Potty training

[Lilleman_Blu]

Alrighty. I have an almost 5 month old blue doggie pup. I’ve done just about everything I know to do. How do I get him to stop peeing on things. He has been so good till recently. He started peeing on my furniture and now my child’s bed. Please help me. I don’t know what else to do with him. I hate leaving him in his kennel or getting on to him for peeing in the house. I work from home, so he gets average potty breaks and trips outside. Please help….

 

[MichiH]

Alrighty. I have an almost 5 month old blue doggie pup. I’ve done just about everything I know to do. How do I get him to stop peeing on things. He has been so good till recently. He started peeing on my furniture and now my child’s bed. Please help me. I don’t know what else to do with him. I hate leaving him in his kennel or getting on to him for peeing in the house. I work from home, so he gets average potty breaks and trips outside. Please help….

Keep him on a leash tethered to you while you work. Take him out every 20 mins and reward when he goes. Go to the same spot he uses to potty so he smells it and it’ll help him to know - go potty. If you can’t keep him tethered to you, then kennel him and every 20 mins take him out.

Could he have an UTI? I have a girl so idk how all that works, but I’d start with tethering to you and staying on top of the breaks and rewards.

Good luck!

 

[Lilleman_Blu]

Not that I’m aware of. He just seems to want to “mark” his things. I’ve been back and fourth him on multiple occasions with peeing in the house. I don’t keep water down just till we get everything under control. I give him water through out the day when I’m present. And when he eats. I have 3 breaks a day with working from home. He goes out first thing in the morning with me and my daughter when going to take her to school. Then he gets to walk around for a bit when we get home. I take him every opportunity I can. Or when he comes a nudges me while I’m at my desk. I just feel like I’m fighting a losing battle. But definitely gonna have him with me and tethered next to me from now on.

 

[JanS]

All pups are different and it just takes some a little longer.

He just seems to want to “mark” his things.

Many pups are trained to a litter tray when they're first getting out and about near their whelping box. Do you think your breeder did that? Elroy was tray trained at the breeders and I didn't realize it so he was trying to be a good boy and go where he was supposed to but it turned into places like the laundry basket since that was the closest thing to the tray.

 

[Lilleman_Blu]

Not that I know of. He just started peeing in both of my recliners and now he peed on my daughters bed

 

[MichiH]

Not that I’m aware of. He just seems to want to “mark” his things. I’ve been back and fourth him on multiple occasions with peeing in the house. I don’t keep water down just till we get everything under control. I give him water through out the day when I’m present. And when he eats. I have 3 breaks a day with working from home. He goes out first thing in the morning with me and my daughter when going to take her to school. Then he gets to walk around for a bit when we get home. I take him every opportunity I can. Or when he comes a nudges me while I’m at my desk. I just feel like I’m fighting a losing battle. But definitely gonna have him with me and tethered next to me from now on.

He’s still really young and could regress too. They need constant training and then reward at this young age.

I’d definitely keep him tethered, he’ll let you know, or you’ll see the signs he needs to go out, every 20 mins get him outside and say “potty”, he goes you reward with yes or whatever you say, and reward with a treat, toy, or play time.

Keep us posted. You guys will get it worked out.

 

[Lilleman_Blu]

Thank you! I’ll definitely keep things posted

 

[GennyB]

I would use a good enzyme cleaner like Nature's Miricle to be sure you are getting the smell out.

 

[Ravenbird]

He just seems to want to “mark” his things

I hate leaving him in his kennel or getting on to him for peeing in the house

Those are exactly the two things you need to do!

If he was very good about housebreaking and now he is "marking his things", this has nothing to do with being housebroken and everything to do with a dog marking for marking sake. It's a natural thing for a dog to do in his own mind, so it's your job to tell him it's not allowed or tolerated. It's also showing disrespect for you and your kids "places", marking is claiming space. Since he's just started this, if you step in now with total management you can fix it. By total management, I mean if you can't tether him to you, put him in his crate. Period. That's it! 99% of the time a dog will sniff before they mark or pee. If you see him sniffing the couch, chair, bed etc. say "no" with a little leash pop. It's important to PREVENT it and let him know you see him thinking about it. Scolding after the fact is fairly useless, as this is a self-rewarding behavior. In other words he was rewarded (felt happy satisfaction) the instant he marked the recliners so scolding afterwards is meaningless. Your job is simply to never let it happen again. The more he marks, the more he will want to mark. And yes, use the enzyme cleaner every place he's peed in the house.