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I adopted a dog on Wednesday from the local shelter and he has adjusted quite a bit from when I first got him, but I have one big problem. I was told he was housebroken, doesn't chew, yada yada..WELL, he hasn't gone to the bathroom when wandering around the house and he chews here and there. However, I lock him in a pretty small guest bathroom with EVERYTHING picked up, taken out, etc and he is peeing all over the place. He will pee and jump in the tub, on the toilet, on the sink, etc...I see his dirty pissy paw prints is how I know. I figured this is the same concept as a kennel since it's not very big and today I was only gone 30 minutes maybe and yesterday an hour and a half tops. Why is he doing this? He was caged at the shelter obviously so it's not a new concept. Is it because I let my malamute run loose while he is locked up? I feel bad for trying to punish him, because he is skiddish still, but I mean I kinda have to. He is approximately a year or so old and is a mix between Great Pyrenees and they believe Golden Retriever. He favors the pyrenees looks-wise, but I guess has the friendliness of a golden? Anything I can do to keep to this dog from flooding the bathroom with pee? I'd let him roam loose in the living, dining and kitchen areas while gone, but I'm afraid he would find something to chew or at last resort my furniture.
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Why don't you kennel him instead of putting him in the bathroom?Token Split Tail
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This is a good start. It sounds like he doesn't like the bathroom. It also sounds like he needs some one on one time with you so y'all can figure some shit out, set boundries, and lower stress.Originally posted by Leah View PostComment
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yeah, i'd definitely get a crate for him. take him outside right before you leave so he gets used to the routine. he also might be freaking out hearing your other dog, but not being able to see what's going on outside the bathroom.JustinComment
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We adopted a shelter dog earlier this year, and had a similar problem, though from the sounds of it, ours was not as bad. He was kennel trained, but had occasions where he would piss or shit in the house. I spoke with a friend of mine who happens to be a veterinarian & she told us to keep him in the kennel... Take him out for a short walk every hour or two, until he does his business. If he doesn't do it, he goes straight back to the kennel, but if he does, praise him, give him a treat & let him be free in the house for an hour. After he starts getting the hang of it, that hour can be stretched to 2, then 3, 4, etc... hours, until he's got it down. It took a few weeks to get him where he could be trusted, but it worked.Comment
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I guess, I better get a crate then. I just feel like he will do the same thing in a crate. He acts as if he has been abused, but is so loving and seems very thankful to have a new home. I am working on basic commands right now and if I tell him "no" to something he will stop and go lay down immediately. He is still a freak over food though. He has stopped trying to swipe it off the table/counters, but will try his hardest to get whatever either kid has. I'm hoping once he realizes his food/water dishes won't ever be empty around here and I will give table food within reason he will quit that.Originally posted by Dave View Post
I let him out back with the other dog to do his business and I even took him out front on a leash to walk the block so he could mark territory since he LOVES to pee. I'm hoping this stops once he is fixed in a couple of weeks.Originally posted by the spindoctor View Post
Luckily, I've found his favorite thing in the world is rawhide bones/chews so he is out back enjoying himself and those things while I air out the bathroom.Comment
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He isn't using the bathroom anywhere in the house when let loose...only when he is confined to the bathroom. I have him out in the house 24 hours a day and let him outside about 5 times a day. Maybe the porcelain pony in there is scary...Originally posted by mustgofaster View PostComment
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its anxiety, hes being trapped in a room he cant see out, and hes unsure of where and what his new master is doingComment
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I don't see how giving him table food will make him want to stop eating people food whenever he gets the chance. In my mind, it'll only reinforce the habit as it'll show him that he's allowed to have what you're eating and he'll realize how much he enjoys eating what you're eating.Originally posted by downshift_me View Post
I've got a 7 year old Golden that has never once been fed people food, not once. Yeah, he's picked up a crumb or two off the floor, but that's it. He never begs for food when we're eating (he sleeps by my feet while we eat), I can leave a plate sitting on the coffee table and he won't touch it (true story), kids can eat around him without him snagging food out of their hands, etc.
The only food he knows is the food in his bowl and his treats in the yellow bag in a certain cabinet. Other than that, he pays food no mind because he's never once been allowed to eat it and, of course, I taught him as a pup that he wasn't allowed near a plate.
He's not allowed to jump up, so stealing food off the counters has never been a concern either.Comment
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Our dog is a petsmart adoptee and he potty trained really well once I realized that when he acted playful he was actually trying to tell me he needed to go outside. I never feed him food and he will stick close while I'm eating but doesn't bug me. Mike feeds him food regularly and he goes crazy when mike is eating jumping up and putting his paws on you I want to train him to sit when mike is eatingBARBIE LOVES BULLITT991 3.17.07
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