Help! How to stop male pups from hiking leg to pee inside on furniture and doorways - YorkieTalk.com Forums

vivella1 · 09-02-2007, 02:11 PM

My newest baby, BoBo, is a 12 week old male and I have had him 2 weeks. He was doing pretty good with peeing on the puppy pads but this week has started hiking his leg to pee on the doorways or furniture or just the wall. He will even do it near the pad but onto a wall. How can I stop this? It seems like he is doing the natural "boy thing" by hiking his leg, but I don't know how to get him to go just on the pad. I have tried to think what I can put onto the pad that is raised so he will hopefully make that his mark.

It is not easily a matter of me taking him outside, as I am confined to a wheelchair and can't chase after him in the even he doesn't come back when called, and my yard is not fenced in.

I appreciate any advice you can give me. Thanks.

Vivella

(Zoey and BoBo's mom)

JeanieK · 09-02-2007, 02:35 PM

12 weeks is very young to start lifting their leg to pee, most don't start that until they reach puberty at around 7 or 8 months. Are you sure he is only 12 weeks.

Getting him neutered might help, but he is too young for that. so I guess just scold him hopefully he will quit.

YorkieRose · 09-02-2007, 02:41 PM

Belly Bands..and more Belly Bands...

chachi · 09-02-2007, 02:54 PM

I agree get some belly bands. We have quite a few sellers on here that make them. He may stop once hes neutered

vivella1 · 09-02-2007, 04:26 PM

Thanks for your quick replies......and yes, I am sure BoBo is just 12 weeks as I got him from a breeder I know (and knew when he was born). I thought it really odd myself that he suddenly just started hiking the leg to pee when he was squatting (and he still does squat sometimes, just not most of the time). Not sure if having 2 other female dogs in the house would cause him to do it at this young age or not.

A question about the belly bands. Although that will help in keeping pee off the furniture, does it mean he will always need to wear them when inside??

BoBo and Zoey's mom

spr377 · 09-02-2007, 04:51 PM

Belly bands are great! When mine has his belly band on....he doesn't even try to lift his leg, so it is always dry. It has really helped, and I don't mind keeping it on him all the time inside....he doesn't seem to mind either.

YorkieRose · 09-02-2007, 04:58 PM

What you have to do is stop the behavior..when he pees, he leaves a scent that draws him back to repeat this behavior...it does not take long for areas to get "scented" to his liking. He can wear it indoors and take it off outdoors..
I have had male pups as young as 8 weeks start lifting they legs..

lanicha · 09-04-2007, 09:39 AM

i am having the same problem with lifting off the leg and missing most of the pads but hitting the wall and coating the floor and baseboards with pee. I know it's seeping through the cracks between the wall and the baseboards and we really will not be able to get it cleaned in there. help, is belly bands the only way out before neutering? My harlem is 6 months old and I want to get him neutered but I live in another state and will not be able to get him there until probably Thanksgiving and even still, it's no guarantee-my fiance wants to put up heavy plastic on the wall but I'm afraid he will try to eat or shred it and choke to death!

Winstin07 · 09-04-2007, 01:13 PM

My Winstin was born June 10 and I have had him three weeks tomorrow. He has been lifting his leg for as long as I have owned him. He hardly ever squats. However, he is potting breaking easier than my female big dogs. He has had very few accidents in the house. I have never been a fan of puppy pads with any of my dogs, even though my mom swears by them.
Make sure you are cleaning the pee up with something that takes the odor out. I bought some at one of our pet stores. It will keep him from going back to pee in same spot. Otherwise he can find it even if you can not smell it. Someone I met actually litter box trained her Yorkie. May be an idea since it is hard for you to get him out. Best wishes with him.

ketters12 · 09-21-2007, 01:23 PM

Tobey started lifting his leg a few weeks after we got him and we got him VERY young like 7 weeks (didn't know any better). He is potty pad trained 100%. But I had to work very hard for the first 3-4 weeks we had him on the potty training. He lifts his leg on the pad, so i tape one pad a few inches up the wall, and put another on top of that but completely on the floor. it works for us!

Yorkiekids · 09-22-2007, 07:57 AM

I'd keep the belly band on him and if he does manage to sprinkle make sure you spray it with a special spray to get the smell out for good.

needakewlname · 09-22-2007, 11:58 AM

I trained my Wynstn to go on pee pads also, but he was soon hiking on the refrig and the stove, as that is where he and my other Yorkie are locked when we are gone, in the kitchen. Some one told me to get a 2 liter pop bottle fill with water and place a pee pad over it with a rubber band and sit it on top of the pee pad, it is like their little tree. I cut one pee pad in half for this. I get miy pee pads from Sam's Club. They are the pads you use to put on a bed for adults or children. They work great!

windsor'smom · 09-22-2007, 12:36 PM

Windsor is almost 2 and a half years old and was recently neutered. He ended up being a leg lifter and had to wear belly bands in the house. Thank goodness since his neuter he has quit marking so we've not had to use the belly bands anymore. A lot of people told me "Once he starts marking he'll never stop even though you have him fixed". Glad they weren't right!

