Stopping a dog peeing inside

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ive had a new puppy for about 3 months now, she is about 7 months old, and cant get her to stop peeing inside the house. i have never had this much trouble stopping a dog peeing in the huose. she is outside alot of the day, and night, but still pees in the house at night, and sometimes during the day, i dont know what to do, any suggestions would be a great help.
 
Give her a firm no everytime she pees and immediately take her outside for a few minutes. She should quickly get the hint that she needs to stop peeing inside unless she enjoys being screamed at.

Or you could get her professionally dog trained. Or do what I did to my wife's mom's old dog, but that's for a different discussion altogether...

Best of luck to you.
 
Yes, you need to take quick action. If you wait even 10 minutes its unlikely the dog will make a connection between the pee and the yell. You don't need to scare her. Along with what Josh said, you need to sound firm. When you take her outside right away she'll be thinking "Okay, whenever I pee I go outside. So when I pee I'm gonna go outside." Then, well, she'll go outside instead of staying inside.
 
I know what you're going through, my dog is 5 months old now and when we first got him (7 weeks old) he didn't want to go outside, or wait for the door to open before he started. We just kept being persistant, saying "no" when we caught him going in the house and bringing him outside right away. If he finished going outside, or went outside without any problems then we gave him a small treat, usually just a couple pieces of his dry food (anything will seem like a treat to a dog when it comes from your hand). Giving them praise or a healthy treat for going outside will definitely help matters, and can be weaned off after they get older and have a firm grasp of the situation.

Also, when he does go in the house make sure to clean it up as best as possible as a dog will smell his old mess and assume its his normal washroom area. The same too goes for outside though, make sure to clean up the mess, but leave a lil piece behind if you can to let him know that area is his area.

The problem with your dog not holding it all night is a problem many puppies go through as their bladders are usually small and 8-9 hours is a pretty long time. You can try crate training your dog if it isn't already which will help teach them that they have to hold it in until morning. They won't go in their sleeping area, which is also why the size of the crate is important as they should only have enough room to stand and turn around. Make sure to let your dog out just before you go to bed and as soon as you get up aswell so the time in which they have to hold it won't be as long.

Eventually they'll get the idea (hopefully) that their toilet area is outside, but again it just takes persistance and patience. Good luck. 👍
 
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Just kidding :sly:
 
the problem is catching her mid pee, i have not once seen her mid pee, i just see the after math of it. which negates being able to send her outside. thanks for the info though. i will try to be sneeky and catch her mid pee.
 
MisterWeary
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Just kidding :sly:
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LMAO!

I have two dachshunds and they are very stubborn. I just got them to go pee and poop in the bathroom cuz it was easier to clean up. I would always praise them when they go to the bathroom with some good belly rubs and a treat. and I kept a rolled up newspaper handy to give them a light pop on the butt, dont worry, it doesnt hurt them, the loud pop just scares them and they dont like it, but it gets their attention. eventually it calmed down and they always go in the bathroom. I always wear flip flops in the house so I never worry about stepping in it. I rarely do step in it anyway. It worked for me tho.

Oh yeah, you dont want to catch her mid pee, cuz then she will trail it all over the house, trust me I know lol, its like trying to catch a greased pig. If you catch her mid pee, wait til she finishes, then scold and take her outside.
 
D0wNForc3
the problem is catching her mid pee, i have not once seen her mid pee, i just see the after math of it. which negates being able to send her outside. thanks for the info though. i will try to be sneeky and catch her mid pee.
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Watch for signs that she's about to pee. Another way is right after she eats/drinks bring her outside as that is the time she'll most likely be thinking of what comes next (in one end, out the other).

A dog will sniff around as if looking for the right spot to go, or if you see her stop what she's doing and leave she's most likely going to relieve herself. If you play with her (tug, fetch, whatever) take her outside right after as the activity usually makes her need to go as well.

You have to catch her mid pee and give her a scolding then. If you wait till she's done her mind may have already travelled and she may not realize what you are disciplining her for. If you catch her mid pee, tell her "no" as firm as you can and promptly take her outside, if she finishes going outside then reward her, if not, then just wait a second as she'll most likely have to go again to finish what she had started and reward her then.
 
If you find the pee afterwards, find her, bring her to it, and rub her nose in it and give a firm "NO." Then lead her outside. The connection will eventually be made, even if you aren't able to catch her in the act all the time.
 
