[Abbysdad]

Abby now 13 weeks old is peeing me out of the house. I have the drinkwell water system so she has plenty of good water to drink. We let her out 20 plus times during the day but in a days time she will pee at least 10 times on the carpet! My carpet is always wet from chasing her with the enyme spray and the carpet cleaner. It is now making my carpet smell like pee. I can take her outside and she will sniff the porch then run to the door scratching and barking to be let back in. i let her in and a couple minutes late she will pee on the floor! I have bee giving her a treat only when she goes to the restroom. She feels if she just gois outside and run back to the door she will get a treat. I don't give her one for that. Has to show me the product to get a treat! Can someone help me out to control this. I'm worried I'm going to have to get new carpet IF SHE DOESN'T STOP. If I catch her doing it show I say "NO" and stick her nose in it and let her outside? HELPPPPPPPP!

[Gates1026]

Originally Posted by Abbysdad

She feels if she just gois outside and run back to the door she will get a treat. I don't give her one for that. Has to show me the product to get a treat!

Just to clarify, are you going outside with her when she is supposed to be eliminating?

If I catch her doing it show I say "NO" and stick her nose in it and let her outside? HELPPPPPPPP!

If you actually witness her in the act of having an accident, try to clap your hands loudly. This is meant only to startle her and hopefully get her to stop. She needs to be scooped up immediately and taken outside. If she finishes outside, praise lavishly and give a treat.

If you dont actually see her in the act and only stumble upon the evidence, you need to just clean it up with an enzyme cleaner. You need to be watching her very closely at all times.

At 13 weeks old, you are going to have a lot of work to do. Pick a schedule and stick to it.

[briteday]

First be sure that you have mentioned the frequency of urination to the vet and he/she has checked for urinary problems. Never chalk up behavior issues until physical issues are ruled out.

Doing other things on schedule will help form an elimination pattern. Feed her 3 regular times each day and you might start by offering a full bowl of water with meals and then just a bit of water left in a bowl between times. Pick up all water two hours before bedtime.

In general she should be going out every 2-3 hours, upon waking up in the morning or after napping, after eating, and after playing. When she goes outside she should be immediately rewarded for doing business with tidbits of treats that are special reserve for house training. If you can't find something suitable get out a turkey hot dog and cut it into small bits. (our dogs like the bits microwaved on a paper plate until songy, then they turn crunchy as they cool, keeps in a plastic bag at room temp for at least a few days, but they never last that long!)

Put exercise, walking, and playing on a schedule as well since they tend to stimulate elimination. Your dog needs at least an hour (can be broken up into a couple of sessions each day) every day of playing, walking, ... preferably outside the house and yard. I know it's difficult this time of the year in cold climates. Sometimes I substitute games of fetch and chase inside if the weather is really bad. But unless it is snowing sideways my dogs get a minimum of a two mile walk every morning and a vigorous game of fetch in the afternoon. I takes 35-40 minutes for the walk and about 30 minutes to play. If the weather is nice we go for a second walk in the afternoon. However, it really helps with everything else to remain pleasant for the rest of the day if they get the morning walk. They have had their senses stimulated, they sleep well, eat well, and eliminate soon after returning home. (but be sure to carry waste bags with you on a walk anyway)

When you are away and at night your dog should be in a crate. When you are home either confine her to a hard surface area or tether her to you with a leash so that she cannot wander out of your sight. If you catch her in the act, slap the back of your wrist and say "bad human" since you have either ignored the signs or waited too long. Your dog has a VERY short memory and if you yell or rub nose they kinda wonder what you're doing that for. After a while they will just learn that you yess when you take out a red and white bottle and a towel, but they really don't associate it with their messing on the rug. Even if caught in the action pups are clueless.

A good analogy is when you are holding a baby and you either know they are about to load the diaper or they are doing so right then. You can't stop them because they don't have the muscle control yet. And they really aren't doing anything wrong. When you gotta go, you gotta go. Same with a pup. Most dogs are about 6 months old before their bladder muscles mature. Yes, people will say that their dog was house broken at 8 weeks old. It just means that the human was very intuitive about knowing when to take the dog outside.

So, have patience, get a really good schedule of feeding, playing, and going outside down now. And have patience, patience, patience. Oh, and buy stock in that cleaning product!

[Annamarie]

this much peeing is not normal and I would take her to the vet immediately to have her checked for health problems.

[Anela]

I agree that you should make sure that no UTI infection is an issue.

Dogs are creatures of habit. They depend and look forward to schedule. For instance my three dogs go out in the a.m. around 5:15, breakfast around 7:00a.m., they have a mid day potty brake around mid day, afternoon walk around 3:30, dinner around 6:30, last potty call around 9:00.

This takes place every day, and they know very well that it will happen.

You also need to pick a house training system and stick with it, don't switch or you will confuse you and your dog. Your dog won't be considered house trained until there are no accidents (aside from illness) for at least 9 months, this needs to be your goal and doing what it takes to get there.

There are numerous systems posted here that will help you, I have a 5 step program that helped me and lots of others. If you want it, let me know and I'll post it.

Good luck!

Anela