Puppy weeing on sofa and in house!

tesuhoha

In case there is any further doubt, this is how they look when they know they have done wrong.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mP6O1V2I9_k

mummynorth

GwylimT wrote: »

Do you think it could be defiance? My current dog would often urinate in the house if he was told off, he would just look at you and wee where he stood.

If possible try not to leave him unattended, so when it looks like he needs a wee you can drag him out, or if there isn't time you can punish him. When he does go outside carrying on with your praise and if you don't already say weewee/poopoo.

Hi, my puppy has also started doing this and it is normally after she decides to do something naughty and we tell her off. She is a rescue pup and seems fully house trained unless she is not getting the attention she wants and then we have a hiccup.

Praising her for going toilet outside seems to be working though so try to stay persistant!

Raksha

tesuhoha wrote: »

In case there is any further doubt, this is how they look when they know they have done wrong.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mP6O1V2I9_k

You are making the understandable mistake of perceiving that dog body language is similar to humans.

What you are seeing are appeasement behaviours, designed to defuse a situation not to indicate guilt or sorrow

tesuhoha

Raksha wrote: »

You are making the understandable mistake of perceiving that dog body language is similar to humans.

What you are seeing are appeasement behaviours, designed to defuse a situation not to indicate guilt or sorrow

But I wasn't saying that they were sorry, just that they knew that they had done wrong.

Raksha

tesuhoha wrote: »

But I wasn't saying that they were sorry, just that they knew that they had done wrong.

I wasn't implying that you believed they were sorry, but others might and do...however you do appear to believe that dogs are capable of guilt because of the body language you are witnessing, when this is untrue

meritaten

What is going on with 'crate' training? why is this suddenly what all dog owners are doing? you buy or acquire a dog as a member of the family and then buy a crate and stick the dog in it! dog misbehaves - put it in the crate. you go out - put the dog in crate. go to bed - dog in crate. go to work - crate dog. and call it 'training'. I call it 'a punishment the dog doesn't understand'.
poor dogs spend half their lives in prison! then you wonder why dog goes a bit nuts when let out!
I think crates should be banned! if you cannot teach your dog to be a member of the family and behave - without using a 'prison', then perhaps you shouldn't have a dog?

I am probably going to get flamed for this - but, in hundreds of years of dogs living with families, and the advances in dog psychology and training etc - human owners now feel the need to 'imprison' dogs instead of training them properly.

elsien

I'd never used crates before, but if I didn't have one for gitdog, I wouldn't have a house left. If used properly, it's just a safe environment for the dog, and a bit of time out for a very frazzled owner!
Gitdog's bed is in it, so its his quiet place for a snooze. He goes in at night, and when I go out because he is so destructive - I would otherwise come back to no walls or furniture and probably a very poorly dog. He's in it during the day for up to 3 hours, and is perfectly happy. He just sleeps till I get back - he has his toys but ignores them in the crate as he associates his crate with down time.
I have in the past put him in it for misbehaviour. Not as a punishment but to give him (and me) 5 minutes to calm down before I kill him. Not needed any more now that he's learning to be a bit more sensible.
I'm aiming in the future to get rid, once he's properly trained but for now I wouldn't be without the crate. But for now when a completely untrained and stressed power chewer ends up on your doorstep, needs must.
I'm on my own, I can't monitor him all the time, and without it I'd probably have given up on him by now.
It was different with mutt as there were two of us, and someone there all the time. Different circumstances, different management techniques. Used properly, not a problem. Dog chucked in for hours because its easier - manic dog. As always, its down to the owner.