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I have a pit bull/husky mix (about 40 lbs) who is about to turn 1 this month. She's a very sweet, loving, loyal dog, but still isn't completely potty trained. Any advice or tips anyone can provide would be greatly appreciated. I'll try to be thorough in explaining the issue.
She will go when taken outside. That part isn't a problem. I feel like the main problem is that she just doesn't hold it. She is crate trained to a degree, but if she's in there for an extended period, there is a risk that she may pee (never poops in the crate though). Overnight, she will whine to go out if she needs to go, but that can be a couple times a night. For example, I can take her out at say 11pm, she'll go, then I crate her for bed, then she whine to go out at 2 am and again at 5 am. She always goes when I take her out, and goes right back in the crate and goes back to sleep, but getting her to last 7-8 hours doesn't always happen. She does
hold it that long sometimes but not always. If she's crated while I'm at work, same thing, she may hold it, may not (still no poop, just maybe pee). She used to not seem to care about pottying in the crats, so we moved her to a smaller crate which helped a lot, but didn't entirely stop the problem.
Then the other issue, is during the time she is out, even if I take her out regularly (every 2-3 hours, and she potties when I do), she still may have the occasional accident in the house. If she comes to me acting like she needs something or goes toward the door we use to go out, then I take her out, but if she doesn't show a sign or it's missed, she'll pee in the house. Even if she was just out an hour ago. And it's not dependent on water. It happens even when she hasn't had anything to drink. She will literally pee an amount the size of a half dollar (because she was just out recently and there's barely anything to pee). It's frustrating because I can literally take her out every 2 hours on a Saturday, but still be at risk of an accident. At a year old, I know she should be able to hold her bladder for much longer periods of time, and the fact that some nights she does hold it for 8+ hours overnight makes me know that she can, just doesn't. And I don't know what to do. She's been checked for UTIs several times as I know that can lead to dogs feeling like that have to pee more often, but has never had one. Also when she was spay, they checked internally for anything that may have been pressing on her bladder causing her to feel like she has to pee more often or any bladded related issues, but everything checked out fine. I feel like I have to board off every room of my house or tether her to my side 24/7 just to try to keep her from peeing, but even then I feel like as soon as I give her some freedom, she'll just pee again. I have steamed and treated my carpets to try to remove any lingering urine smell, but I don't doubt that she can still it some and I know that can be an issue, but the thing is she doesn't just go back to the same couple spots. She'll pee in new areas that I know don't have a pee smell. She doesn't seem to have a favorite spot (if she poops in the house, she totally does it in the same spot though). Honestly it seems like, if she feels the slightest urge to pee, then I need to get her outside, because if I don't notice that she needs to go out or she doesn't show me, she'll go in the house, even if she just peed an hour ago and it's just a tiny bit coming out.
Sorry for the long post, but any help to get her 100% potty trained and not needing to pee more often than a tiny dog with a small bladder would be fantastic. Thanks
She will go when taken outside. That part isn't a problem. I feel like the main problem is that she just doesn't hold it. She is crate trained to a degree, but if she's in there for an extended period, there is a risk that she may pee (never poops in the crate though). Overnight, she will whine to go out if she needs to go, but that can be a couple times a night. For example, I can take her out at say 11pm, she'll go, then I crate her for bed, then she whine to go out at 2 am and again at 5 am. She always goes when I take her out, and goes right back in the crate and goes back to sleep, but getting her to last 7-8 hours doesn't always happen. She does
hold it that long sometimes but not always. If she's crated while I'm at work, same thing, she may hold it, may not (still no poop, just maybe pee). She used to not seem to care about pottying in the crats, so we moved her to a smaller crate which helped a lot, but didn't entirely stop the problem.
Then the other issue, is during the time she is out, even if I take her out regularly (every 2-3 hours, and she potties when I do), she still may have the occasional accident in the house. If she comes to me acting like she needs something or goes toward the door we use to go out, then I take her out, but if she doesn't show a sign or it's missed, she'll pee in the house. Even if she was just out an hour ago. And it's not dependent on water. It happens even when she hasn't had anything to drink. She will literally pee an amount the size of a half dollar (because she was just out recently and there's barely anything to pee). It's frustrating because I can literally take her out every 2 hours on a Saturday, but still be at risk of an accident. At a year old, I know she should be able to hold her bladder for much longer periods of time, and the fact that some nights she does hold it for 8+ hours overnight makes me know that she can, just doesn't. And I don't know what to do. She's been checked for UTIs several times as I know that can lead to dogs feeling like that have to pee more often, but has never had one. Also when she was spay, they checked internally for anything that may have been pressing on her bladder causing her to feel like she has to pee more often or any bladded related issues, but everything checked out fine. I feel like I have to board off every room of my house or tether her to my side 24/7 just to try to keep her from peeing, but even then I feel like as soon as I give her some freedom, she'll just pee again. I have steamed and treated my carpets to try to remove any lingering urine smell, but I don't doubt that she can still it some and I know that can be an issue, but the thing is she doesn't just go back to the same couple spots. She'll pee in new areas that I know don't have a pee smell. She doesn't seem to have a favorite spot (if she poops in the house, she totally does it in the same spot though). Honestly it seems like, if she feels the slightest urge to pee, then I need to get her outside, because if I don't notice that she needs to go out or she doesn't show me, she'll go in the house, even if she just peed an hour ago and it's just a tiny bit coming out.
Sorry for the long post, but any help to get her 100% potty trained and not needing to pee more often than a tiny dog with a small bladder would be fantastic. Thanks