Eddie Pola
So i come home from work yesterday and i see stuffing everywhere, to my suprice i see a HUGE whole on my brand new couch! the couch is about 3 months old. i was so pissed i think my dog sensed it, he went straight to his room and layed on his bed. i took one of the couch an threw it at him and told him NO! i dont understand why he likes to destroy EVERYTHING. i made him his own bed. the guys from lowes help me, and he chewed the corners of the wood. he also ripped out the memory foam. i cant remember how many shoes he has taken from me just to bring it outside. i dont hit my dog nor wont give him away but i dont understand i work 8 hours a day. my brother who lives up stares from me takes him out and leaves him outside for about 2 hours around 12 o'clock, brings him back in. i come at 230 and find the place trashed. he has about 20 chew toys about 40 bones. i just spent over $100 on bones and treats before i got home. he is almost 2 years old bloodhound mix they say with a boxer but no sure. will he ever come down? would he ever stop chewing my stuff and start using his bones. and DIGGING the LAWN.? dont get me wrong hes a smart dog. you can tell he be thinking a thousand things in his huge head.
what the hell, that makes no sense. my dog does take him out i can see because he's toys are all over the backyard wen i come home, and we go running everyday, we run so much he cant even keep up. and everyone with dogs work at lest a 8 hour shift, you can survive work part time job
Answer
I had a dog that ate an over stuffed chair that belonged to the landlord and not to me. Needless to say that was a dicey conversation. I was almost kicked out of house.
Another time, one of my dogs tried to burn the house down when she jumped upon the stove and turned one of the burners on. I too had lots of toys, etc. laying around.
I too have to work full-time. If I didn't I wouldn't be able to have pets or anything else for that matter. Like you I do either let them outside at around noon or have someone else do so. Unlike you, I crate or confine my dogs when I leave
Let me tell you a crate will save you a lot of money. I didn't believe in them at first when I was young and dumb. We never used crates when I was growing up. When I think back to those times, my mother was home 90% of the time. Our lives are different now. Most of us have to work in order to support the household. A crate is about the only way to keep a destructive dog nondestructive when you leave him unless you leave him outside when you are gone. That also has its own list of issues.
so a crate and a large amount of exercise before you leave and after work will help you a ton.
I had a dog that ate an over stuffed chair that belonged to the landlord and not to me. Needless to say that was a dicey conversation. I was almost kicked out of house.
Another time, one of my dogs tried to burn the house down when she jumped upon the stove and turned one of the burners on. I too had lots of toys, etc. laying around.
I too have to work full-time. If I didn't I wouldn't be able to have pets or anything else for that matter. Like you I do either let them outside at around noon or have someone else do so. Unlike you, I crate or confine my dogs when I leave
Let me tell you a crate will save you a lot of money. I didn't believe in them at first when I was young and dumb. We never used crates when I was growing up. When I think back to those times, my mother was home 90% of the time. Our lives are different now. Most of us have to work in order to support the household. A crate is about the only way to keep a destructive dog nondestructive when you leave him unless you leave him outside when you are gone. That also has its own list of issues.
so a crate and a large amount of exercise before you leave and after work will help you a ton.
Advice on dog peeing in the house?
Slinky
If you can't answer all of my questions, could you please direct me to a site that could? Thanks.
I have a miniature poodle and he won't stop peeing in the house. I also have a standard poodle and he's a little better housetrained but sometimes I guess he just wants to join the little one.
Everytime we see poop or pee on the floor, we grab the little one, stick his nose in it, spank him, and yell "NO!". Then, we put him in a crate in the garage with a mzzle on, since he whines and barks.
However, as much as it seems to shake him, he just won't stop. We even installed a doggy door into our fenced in backyard so that he could pee out there. He knows that he can pee there since we used to walk them around back there, but he'll go outside and come back in and pee.
I always wipe the messes with Kids&Pets, a cleaner that specializes in removing stains. It works really well and has a strong scent of cherries, but the dog always comes back and pees.
Can you give me any solutions?
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First off, the way you are dealing with reprimanding him is not going to get you anywhere you want to be with this problem. I don't mean this in a finger pointing way, I just mean to let you know so that you don't continue to exhaust yourself without getting any results.
If you are not able to use a firm voice and say "NO" when the dog is actually PEEING (not later on after he finishes or when you come home to find peeps or poops on the floor), the dog does not have the ability to smell his pee on the carpet later on after it happened, realize what he did an hour ago, and then understand why he is being punished. Dogs have a short memory span. Unless you can catch him in the act, any punishment like this will only disrupt the trust your dog has in you. He does not have the mental ability to connect the cause and effect.
If you can catch him in the act, say NO firmly, and IMMEDIATELY put a leash on him and take him outside yourself. Walk him around until he peeps again, and give lots and lots of praise and encouragement.
Try taking him out every hour on the hour for an entire day (a weekend would be great for this--set aside a few days when you can be home, and you'll be able to nip this problem in the bud). The next day space out your potty breaks to every 2 - 2 1/2 hours. The third day, as long as all is going well and you are having minimal accidents, if any at all, space it out to 3-4 hours between trips outside.
During this training time, do not rely on the doggie door and sending him out on his own--you need to be right there with him to give lots of praise when he goes outside on his own and using a leash puts you in control and tells your dog that you are in charge.
Because you other dog is exhibiting the same, however less often, behavior, treat this dog the same way with the same routine. However, be sure to take each of them outside on their own for each break. It will be a lot of work, but after about 3 days time, most dogs will be on a regular routine and will have very, very few mistakes, if any at all, from there on out.
