What can I do to keep my dog from urinating in that same spot?

[Captain Chaos]

This is driving me crazy!!!

The best solution is to put her to sleep.

[Thunderscreech]

is your dog urinating in the house? In your bed? More information is needed.

[Captain Chaos]

Originally Posted by Thunderscreech

is your dog urinating in the house? In your bed? More information is needed.

She is urinating inside our house.

[hbarcat]

Dogs are living creatures with a complex psychology all their own and there are many possible reasons for a dog to pee in the house. There is no "one size fits all dogs" answer.

What kind of dog? How old? Male or female? How long have you had it? Is this a recently begun behavior? What kind of health is the dog in? Have you made any changes in the home such as introducing another pet or person into the house? How much exercise does the dog get? Has the dog ever had any obedience training? What is the dog's general disposition? Does the dog exhibit any other undesirable behaviors?

And so on.


I seriously hope you're kidding about wanting to kill the dog because it pees in the house.

[Stumbo]

How old is she?
When did this start?
Where does she usually pee?

[Chebass88]

There are a couple of simple precautions you can take.

First, make sure she goes outside plenty of times (before you leave to go out, go to bed, wake up, etc.).

Second, when you do leave the dog, lock her up somewhere where the floor is ok if there is an accident. A baby gate works well for small to medium sized dogs. You're on your own for large dogs.

Third, as soon after the pee happens, grab your dog by the scruff of the neck, put her face in the pee spot (make her smell it), and then give a solid smack. She will learn that it is unacceptable to pee in the house.

I'll bet that because it is the same spot, it is a psychological issue, not necessarily a biological issue.

Hope this helps!

ian

[Captain Chaos]

Originally Posted by hbarcat

Dogs are living creatures with a complex psychology all their own and there are many possible reasons for a dog to pee in the house. There is no "one size fits all dogs" answer.

What kind of dog? How old? Male or female? How long have you had it? Is this a recently begun behavior? What kind of health is the dog in? Have you made any changes in the home such as introducing another pet or person into the house? How much exercise does the dog get? Has the dog ever had any obedience training? What is the dog's general disposition? Does the dog exhibit any other undesirable behaviors?

And so on.


I seriously hope you're kidding about wanting to kill the dog because it pees in the house.

She's a Pomeranian. We have had her for more than 10 years and didn't do this before (She's has been pissing in the same spot for 6 months now). She never had any training, because she has always been obedient and did her stuff outside. All she does now is sleep.

[bongomania]

Any big changes/events at home? A birth, a death, a new girlfriend, a new job or a job lost, major stress from finals or bills, new carpeting, new furniture? Any cleaning chemicals or paints used around the house that she might not have been around before?

[Planets Collide]

set your carpet on fire. problem solved.

[armywalaby]

When the dog pees, pee on the dog.

[Araillac]

is she actually squatting down and going or is there just pee spots you find there out of the blue? she could be incontinent.

[HeavyDuty]

Originally Posted by Captain Chaos

She's a Pomeranian. We have had her for more than 10 years and didn't do this before (She's has been pissing in the same spot for 6 months now). She never had any training, because she has always been obedient and did her stuff outside. All she does now is sleep.

Sounds like a urinary tract infection. Have you tried talking to your vet?

When you get old you're probably going to have trouble peeing in bed. Would you want them to put you down because of it?

[hbarcat]

Originally Posted by Captain Chaos

She's a Pomeranian. We have had her for more than 10 years and didn't do this before (She's has been pissing in the same spot for 6 months now). She never had any training, because she has always been obedient and did her stuff outside. All she does now is sleep.

If all she does now is sleep then that is a sign of ill health and could very well mean that she is too tired to go pee outside. She could be sick or it's possible it's just old age. I would take her to the vet for a checkup to see if she has any health problems that could be draining her energy. If that is the case then maybe that problem is easily treatable and your dog could gain back some of her energy and will pee outside again. If it's just old age that's making her tired, or if it's some other untreatable health problem then at least you'll have more information to go on.

My family has owned many dogs and when they go from being young, energy filled dogs to old, tired dogs, they often lose the ability to control their bladder. Just like people.

[CerealKiller]

Ditto on the vet.

Ask about Propaline, it is suppose to help with incontinence.

[Stumbo]

Originally Posted by CerealKiller

Ditto on the vet.

Ask about Propaline, it is suppose to help with incontinence.

Also might be a thyroid problem. Time to get your pooch to the vet. Please don't wait. It sounds like your dog is suffering.

In the future, you should probably get her checked out at least once a year and be on guard, due to her age, for other changes in her behavior that may signal declining physical abilities and other problems. Here's a link you may want to read: http://www.purina.co.uk/Home/All+Abo...Older+Dogs.htm

My family and I had two Lhasa Apsos for 13 and 15 years. After the first 10 years, there was always something to attend to.

[::::BASSIST::::]

Originally Posted by Chebass88

There are a couple of simple precautions you can take.

First, make sure she goes outside plenty of times (before you leave to go out, go to bed, wake up, etc.).

Second, when you do leave the dog, lock her up somewhere where the floor is ok if there is an accident. A baby gate works well for small to medium sized dogs. You're on your own for large dogs.

Third, as soon after the pee happens, grab your dog by the scruff of the neck, put her face in the pee spot (make her smell it), and then give a solid smack. She will learn that it is unacceptable to pee in the house.

I'll bet that because it is the same spot, it is a psychological issue, not necessarily a biological issue.

Hope this helps!

ian

You're going to smack the dog and rub its face in pee when the situation could be caused by a health problem?

Man, that is bad advice.

[Petebass]

Ignore that "rub their nose in it" rubbish. It's been proven not to work.

Dogs will instinctively pee in the most absorbent spot available. If that one spot of carpet happens to be the only absorbent spot in an ocean of linoleum/tiles/hard floors, then it's definitely where the dog will pee.

If the dog has access to outside, but still prefers to do it's business inside, that suggests it's unwell and needs a visit to the vet. 10 yrs for a Pomeranian is old, and you'd certainly expect the dog to have slowed down somewhat at that age, but it sounds to me like there's more to it that just old age.

[hbarcat]

The Pomeranian breed is susceptible to hypoglycemia (low blood sugar levels) the incidence of which increases with age.

Common symptoms of hypoglycemia are weakness, lethargy and excessive sleeping.

[EagleMoon]

If the dog has always been good in the house and has just recently started peeing inside, and sleeps a lot, that says to me that the dog is sick. Have her checked out at the vet. Could be a urinary infection, could be kidney failure, could be a lot of things.

[GeneralElectric]

Originally Posted by hbarcat

If all she does now is sleep then that is a sign of ill health and could very well mean that she is too tired to go pee outside.

My dog sleeps all day everyday and has since he stopped being a puppy.

He's currently 13 and still going strong is his big sleepy smelly dog way.