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How do I get my dog to stop peeing in the house right after she has gone outside?
She is a spayed, and housebroken for the most part 2 year old boxer/pitt mix. We have been to the vet and there are no medical reasons for this. She is crated during the day when we are gone. Although she does not have a fenced yard and freedom to run we walk at least a mile very day and she chases toys and cats in the house. I take her out when she signals or about every 2 hours when we are home. She takes care of all business when we are outside, and it never fails that as soon as we come in she will pee on the floor. Recently she has taken to peeing in our bed. The people who lived in the house before us did have pets, and they were free to use the bathroom where they pleased, but I have cleaned and cleaned in an attempt to rid the house of the odors.
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I wonder if Mollie is saving some for indoors because it gets a lot of attention? The bed, I'm afraid I wouldn't allow her even in the bedroom after the first time. I'll bet that gets a LOT of attention with cleaning and sheet changing and all. Maybe she wants a litlle more attention, a little longer interaction, this is a way to get it. Try putting her back in the crate for 15-20 minutes then taking her out again, this time for a brief period. If she goes she gets to stay out and play a little game of tug o'war or fetch , if not back in the crate. try again in a few minutes. This must be very trying for you, my bed is sacrosant, I have four large house dogs inside all of the time, only one is allowed on my bed. Dogs need and respect limits, maybe Molly needs to stay off of your bed til she shows some respect.
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I would start with a complete steam cleaning of all the carpets in the house with a enzyme agent, rental or professional.
When you are around you need to keep a close eye on the dog. Use closed doors or gates to keep it in the same room as you are, and perhaps as I do, a short chain fastened to the computer desk. If you catch it in the act, give it a sharp ''Ah, ah, ah!'' and take it out. When you can't watch it, crate it.
It is only natural that a puppy resists its crate at first. What the puppy wants more than anything else is to be others, you, anyone else in the household, and any other pets. In our modern society, even if we are home, other things distract us from the attention an uncrated puppy must have. The only real solution is to crate the dog when you aren't around. The dog may be happier in its den than loose in the house. It relaxes, it feels safe in its den. It rests, the body slows down reducing the need for water and relieving its self. Dogs that have been crated all along do very well. Many of them will rest in their crates even when the door is open. I think the plastic ones give the dog more of a safe, enclosed den feeling. Metal ones can be put in a corner or covered with something the dog can't pull in and chew. Select a crate just big enough for the full grown dog to stretch out in.
Leave it some toys. Perhaps a Kong filled with peanut butter. Don't leave anything in the crate the dog might chew up. It will do fine without even any bedding. You will come home to a safe dog and a house you can enjoy.
A dog that has not been crated since it was little, may take some work. Start out just putting its toys and treats in the crate. Praise it for going in. Feed it in the crate. This is also an easy way to maintain order at feeding time for more than one dog.
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Do have the house steam cleaned. Dogs can smell things that we can't and the scents in the house are probably confusing her.
A crate would work, we don't like them but they work for many people and dogs just don't leave her in there too long.
You could also just rehousetrain. Watch her closely, praise for every outside job, say NO and rush her out the door when she seems like she is going to have an indoors accident. Since she was already house trained, she should pick it up again quickly, consider it a refresher course.
Dogs don't think up ways to get attention, unless you have somehow rewarded her for the act, that isn't it. They also don't associate acts with consequences if they are not almost simultaneous. If you find the mess a few minutes after the deed and start cleaning and running around, your dog won't associate the excitement with wetting on your bed.
You may have begun to associate elimination with coming inside, so here is what your owners can do:
1. When you go outside, ignore Molly completely until she does her business. Bring a book, bring knitting, meditate or stare at the moon - just don't give her any eye contact or talk to her until she "goes."
2. As soon as she eliminates, throw a big play party! Praise her, give her a treat if you want to, and - here's the important part - play with her outside for at least 20-30 minutes. Toss a ball, tug, hide-and-seek, whatever she most enjoys. She may pee again, in which case, more praise and play.
3. When you come inside, keep a sharp eye on her. If she starts to squat, quickly take her out again. Repeat Step 2.
She should start to realize that elimination does not immediately lead to coming back inside, and will begin to associate eliminating outside with praise and treats. Keep this process going for several weeks before you reduce the outside play time.
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