Dog peeing in the house

cossie2

Hi we recently took in a rescue dog... shes 8 and is mainly house trained... we let her out as much as possible when we are there. She is never alone for mor than 3 or 4 hours yet she leaves a big puddle or sometimes 2 on the kitchen floor... this is despite her being let out before we left ans she had no water. Shes an absolute dote of a dog and hate to get angry with her but we need to get her to stop peeing on the floor. I know shes new to house also. Any tips on how we get her to stop. We bought the training pads and she just ate them lol. If she was locked in all day id understand but its only a few hours at most. All advice is greatly appreciated. Shes an 8 yr old ****zu.

HONKEY TONK

Are you giving her dog treats and praising her when she pisses outside?

cossie2

HONKEY TONK wrote: »

Are you giving her dog treats and praising her when she pisses outside?

Yes i am... shes a great dog.. its just this...

zoe 3619

No advice really,other than taking her out as often as you can,and praising loads when she does well.
Just picking up on the part where you said she had no water.It's really important that she has access to clean water at all times,and having water really shouldn't affect the housetraining.

DBB

If she's only peeing when left alone, there's a very strong possibility she's feeling anxious about being left on her own... An extremely common issue with rescue dogs, particularly in the early days before the dog feels fully at home. The very worst thing you can do, when a dog is acting out due to anxiety, is get angry with them. It makes them more anxious not just being alone, but about what happens upon the owner's arrival home.
Any chance you could set up a webcam so you can monitor what happens when you leave?

axcel

I wonder if she can't hold it. If you are in the house all day does she hold it? With our rescue we did the above and just praised her everytime we brought her out and she peed. But because we can be in work the odd day for long hours, so we got a dog potty with the synthetic grass for these rare occasions, only 20 euro on amazon and is a life saver, could be handy if she can't hold it? Otherwise it's just consistent training, can take time unfortunately

cossie2

Lizcent wrote: »

I wonder if she can't hold it. If you are in the house all day does she hold it? With our rescue we did the above and just praised her everytime we brought her out and she peed. But because we can be in work the odd day for long hours, so we got a dog potty with the synthetic grass for these rare occasions, only 20 euro on amazon and is a life saver, could be handy if she can't hold it? Otherwise it's just consistent training, can take time unfortunately

I will have a look at that thing on amazon thank u... when we are at home we bring her out nearly every hour... she actually came from the previous owners house to mine, i find shes not fond of the wet grass when we do bring her out lol... the previous owner had her left on her own for long hours... the most we leave her on hwr own is 4 hours

cossie2

DBB wrote: »

If she's only peeing when left alone, there's a very strong possibility she's feeling anxious about being left on her own... An extremely common issue with rescue dogs, particularly in the early days before the dog feels fully at home. The very worst thing you can do, when a dog is acting out due to anxiety, is get angry with them. It makes them more anxious not just being alone, but about what happens upon the owner's arrival home.
Any chance you could set up a webcam so you can monitor what happens when you leave?

She came from one home to another , she has done the odd wee when we in the house...but we tend to let her out every hour when we are home. Her previous owner had left her home on her own for long hours.and to be fair shes still new enough, its only 4 weeks....but shes not fond of the wet grass either. . I have to usher her into the grass ....

DBB

With respect, what her old owner did is pretty immaterial, if it's that she's anxious about being in a new home with a new owner and new routines... It's a big ask for any dog, let alone one who's a bit older and used to things being a certain way.
You might also want to eliminate the possibility of a urinary tract infection or other underlying health problem (if I had a euro for every new rescue dog who developed urinary problems after moving home... A dip in the immune system due to the stress of change, perhaps).
If she's not spayed, it may be that she's coming into heat.
From what you describe, this does not appear as simple as her not being housetrained. If the peeing is happening in your absence, it is not a house training issue.

stephrousseau

If it's only happening when you're not there it's almost certainly separation anxiety. As the other poster said, getting angry will only make it worse. When they have separation anxiety the toileting is totally involuntary. They're essentially having a panic attack and their bodies are responding automatically. It's nothing short of cruel to punish an involuntary action.

3-4 hours is a long time for a dog with separation anxiety. You may need to go back to basics and build up the time she's left from seconds-minutes and eventually to hours. But it's really important that you stop giving out to her or showing your displeasure. You could also trying leaving the radio on low, adaptil diffusers, etc.

Separation anxiety is really common after a change in situation. The dog has no idea of what has happened, or why, they don't know if you're going to come back.

razorblunt

OP it took our rescue dog (of similar age) ~ 3 months to stop the piddles.
18 months later we moved house and a similar thing has occurred, this was last September and we've just gotten to the stage where there are no piddles again.

It's an incredibly traumatic time for the dog so take it slow and she'll get back into good habits.

I'd also bin the pads, that's just going to train her to pee in a certain spot and not really useful if you're not there to lift her on when she does a wee.

Note - it took about 6 months before we saw the proper personality coming through too, there's no set limits for how long it takes them to settle.

Ms Doubtfire1

also exclude all medical issues.Kidneys, blatter etc.