Puppy weeing on sofa and in house!

Person_one

GwylimT wrote: »

Well I'm still wondering why originally brought up my dogs lack of English, no idea of its relevance at all, I did think at first you had quoted the wrong person, but apparently not, just posted something completed random.

Fine, you go on the defensive, its to be expected.

Please though, read up on positive reinforcement training. Its awful that your dog is so afraid of you he urinates when you shout at him.

GwylimT

Person_one wrote: »

Fine, you go on the defensive, its to be expected.

Please though, read up on positive reinforcement training. Its awful that your dog is so afraid of you he urinates when you shout at him.

I shout at my dog do I? Well, thats a new one on me!

lee111s

Dogs definitely know right from wrong. A certain look or firm tone of voice with a sharp "no" and mine stops what he's doing. If I tell him a good lad in a positive tone when he's chewing away on one of his toys he happily continues, knowing he's OK to do what he's doing.

trolleyrun

My dog knows right from wrong too. If I had done the softly softly approach with her when I got her 19 months ago, I'd probably still be doing potty training. The way I did it, I got her accident free within 10 days. She knows perfectly well when she's doing something wrong. No, I don't shout at her and I don't beat her, but she knows. Just the same way as she knows if I need a cuddle due to a stressful day. Dogs are very receptive and clever

Guggul

get it put down at the vet's

elsien

Dragging the thread back on track for the benefit of the OP........
Other than going back to basics, as Person one said, have there been any changes in routine that pup might be reacting to?
Does he have free access to the garden or does he need to ask to go out. Personally I think that having free access can be confusing for them initially as they're not sure why they're out there, whether it's playtime or wee time. Plus you're not always going to be around to dish out the praise when they do do the business outside.
If you do get accidents inside, just clean it up using products that remove all the odour so the dog doesn't do it in the same place again.
(And I'd be banning pup from the sofa as well, but that's more because I'm a mean and horrible dog owner who doesn't let the dog up there in the first place. So therefore in a minority on this forum!)

elsien

lee111s wrote: »

Dogs definitely know right from wrong. A certain look or firm tone of voice with a sharp "no" and mine stops what he's doing. If I tell him a good lad in a positive tone when he's chewing away on one of his toys he happily continues, knowing he's OK to do what he's doing.

I don't think they do know right from wrong. They know from your tone of voice and body language whether you want them to do something or not, what's going to get them a fuss and what's going to get them turfed out of the room. No more, no less. All of which is learned behaviour from their interactions with you/previous owners, and not from any sort of moral framework.

lee111s

elsien wrote: »

I don't think they do know right from wrong. They know from your tone of voice and body language whether you want them to do something or not, what's going to get them a fuss and what's going to get them turfed out of the room. No more, no less. All of which is learned behaviour from their interactions with you/previous owners, and not from any sort of moral framework.

And by knowing what the consequences of such actions, they learn what is and what is not acceptable do they not?

elsien

I look at it as more of a doggy cost/benefit analysis, myself.

Gitdog is not allowed to nick food off my plate, and if he tries gets a firm no, and sent to his cushion to settle. Has he learned it's not acceptable - has he heck. Put a plate anywhere near him and it'd be gone. He's learned that its not worth trying while I'm around, but any other time the tasty treats are well worth the bollocking he'll get afterwards, so he's happy to take the chance, probably due to his days on the streets.. A dog that was more person focused and eager to please would probably react differently as their humans approval means more to them.
That's my take on it, anyway.

Edit - sorry OP for going off topic again.

Raksha

For those that think their dog knows right from wrong, take a piece of paper, tear it up and throw it on the floor infront of the dog. Leave the room, come back and pretend you've just walked in and are annoyed at what you've found.... hiw does your dog react? If he knows right from wrong your actions won't intimidate him, if he doesn't he will act as if he was responsible..