I rescue dogs, and many come in with major potty issues. It takes a few days, but it can be easily fixed with some diligent work by you. Its not hard, but it does take a time commitment. I rescue bulldogs (and saint bernards), in particular, who are notoriously hard to train (it takes, on average, about 3 times as long to train a bulldog as it does to train any other breed).
During this training period, I would suggest switching cleaners for any mistakes in the house, because your dogs already associate the cherry scented cleaner to one they can pee on freely (even though that is not the intention). Try a brand called FOLEX. It is available at Wal-mart, Lowes, Home Depot, Kmart, etc. It is a white spray bottle with purple writing. Safe to use with children and pets, and it takes stains out like a champ! This will keep your dogs from associating any carpet smells with doing their previous bad pee pee behavior in the house. You can always go back to the Kids&Pets stuff later on (say, after 2 weeks of perfect potty behavior) when the dogs are trained.
There is no doubt that this will take a lot of time. Set aside a weekend that you have off and can do things around the house. Don't go out to dinner, don't have friends over, just plan to read magazines, clean bathrooms, organize closets, or whatever you can do that you can pick and put down easily so that you are always ready to take your dogs out at the right time. Use the kitchen timer to remind you when to take them out, as it is very important to be on a regular schedule. When you take them out, they may not go every time (since you'll be taking them out at least every hour for the first day), but walk them in the same pattern each time, so they know that when they go out and they pee and you praise them, the routine will always be the same. They will come to understand this routine as "potty time" and will get better at doing it as soon as they go out, and will wait until the next time they go out before they use the bathroom and not do it in the house between outdoor breaks.
If you have any other questions or need clarification, just let me know. I've done this so many times, its become a completely auto-pilot routine, so I may have missed something or made this more confusing than it needs to be. I'll be happy to clarify anything you might be tripped up about. Good luck and I hope it all works out for you soon!
(PS--Be sure to rule out any possible infections that may be causing this issue. Sometimes when dogs have a UTI, they aren't able to calculate bathroom breaks very well, and end up going in the house because all of their signals are a bit crossed with the infection wreaking havoc on their system. A quick check with the vet can rule this out.)
First off, the way you are dealing with reprimanding him is not going to get you anywhere you want to be with this problem. I don't mean this in a finger pointing way, I just mean to let you know so that you don't continue to exhaust yourself without getting any results.
If you are not able to use a firm voice and say "NO" when the dog is actually PEEING (not later on after he finishes or when you come home to find peeps or poops on the floor), the dog does not have the ability to smell his pee on the carpet later on after it happened, realize what he did an hour ago, and then understand why he is being punished. Dogs have a short memory span. Unless you can catch him in the act, any punishment like this will only disrupt the trust your dog has in you. He does not have the mental ability to connect the cause and effect.
If you can catch him in the act, say NO firmly, and IMMEDIATELY put a leash on him and take him outside yourself. Walk him around until he peeps again, and give lots and lots of praise and encouragement.
Try taking him out every hour on the hour for an entire day (a weekend would be great for this--set aside a few days when you can be home, and you'll be able to nip this problem in the bud). The next day space out your potty breaks to every 2 - 2 1/2 hours. The third day, as long as all is going well and you are having minimal accidents, if any at all, space it out to 3-4 hours between trips outside.
During this training time, do not rely on the doggie door and sending him out on his own--you need to be right there with him to give lots of praise when he goes outside on his own and using a leash puts you in control and tells your dog that you are in charge.
Because you other dog is exhibiting the same, however less often, behavior, treat this dog the same way with the same routine. However, be sure to take each of them outside on their own for each break. It will be a lot of work, but after about 3 days time, most dogs will be on a regular routine and will have very, very few mistakes, if any at all, from there on out.
I rescue dogs, and many come in with major potty issues. It takes a few days, but it can be easily fixed with some diligent work by you. Its not hard, but it does take a time commitment. I rescue bulldogs (and saint bernards), in particular, who are notoriously hard to train (it takes, on average, about 3 times as long to train a bulldog as it does to train any other breed).
During this training period, I would suggest switching cleaners for any mistakes in the house, because your dogs already associate the cherry scented cleaner to one they can pee on freely (even though that is not the intention). Try a brand called FOLEX. It is available at Wal-mart, Lowes, Home Depot, Kmart, etc. It is a white spray bottle with purple writing. Safe to use with children and pets, and it takes stains out like a champ! This will keep your dogs from associating any carpet smells with doing their previous bad pee pee behavior in the house. You can always go back to the Kids&Pets stuff later on (say, after 2 weeks of perfect potty behavior) when the dogs are trained.
There is no doubt that this will take a lot of time. Set aside a weekend that you have off and can do things around the house. Don't go out to dinner, don't have friends over, just plan to read magazines, clean bathrooms, organize closets, or whatever you can do that you can pick and put down easily so that you are always ready to take your dogs out at the right time. Use the kitchen timer to remind you when to take them out, as it is very important to be on a regular schedule. When you take them out, they may not go every time (since you'll be taking them out at least every hour for the first day), but walk them in the same pattern each time, so they know that when they go out and they pee and you praise them, the routine will always be the same. They will come to understand this routine as "potty time" and will get better at doing it as soon as they go out, and will wait until the next time they go out before they use the bathroom and not do it in the house between outdoor breaks.
If you have any other questions or need clarification, just let me know. I've done this so many times, its become a completely auto-pilot routine, so I may have missed something or made this more confusing than it needs to be. I'll be happy to clarify anything you might be tripped up about. Good luck and I hope it all works out for you soon!
(PS--Be sure to rule out any possible infections that may be causing this issue. Sometimes when dogs have a UTI, they aren't able to calculate bathroom breaks very well, and end up going in the house because all of their signals are a bit crossed with the infection wreaking havoc on their system. A quick check with the vet can rule this out.)
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