Dog won't stop peeing etc!

aileth

Hi, I got a six month old pugalier a week ago. Lady said he was housetrained etc but prone to accidents. In the last week, during the night, he has gone toilet (mainly urine) all over the bathroom floor where we keep him. We've cleaned it up using the odour removing sprays etc to try and discourage him going in the same area. We thought first of all it was separation anxiety as he cried, but now he doesn't cry and still goes just as much.

We had him in our bedroom for the first night to help him settle a bit, and he went on the floor in there. Two days ago, he went to the toilet right in front of me and my husband in the living room, didn't show any indication that he wanted to go whatsoever, yet yesterday he made it extremely obvious. Last night he peed FIVE times during the night even though we had a puppy pad down, and he didn't even go on the puppy pad. He went twice on a duvet, on my husband(!) and was also peeing while walking! We let him out 10 mins after eating etc, straight before bed and straight in the morning, and also if he shows any signs of going he goes out strictly being told "Go", and then treated when he goes out and does his business.

I don't know what else we can do to stop him going at night or when we are at work! We are also worried about taking him to other people's house in case he just pees everywhere. If we put him in a crate he just cries constantly. Help!!!

gettingready

Hi Aileth - welcome to the forum....

Did you have a dog before or is it your first one?


I would not worry about taking him to other people's houses but would worry about him needing to see a vet PRONTO.

How long is he left on his own for? Where?

How often are you taking him out and for how long?

Why the puppy pads?

Why was he locked in the bathroom for the night?

What on earth os "pugalier"??????

aileth

Hi, this is my first dog but my husband has had lots of dogs.

He is left 6-7 hours, we have resorted to the bathroom because it's hte only place in our house which has a 'wipe-clean' floor per se. We did have him roaming the bathroom and the landing and downstairs hallway but he pooed everywhere.

He has full run of a large garden all the time when we are at home, and my husband takes him out for 30 mins to 1 hr a day.

Puppy pads because the woman gave them to us and we put them by the door to the back garden to encourage him to go out there or to show him where (on advice given, so not sure that's the right thing)

Again locked in bathroom at night because only wipe clean floor. He will have the second bedroom when we can make sure he won't soil the carpet so bad.

A Pugalier is a pug x king charles cavalier

Caroline_a

Sounds like he has some sort of urine problem. Vets as soon as possible I would say, then start house-training right back from the beginning. Take him out every hour, when he 'performs' make a lot of fuss and praise. Don't do the

strictly being told "Go"

as it's unnecessary, and may make him fearful of going outside to do it.

Male dogs can pee for Britain, you only have to watch how many will spray lamposts, etc continually. They are scent marking rather than peeing, so you need to identify which this is.

Why was he rehomed - did you ask? If you've only had him a week then he's probably confused and not very happy. He needs to feel settled and welcome, and at the moment if he's being shouted at for making his mark he will be very unhappy.

Take him to training classes, enjoy teaching him how to behave, rather than it being a chore.

Oh and 6 - 7 hours is far too long to leave a dog!!

aileth

It's not 6-7 hours every single day, my husband works shifts and most days it is only 4 hours or so, can't help it much atm unfortunately. Also one of us is at home all day with him 3-4 days a week.

When I say strictly I don't mean shouting at him, I just point at the grass and say "Go."

Owner said she was rehoming him because of work commitments and they are also moving house. They had another dog and said two was too much but starting to think it was another reason...

Will get him to vets asap, I thought maybe it was behavioural but looking like it's not.

spike7451

Get pup to the vets!...It could be an indication of something bad,like kidney problems or an infection.Has pups water intake increased?

aileth

Can't really comment on whether it's increased or not seeing as we haven't had him that long unfortunately

aileth

I should add that one night we took him to the in-laws house and with 3-4 people playing with him for hours, he was totally exhausted, and that night he didn't go at all.

System

Oh and 6 - 7 hours is far too long to leave a dog!!

Unfortunately this is true. I know your dog is a cross but the cav in him craves adult company. I'm at home all day and mine follow me round like lost sheep. It drives me mad at times (mainly night times when i am tired and a tad grumpy) as they are always under my feet.

6 or 7 hours is far too long for a pup (cause he still is a pup) to go without having to have a pee. I used to have to get up with mine several times a night (but they were crate trained which did make it easier)

Dont forget to reward him when he does a wee outside. Dont do what i did and give mine a whole rich tea finger. The vet laughed at me when i told him and he said that was a human equivilent to a whole cake. I used to buy those good boy doggie chocs as they were small and great as a reward for doing their business where they are supposed to.

Is there any blood in his urine? My one dog particularly is prone to urine infections when she doesnt drink enough (bit like me really) and it scared me to death the first time she weed red urine? In any case i would still get him checked out.

Stands a chance he just hasnt been trained properly and i'll be honest. As much as i love my dogs i wouldnt have any more. I certainly wouldnt want to go through the toilet training ever again.

Hope you get him sorted soon.

aileth

Hi, yeah I know I feel terrible having to leave him so long but it's definitely not all the time like I say. We have those tiny little puppy bone treats you get from the 'pick and mix' from pets @ home that we use when he goes to the toilet outside, along with lots of fussing.

Haven't seen any blood, when I've had to wipe it off the floor it's a nice healthy yellow colour. He doesn't seem lethargic (Quite the opposite) and doesn't seem dehydrated or excessively drinking (In fact he is so excited coming back from a walk we almost have to make him drink!)

Trouble is it isn't just urination. One day he didn't wee at all and did two poops, next day he did no poops 1 small wee, next day 1 poop 1 large wee etc... So it's not just weeing he has a problem with in the house. When we are there he doesn't seem to go half as much, which is why i maybe thought it was separation anxiety or something like. We feed him exactly same time morning and night. When we first got him he had an upset tummy so has been on chicken and rice for a few days, now just weaning him back onto his proper biscuits, all seems to be ok now as far as the upset tummy.

Elle7

Have you tried taking him back to basics with housetraining?

To be honest, if it isn't a health issue (and you should definately rule that out) than it sounds like he was never housetrained, and that could be why he was sold. It takes a lot of effort, and many people give up. You'd be surprised at how many people advertise dogs as housetrained when they clearly aren't.

Take him out hourly, don't play with him when you are out there until he has toileted. If he won't go, wait 10 minutes and come inside. Take him out again half an hour later. It'll be a lot of effort for someone, but it always is, and it's the only way that works.

Pugs can be notoriously difficult to house train, but plenty of treats and praise when he gets it right should be enough to teach him eventually. As already mentioned, cavaliers crave company, and pugs thrive much better with plenty of company too. When you do have to leave, make sure they have safe chews and toys to keep them entertained.