now our pets are spoiled we walk our dog they just let the dogs out on a lead unwatched. Plus their dog had poop matted in her fur for over 3 days (they fed it table scraps, got the runs down her legs bad and did not bath her) I also found out that they have done lines of coke. His mom is also very dependent on beer. NOW i wont for sure let her babysit my son when he is born (he is due this december and is the first grandson in the family) she has stated that her drinking is not a problem & her kids turned out ok when a comment was made about drinking around our son. We dont want anyone drinking when watching our son, and she will drink. (she drives drunk to go get more beer and will drive people around when totally smashed and sees nothing wrong with it) Also after the abuse on the dog cause he never bites unless you attack him I am afraid they might harm my child whats to stop them from hitting my son when they hit my dog & MY SON WILL NEVER BE HIT. we dont believe in it and they tell us we are worng for that as well. (we believe in punishment but if you hit you teach your child hitting is ok) So after all that do you agree or disagree that they should not be alone with my child.....
we also wont let her drive with our child at anytime....
I also dont want her to hold my child unless she is sitting only cause I am afraid she will be to drunk and may drop my son or trip with him...
My dog is spoiled and has a bucket full of toys and bones and many other things (including the cat toys he steals from the cat) to play and chew. We can buy him every bone in the store and spray bitter bite (i think he loves the taste of the stuff cause he will go right to chewing after we spray) He is out with us all day but if we have to run somewhere or when we go to bed because we can not supervise him thats when he will get things he is not suppose to. He gets mad when we go to bed he is an attention hog. we can run him at the park for two hrs straight come home and he still wants to play. The dog is the energizer bunny!!
I am only asking cause I am one of those people who wear my heart on my shirt. I feel bad being mean to anyone. I know what to do I just want to see if others think the same so I dont feel as bad about it.

Answer
Let me get one thing straight..I don't believe in crate training.I believe it to be selfish and mean (you try being locked up in the bathroom for hours!)

But...


you are doing it for the safety of your dog.One thing I would like to suggest is getting chew toys and bones so your dog has something to chew on instead of cables and such.


It was WRONG of them to abuse your dog and your dog bit them because they abused him! why they cannot put two and two together is beyond me.

I would allow the grandparents to see their grandchild but I wouldn't exactly let them babysit your kid knowing that she is a alcoholic.

Good luck.

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