Puppy house training despair.
Discussion
We have a 6 month old (from 'new' as it were) minature Jack Russell b
h and whatever we do it won't get the message about not weeing inside.
For some reason it tends to wee when someone approaches it or tries to call it to them. If a friend comes into the house it runs up to them and wees everywhere, it's really strange. These can be more like dribbles than full blown total wees. Sometimes when spoken to (nicely, not sternly) it rolls on its back and even does it then.
We let it out into the garden every hour, and last thing at night and first thing in the morning. When it goes out it does it's business so no problems there. Its walked daily and other than this problem it seems to be a happy and contented little dog.
The issue has got to the point now where it is becoming serious. We have this daily, and are spending a lot of money on kitchen roll and cleaning sprays. Every carpet in every room has been affected, as well as people's clothes as it does it if someone picks it up. We have 2 kids, 4 and 9 and I have concerns about the cleanliness of it all and them catching something, and ultimately it's going to make the house smell.
Any ideas before I start spending money with a vet?
h and whatever we do it won't get the message about not weeing inside.For some reason it tends to wee when someone approaches it or tries to call it to them. If a friend comes into the house it runs up to them and wees everywhere, it's really strange. These can be more like dribbles than full blown total wees. Sometimes when spoken to (nicely, not sternly) it rolls on its back and even does it then.
We let it out into the garden every hour, and last thing at night and first thing in the morning. When it goes out it does it's business so no problems there. Its walked daily and other than this problem it seems to be a happy and contented little dog.
The issue has got to the point now where it is becoming serious. We have this daily, and are spending a lot of money on kitchen roll and cleaning sprays. Every carpet in every room has been affected, as well as people's clothes as it does it if someone picks it up. We have 2 kids, 4 and 9 and I have concerns about the cleanliness of it all and them catching something, and ultimately it's going to make the house smell.
Any ideas before I start spending money with a vet?
As always a medical check has to be advised first.
However I would say that the urinating when nervous/excited is very very common in young dogs, esp females and whilst (assuming no medical reason) most will eventually grow out of it some will forever have a sl tendency for it.
She really has little control over this until her bladder matures and the sphincter muscle gets stronger. You could poss reduce the incidences by trying to reduce the triggers. So be calm around her don't pick her up unexpectedly to her.
Please say he or she, your dog is not an inanimate object.
However I would say that the urinating when nervous/excited is very very common in young dogs, esp females and whilst (assuming no medical reason) most will eventually grow out of it some will forever have a sl tendency for it.
She really has little control over this until her bladder matures and the sphincter muscle gets stronger. You could poss reduce the incidences by trying to reduce the triggers. So be calm around her don't pick her up unexpectedly to her.
Please say he or she, your dog is not an inanimate object.
This is a page explaining what she is likely to be doing, some of the reasons why and some ways you may be able to help reduce it.
Any 'training' will need to be consistent and followed by everyone, if it is an overly nervous response you may need to question why she is so nervous to help address the problem.
http://www.perfectpaws.com/puppy_submissive_and_ex...
Any 'training' will need to be consistent and followed by everyone, if it is an overly nervous response you may need to question why she is so nervous to help address the problem.
http://www.perfectpaws.com/puppy_submissive_and_ex...
I have two 5month old pups, both small like yours so little bladders. I let them out when ever i go into the kitchen or when one of them walks in mid-nap or play. We only have accidents since sometimes in the nigh now purely because if i cant get the lazy buggers to go outside before they need a wee in the night.
The fact you're calling your dog "it" comes across that you arent attached to her and not giving her the attention she needs.. Letting her out often enough, you will probably see a difference!
The fact you're calling your dog "it" comes across that you arent attached to her and not giving her the attention she needs.. Letting her out often enough, you will probably see a difference!
It seems to be a bh thing. Phoebe (blacklab) is now 7 and still, on occasion, does this when she's excited to see someone - I call it 'the sprinkles'! She only does it when she's excited to see someone, which is rare nowadays, but on the very odd instance she's left at home, she does it when I come back.
I think (and I'm probably very wrong) that it's a sign of deep affection and 'sweet'.
It sounds like 'house training' itself is fine, you just need to work on her confidence now.
h thing. Phoebe (blacklab) is now 7 and still, on occasion, does this when she's excited to see someone - I call it 'the sprinkles'! She only does it when she's excited to see someone, which is rare nowadays, but on the very odd instance she's left at home, she does it when I come back.I think (and I'm probably very wrong) that it's a sign of deep affection and 'sweet'.
It sounds like 'house training' itself is fine, you just need to work on her confidence now.
We have an 8 week old Cavalier King Charles pup so we're going through house training with her. She's only been home with us just over a week and seems to be catching on but she still has the odd wee if we're not quick enough to notice her sniffing about. We're crate training with ours and its working well, we take her out often and give her loads of praise and reward when she goes in the garden and the inside wee's are getting less common.
Are you giving her plenty of praise and 'good girl' when she goes outside? she will soon cotton on. It might be a little bit of nerves too with new people etc.
Are you giving her plenty of praise and 'good girl' when she goes outside? she will soon cotton on. It might be a little bit of nerves too with new people etc.
I'll echo what a lot of the others have said about it being a nervous or excitement thing - it sounds like she may be a bit lacking in confidence, which isn't uncommon in pups of this age, especially the girls. It's not so much a toilet training thing as a general training thing - ours was a nervous pee-er when he arrived and we found getting visitors to largely ignore him until he'd calmed down helped, along with not greeting him with lots of excitement when we'd been out.
To be honest, I find it a bit concerning that you refer to your dog as 'it' throughout your whole post - I'm not overly sentimental about animals, but to me, my dog is so much more than 'it'. Does your lack of sentiment towards your dog show when you deal with her, e.g are you offhand & a bit 'harsh' about wee on the floor, as this could be making her more nervous.
Just a thought about the 'letting her out' to go outside to the toilet, are you letting her out, or taking her out? There's a world of difference in a dog's mind between 'the door happens to be open & while I'm out here sniffing around the garden I'll do a pee' and 'owner comes out with me & gives loads of praise & a treat when I pee on the garden, this must be the right place to go as it makes them happy'
Hope you manage to get the issue better with some training, it doesn't sound like a trip to the vets is in order to get this one sorted out.
To be honest, I find it a bit concerning that you refer to your dog as 'it' throughout your whole post - I'm not overly sentimental about animals, but to me, my dog is so much more than 'it'. Does your lack of sentiment towards your dog show when you deal with her, e.g are you offhand & a bit 'harsh' about wee on the floor, as this could be making her more nervous.
Just a thought about the 'letting her out' to go outside to the toilet, are you letting her out, or taking her out? There's a world of difference in a dog's mind between 'the door happens to be open & while I'm out here sniffing around the garden I'll do a pee' and 'owner comes out with me & gives loads of praise & a treat when I pee on the garden, this must be the right place to go as it makes them happy'
Hope you manage to get the issue better with some training, it doesn't sound like a trip to the vets is in order to get this one sorted out.
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