Dog urinating having a temper tantrum.

mountainofdebt

I know this sounds stupid but this is the only logical explanation we can come up with.

Our beagle pup knows he has to go outside and is generally getting alot better but he has this habit of urinating inside if he can't get his own way or he's being ignored.

For example I was reading something when I got home (there has been someone home all day) and because I wasn't making a fuss of him, he urinated on the floor - right next to the open kitchen door.

OH has seen him do it next to a closed door if he (ie the dog!) wants to go through it so we know its not a 'need' pee.

Any tips to combat this or is this just the doggy version of the terrible twos?

puppy999

How old is your puppy ?????
I would just get hold of him and put him outside and leave him for a few mins dont shout just dont speak to him
they do try it on but every time he pee's in the house out he gose with the door shut in his face he will soon learn xx

pulliptears

Shouldn't make me smile mountain, and I'm sorry but it did. My Westie is still a sulker at 11. If he is kennelled for any reason one of the first things he does when he gets home is wee on the kitchen floor whilst scowling at us in disgust.

Fortunately he only does it after kennels, and also if he gets into my sons room he has a poo on the floor (we have no idea why, he only ever does it in the boys room and he will force one out if needs be!!) so it's not such an issue for us.

mountainofdebt

Puppy - he's about 4 months now and that's exactly what we do with him....not much fun for him when its raining.

Pulliptears - he has done a temper poo as well but that was a once off but this temper peeing seems to be a regular thing.

Fire_Fox

pulliptears wrote: »

Shouldn't make me smile mountain, and I'm sorry but it did. My Westie is still a sulker at 11. If he is kennelled for any reason one of the first things he does when he gets home is wee on the kitchen floor whilst scowling at us in disgust.

Fortunately he only does it after kennels, and also if he gets into my sons room he has a poo on the floor (we have no idea why, he only ever does it in the boys room and he will force one out if needs be!!) so it's not such an issue for us.

There is a difference between sulking and stress. That sort of toileting is scent marking and could indicate separation anxiety from being 'abandoned' at the kennels.

Jessw0

You can't expect a 4 month old puppy to be fully housetrained. He's not doing it for any other reason than he needs to go. You should be taking him out hourly until he learns.

Tempers and scowling are human emotions that dogs don't have.

Mupette

Jessw0 wrote: »

Tempers and scowling are human emotions that dogs don't have.

You try telling my dog that.

Beckyy

You're making the mistake of assuming your dog thinks and behaves like a human. He's a dog and he doesn't understand the concept of spite, or a temper tantrum. This is not 'temper peeing'.

At 4 months old his bladder is still very weak and he won't always be able to control it. If he needs to go and can't tell - then he'll go indoors. You can never expect a puyyp to hold it's bladder for more than 1 hour per month of age (as a rule of thumb). That means your pup will rarely be able to go longer than 4 hours without peeing at the moment, and will likely need to still go out VERY regularly. Any accidents indoors are you fault, not his, he won't enjoy peeing indoors anymore than you.

mountainofdebt wrote: »

For example I was reading something when I got home (there has been someone home all day) and because I wasn't making a fuss of him, he urinated on the floor - right next to the open kitchen door.

Chances are he was excited about seeing you and needed to go. If he got the urge he probably wouldn't have had time to go anywhere else, any attempts to tell you would have been brushed off as attention seeking.

mountainofdebt wrote: »

OH has seen him do it next to a closed door if he (ie the dog!) wants to go through it so we know its not a 'need' pee.

Is the closed door by any chance towards on that leads to outside? He won't know to bark at the doors, or let himself through it, and he may be confused about where he actually needs to go at the moment.

What you need to do is take him out at regular intervals. Use a word when he goes to the toilet (eg. go pee). Say it everytime he goes outside, and eventually he may be able to go on command. When he has an accident clean it with either an enzyme based pet cleaner or biological washing detergent. Do not tell him off or get annoyed, as he will become scared of toileting around you and may then start trying to hide it.

You also need to look out for VERY small signs that he needs to go. Going to a door, pacing, a certain whimper... anything can be a signal. He isn't old enough to hold his bladder long enoguht o go to the back door and sit there until you realise and open it for him. Please don't assume he is behaving like a naughty child.

Good luck!

DitaVonTee

One of my dogs took 10 months to become completely clean in the home, they don't do it out of spite, throwing a tantrum, sulking etc.

This pup is still a baby and you really need to go back to basics with him, ie, letting him out every 45mins-1hr at a time, after meals, after waking up etc and actually staying out there with him until he does something, then LOTS of praise.

Soda water is pretty good at removing stains and nasty smells.

hayley11

Jessw0 wrote: »

You can't expect a 4 month old puppy to be fully housetrained. He's not doing it for any other reason than he needs to go. You should be taking him out hourly until he learns.

Tempers and scowling are human emotions that dogs don't have.

My dog has tantrums! He literally stamps his feet! :rotfl: If we're recalling him on a walk and he's being ignorant, one of us will hold him by the harness and tell him to sit, he will start kicking his legs back and grunting, it's very funny. He does it in other situations. He is definitely having a tantrum.

I wouldn't say they need to go out every hour, that is quite excessive, maybe every few hours. 4 months is quite young to be funny house trained.

blue_monkey_2

Miine sulks too. She will give a massive sigh and turn her back on you if she cannot get her own way or you take something she wants.

She also gets things off the kitchen side for the puppy and then when I come in will be sitting on her bed while the puppy has whatever she has got down. She would more than eat it because she is a greedy so and so, she seems to do it knowing the pup will get told off.

I think they 'feel' more than we give them credit for.