My pup is just over 6 and a half months.... sort of a Dachshund type.
Female.
So, the good news is that this pup has a strong bladder. She has always "held it" all night in her crate since I've had her at 12 weeks old.... that's about 9.5 hours per night.
Now, when we wake.... she takes her time before she does her biz .... a couple minutes or so, but she goes in an acceptable time. Still, you'd think that after a full night, she'd be bursting at the seams to "go".
Fine. So, we're up at 5:30am and she does her biz.
Well, right before I go to work, I'd like to get her to "empty" once more.... say, at 7:45am. That way, I can start my day knowing the dog is freshly empty and can comfortably last through the work day. That's 2 hours and 15 minutes after her first pee.
If she would "go" on that final outing, then she effectively is holding her biz for only 8 hours or so.
If she doesn't, then it become 10+ hours of holding it!
Every other dog, that I have had, has been more than happy to pee. In fact, they all would go multiple times per walk... you know, they'd smell a special smell and decide to pee on it.
It appears that my dog will "go" on command... that is, when I give her the prompt... she will usually "go" IF she has been holding it for 3+ hours.... and usually requires more than 3 hours between pee's.
So this is a young dog... a pup... and I have never owned a puppy. Is this lovely features of multiple-pee's something that is more characteristic of adult dogs?
Thanks for any info or advice
Female.
So, the good news is that this pup has a strong bladder. She has always "held it" all night in her crate since I've had her at 12 weeks old.... that's about 9.5 hours per night.
Now, when we wake.... she takes her time before she does her biz .... a couple minutes or so, but she goes in an acceptable time. Still, you'd think that after a full night, she'd be bursting at the seams to "go".
Fine. So, we're up at 5:30am and she does her biz.
Well, right before I go to work, I'd like to get her to "empty" once more.... say, at 7:45am. That way, I can start my day knowing the dog is freshly empty and can comfortably last through the work day. That's 2 hours and 15 minutes after her first pee.
If she would "go" on that final outing, then she effectively is holding her biz for only 8 hours or so.
If she doesn't, then it become 10+ hours of holding it!
Every other dog, that I have had, has been more than happy to pee. In fact, they all would go multiple times per walk... you know, they'd smell a special smell and decide to pee on it.
It appears that my dog will "go" on command... that is, when I give her the prompt... she will usually "go" IF she has been holding it for 3+ hours.... and usually requires more than 3 hours between pee's.
So this is a young dog... a pup... and I have never owned a puppy. Is this lovely features of multiple-pee's something that is more characteristic of adult dogs?
Thanks for any info or advice