Azuremen
If you find the pee afterwards, find her, bring her to it, and rub her nose in it and give a firm "NO." Then lead her outside. The connection will eventually be made, even if you aren't able to catch her in the act all the time.
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👎 Not a wise thing to do. Think about someone making you smell your own pee. Smells pretty damn awful, doesn't it? Now think about the fact that the dog's nose is about 700 times more sensitive that the one of a human. And then try to imagine the suffering you're causing it.

It will work sooner or later, but so do the other options and they don't make the dog suffer because of something it doesn't even understand yet.
 
Greycap
👎 Not a wise thing to do. Think about someone making you smell your own pee. Smells pretty damn awful, doesn't it? Now think about the fact that the dog's nose is about 700 times more sensitive that the one of a human. And then try to imagine the suffering you're causing it.

It will work sooner or later, but so do the other options and they don't make the dog suffer because of something it doesn't even understand yet.
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I'm sorry, but do you train animals often? Dogs are pretty stupid and forget most things 15 minutes after the fact. They aren't people and shouldn't always be treated like people. Animals need to know when they do something bad, they get in trouble, and when they do something good, they get rewarded. And if this dog is stubborn, you have to be a bit of a jerk back at first.

It works, and the dogs don't hate you for it. The reason you push their nose towards it is so they full well know what it is you are telling them No about, not to make them suffer. Pointing and yelling won't suffice on a puppy, because they won't get what the gesture is about all the time.
 
Greycap
👎 Not a wise thing to do. Think about someone making you smell your own pee. Smells pretty damn awful, doesn't it? Now think about the fact that the dog's nose is about 700 times more sensitive that the one of a human. And then try to imagine the suffering you're causing it.

It will work sooner or later, but so do the other options and they don't make the dog suffer because of something it doesn't even understand yet.
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You do realize that dogs quite frequently eat other dog's fecies, smell other dog's pee, sniff other dog's butts, etc, right?
 
in all honesty your hoping for a lot to have you dog completely house trained at 7 months old!

the general rule is that dogs wont pee in their own beds, so if you buy a crate of suitable size for her to sleep in and then let her straight outside everytime you let her out of the crate, she should quickly learn the difference of where peeing is allowed. give her a treat everytime she goes in the crate and she'll soon know it as her safe place and like going in even with the door open. then when you let her outside you must stay with her until she pees and tell her what a good dog she is and make a fuss. you must also make it a routine to start with and go outside frequently, slowly lessening the times you take her out.

i would advise against trying to tell her off too much in the house if possible as i find positives work better, especially with animals. it should always be good for your pet to be around you!

if your dog is in the crate all night and still messing even with a routine like above, you just have to give her time and appreciate its probably only got a small bladder!
if she is big enough, following the above for a month, i garuntee she'll be house trained.

crates are also a good way of socialising dogs safetly around other dogs and household equipment they would normally be nervous of such as vacum cleaners etc.

don't ever call your pet to you to be told off. who wants to go to someone whose gonna make them feel bad?!
 
Ed Case.
in all honesty your hoping for a lot to have you dog completely house trained at 7 months old!

the general rule is that dogs wont pee in their own beds, so if you buy a crate of suitable size for her to sleep in and then let her straight outside everytime you let her out of the crate, she should quickly learn the difference of where peeing is allowed. give her a treat everytime she goes in the crate and she'll soon know it as her safe place and like going in even with the door open. then when you let her outside you must stay with her until she pees and tell her what a good dog she is and make a fuss. you must also make it a routine to start with and go outside frequently, slowly lessening the times you take her out.

i would advise against trying to tell her off too much in the house if possible as i find positives work better, especially with animals. it should always be good for your pet to be around you!

if your dog is in the crate all night and still messing even with a routine like above, you just have to give her time and appreciate its probably only got a small bladder!
if she is big enough, following the above for a month, i garuntee she'll be house trained.

crates are also a good way of socialising dogs safetly around other dogs and household equipment they would normally be nervous of such as vacum cleaners etc.

don't ever call your pet to you to be told off. who wants to go to someone whose gonna make them feel bad?!
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this sounds like it could work. the puppy is a very small dog, (i didnt realise the bladder size of a dog comes into play, but she is tiny) i have another big dog (german shepperd) who sleeps inside also. how big of a crate are we talking??? 1m by 1m??? and will it matter if the other dog is inside aswell???
 
Ed Case.
in all honesty your hoping for a lot to have you dog completely house trained at 7 months old!
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My dog will be 5 months old on the 11th and he hasn't had an accident in the house in almost a month, and that was when we were first letting him sleep outside of his crate during the night. Granted, we started house training him at 7 weeks old, but to have you're dog atleast know that the proper place to go is outside by 5-6 months isn't asking a whole lot as they are already hitting puberty by then and becoming young adults.
 
