female dog peeing on daughters bed

hildagard

hi everyone, i have a 31/2 old female yorkie . in the last week she has peed twice on my 10yr old daughters bedroom floor, today i went upstairs to discover a huge puddle of pee on my daughter quilt cover. she knew i was cross because she went to bed and hung her head. can anyone advise me please of why and what to do. i only give her freedom of the house in the afternoon

krlyr

Dogs don't really "know" why people are cross but she'll have sensed that you were angry (about something) from your body language, tone of voice, etc. and displayed the appeasement signals like hanging her head, etc. People often take this as an admission of guilt from a dog, that they "know" they've done wrong but it's just a reaction to your reaction.
Rather than think of it as something she's done to spite you, consider any triggers. For example, is she toileting as per normal? Or has she found the wet, cold weather unpleasant? Many dogs dislike going out in the rain (or snow, if you've had it there) so won't go out to toilet - or if shut out, will linger by the door rather than going to do their business. Could be worth sticking a jacket on and going out with her to encourage her to the usual toileting spot and watch to know for sure she has 'been', rather than that she's holding it in and then eventually having to pee somewhere (and maybe choosing your daughter's room as it's tucked out of the way, out of sight)
Also might be worth a vet trip to rule out a UTI or other medical cause, especially if it persists. Once may be a one-off, twice an unfortunate coincidence, but three times to me is approaching vet-trip territory.

Also bear in mind that many household cleaners won't completely get rid of all traces of pet urine and you will need a cleaner than breaks down the ammonia completely. Often a dog can smell where it's toileted before and can be more prone to repeating it. Biological washing powder can be good for cleaning pet accidents, or you can buy specific products for the purpose from petshops (e.g. Simple Solution do a range)

In the mean time, can you close your daughter's door so she can have access around the house but not to that particular room? If it's become a bit of a habit (perhaps due to the weather or whatever reason) it may break the cycle.

moggymutt

I agree its definitely vet trip time.

vicx

hildagard wrote: »

hi everyone, i have a 31/2 old female yorkie . in the last week she has peed twice on my 10yr old daughters bedroom floor, today i went upstairs to discover a huge puddle of pee on my daughter quilt cover. she knew i was cross because she went to bed and hung her head. can anyone advise me please of why and what to do. i only give her freedom of the house in the afternoon

Wouldn't you think she'd know better at that age

On a more serious note; is your dog attached to your daughter and had your daughter been missing from the house a long time when this happened? This could be a trigger as your dog will be be able to smell your daughters scent on her bed.

I have two 1 year old Yorkie's that I still can't trust in my bedroom for two minutes alone, although they are house trained they have once urinated on my bed cover when I accidently left my bedroom door open when I popped out for a few hours so I always make sure they don't have access to my bedroom when left for more than a few minutes.

My 15 year old Yorkie that I lost last year done the exact same thing two years ago. He always had the run of the house when no one was home and could be trusted but this one time I left my bedroom door open and popped to the supermarket he urinated on my bed. He had separation anxiety so I think that triggered him off.

This site has more information regarding triggers and how to handle it: http://www.veterinarypartner.com/Content.plx?P=A&A=2456