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Does anyone else have this issue? For a few months now, Brae will consistently pee on his own foot when squatting. He does lift his leg a lot now. But for major potty breaks he will almost always squat in a way where his pee hits his front left paw. It drives me crazy because my entire rental is carpet and I am very perceptive of urine odors. So if I'm doing a quick potty break, there's no way he just is coming inside after peeing down his leg. Right now I am hosing his paw down before letting him in. But in a few months when the water is off, that won't be a possibility anymore.
I suppose if this is a behavior I can't change, then I'll just have to have a moist towel ready at the door. But as it stands, I think I'm going to try some forcing and loop a leash around his paw before sending him out and gently maneuver it so that his pee doesn't hit his paw. He has no issue with handling or having the leash looped around him.
Anyone else have brilliant ideas? I am already rewarding when he pees and it doesn't hit is paw. And he potties on cue in general but I can't cue him to hike his leg during the big potty breaks.
I swear, the issues I'm having with this dog have absolutely nothing to do with 'high drive working dog' things. It's all 'he is kind of gross and weird' things (diarrhea and bowel issues, UTI in past, pees on himself, sometimes not aware and steps in his own poop, eats inedible things).
I suppose if this is a behavior I can't change, then I'll just have to have a moist towel ready at the door. But as it stands, I think I'm going to try some forcing and loop a leash around his paw before sending him out and gently maneuver it so that his pee doesn't hit his paw. He has no issue with handling or having the leash looped around him.
Anyone else have brilliant ideas? I am already rewarding when he pees and it doesn't hit is paw. And he potties on cue in general but I can't cue him to hike his leg during the big potty breaks.
I swear, the issues I'm having with this dog have absolutely nothing to do with 'high drive working dog' things. It's all 'he is kind of gross and weird' things (diarrhea and bowel issues, UTI in past, pees on himself, sometimes not aware and steps in his own poop, eats inedible things).