A cage worked for my dog; he was fully trained at 6 months old. Keep the dog in the cage when you're gone, but leave it open when you're around. The dog/puppy will tend to think of its cage as it's room, and won't make a mess in it.

Puppies just need constant training; you need to take it outside about 10-12 times a day, since they have a small bladder and a huge appetite for water. If you don't have discipline, the dog won't either. Get the pup used to going in the same couple of places, they want to mark territory once they know other dogs have used "this place" for "that purpose".
 
Josh
You do realize that dogs quite frequently eat other dog's fecies, smell other dog's pee, sniff other dog's butts, etc, right?
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Some dog's eat poo, because some idiot owner has rubbed it's nose in it as a pup, and a dog has no other way to get poo off it's nose other than to lick it.

If your dog has done it inside without you looking, there is nothing you can do. The only disciplinary action that can be taken is if you catch it mid-act, then give it a short but firm yell, then pick it up and take it outside to finish, then praise it and give rewards.

Remember the praise has to be instantaneous too, don't call the dog over to give it treats, because then it thinks it's being rewarding for coming on command, rather than toileting outside.

You have to clean the mess inside throughly because if they can still smell it they general will go in the same spot again. Another thing you can do is pick or wipe up the pee/poo and place it outside, around where the dog usually goes to the toilet.
 
Casio
If your dog has done it inside without you looking, there is nothing you can do. The only disciplinary action that can be taken is if you catch it mid-act, then give it a short but firm yell, then pick it up and take it outside to finish, then praise it and give rewards.
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Thats really not true. I've worked with animals quite a bit, and when I came home to find phone chewed to pieces... well, I scolded the dog with the phone in hand, smack her nose with it (not hard) clearly shower it to her all while constantly saying "no." Then I put her outside. She hasn't chewed a single piece of electronics since then. You just have to make sure they know what you are upset about it.

Its in general to go with positive reinforcement whenever you can, and to catch them in the act when you can. However, some stuff you simply cannot be there to catch them for, that are big things (like chewing a phone to pieces), you can remind them what is you are upset about and then tell them its a big "no."
 
All the dogs I've ever lived with will have an obvious guilty look hours after they've done something wrong if I wasn't around at the time of the act. I could always immediately tell when I'd got home / woken up in the morning if the dog had some something it knew I'd be upset about by the look on its face, so I'm not convinced by the "fifteen minutes after it's happened and the dog won't even know what you're upset about" argument.
 
another thing is, she hasnt gone number two in the house for quite some time now, could this all maybe be down to her bladder size, and not that she doesnt get to not pee inside???
 
SRV2LOW4ME
(...) but to have you're dog atleast know that the proper place to go is outside by 5-6 months isn't asking a whole lot as they are already hitting puberty by then and becoming young adults.
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this isnt true. smaller breeds start to mature at younger ages. larger breeds don't. labs, german shephards, rottis etc dont reach full maturity right up to 18months old. you can only really tell with females when they have their first season. your vet will tell you the same thing!

Azuremen
Thats really not true. I've worked with animals quite a bit, and when I came home to find phone chewed to pieces... well, I scolded the dog with the phone in hand, smack her nose with it (not hard) clearly shower it to her all while constantly saying "no." Then I put her outside. She hasn't chewed a single piece of electronics since then. You just have to make sure they know what you are upset about it.
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i personally think hitting your dog with anything is pretty rubbish. arent you the big hard man!

dogs respond pretty much like kids. they learn body language signals and volume + firmness of voice. violence, even slight, isnt needed. dogs make associations very quickly. its quiet easy for them to try to return your aggression with their own, and if they get a result from it once, they'll repeat that behaviour again and again. then all they need is a slight sign of anger towards them, say from an unsuspecting child, and they bite on instinct. stick to positive all the way i say!


Sharky.
Problem solved :D

My cat always does her stuff outside, so I don't have to clean up after her :dopey:
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even cats need litter training and showing the door!!!


two of my dogs share a crate and they're fine with that, but they're always together so like it. just make sure theres room for both of them, dont want the pup getting squished!!! plus there may be the odd accident whilst learning the new routine so be weary of pee smelling dog!!

would be interested to know how you get on, pm me!
 
My dog hides under the bed when we yell at him for peeing inside. SO guilty.
 

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