Katharine · 09-26-2007, 04:51 PM

Hello there,

I have a question about those belly bands.

What does it exactly do? How does my male yorkie go pee if he has this on?

My vet has recommended that my Murphy be fixed before he starts the *bad Lifting of the leg* I talked about it but it seems so dangerous to me at this moment. My Murphy is 3lbs 7ozs and is 6 months old. I am not sure about it.

the breeder told me that he could still lift and pee even after the operation, there is no guarantees.

Any one experience this sort of thing?

Thanks
Katharine

sweetr72 · 09-26-2007, 04:57 PM

My Reece is 15 months old and has lifted his leg since he was young but never in the house....now he is!! He is getting neutered on October 17th but in the mean time I ordered him bellybands from lilbit...she makes the cutest ones with velco or snaps!! I also ordered Soleil a diaper too..just cause it was sooooooooooo cute lol..

Dawn

09-02-2007, 02:11 PM	#1
vivella1 Donating Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: southeastern Kentucky Posts: 9	Help! How to stop male pups from hiking leg to pee inside on furniture and doorways My newest baby, BoBo, is a 12 week old male and I have had him 2 weeks. He was doing pretty good with peeing on the puppy pads but this week has started hiking his leg to pee on the doorways or furniture or just the wall. He will even do it near the pad but onto a wall. How can I stop this? It seems like he is doing the natural "boy thing" by hiking his leg, but I don't know how to get him to go just on the pad. I have tried to think what I can put onto the pad that is raised so he will hopefully make that his mark. It is not easily a matter of me taking him outside, as I am confined to a wheelchair and can't chase after him in the even he doesn't come back when called, and my yard is not fenced in. I appreciate any advice you can give me. Thanks. Vivella (Zoey and BoBo's mom)

09-02-2007, 02:35 PM	#2
JeanieK Donating YT 6000 Club Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Council Bluffs Iowa Posts: 9,250	12 weeks is very young to start lifting their leg to pee, most don't start that until they reach puberty at around 7 or 8 months. Are you sure he is only 12 weeks. Getting him neutered might help, but he is too young for that. so I guess just scold him hopefully he will quit. __________________ Ollie Chachi Hallie Harlie & Me CircleKRanchYorkies.com]

09-02-2007, 02:41 PM	#3
YorkieRose YT 4000 Club Member Donating Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: South Florida Posts: 7,235	Peeing Belly Bands..and more Belly Bands... __________________ Pat, Kate, Becca, TuTu and Marzipan Prim

09-02-2007, 02:54 PM	#4
chachi I Love My Yorkies Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Indianapolis, Indiana Posts: 26,868	I agree get some belly bands. We have quite a few sellers on here that make them. He may stop once hes neutered __________________ Chachi's & Jewels Mom Jewels http://www.dogster.com/?132431 Chachi http://www.dogster.com/?132427

09-02-2007, 04:51 PM	#6
spr377 Donating Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Upstate, NY Posts: 1,726	Belly bands are great! When mine has his belly band on....he doesn't even try to lift his leg, so it is always dry. It has really helped, and I don't mind keeping it on him all the time inside....he doesn't seem to mind either. __________________ Piper Leo Josie Rocky Kendall

09-02-2007, 04:26 PM	#5
vivella1 Donating Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: southeastern Kentucky Posts: 9	Thanks for your quick replies......and yes, I am sure BoBo is just 12 weeks as I got him from a breeder I know (and knew when he was born). I thought it really odd myself that he suddenly just started hiking the leg to pee when he was squatting (and he still does squat sometimes, just not most of the time). Not sure if having 2 other female dogs in the house would cause him to do it at this young age or not. A question about the belly bands. Although that will help in keeping pee off the furniture, does it mean he will always need to wear them when inside?? BoBo and Zoey's mom

09-02-2007, 04:58 PM	#7
YorkieRose YT 4000 Club Member Donating Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: South Florida Posts: 7,235	bands What you have to do is stop the behavior..when he pees, he leaves a scent that draws him back to repeat this behavior...it does not take long for areas to get "scented" to his liking. He can wear it indoors and take it off outdoors.. I have had male pups as young as 8 weeks start lifting they legs.. __________________ Pat, Kate, Becca, TuTu and Marzipan Prim Last edited by YorkieRose; 09-02-2007 at 04:59 PM.

09-04-2007, 09:39 AM	#8
lanicha Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: May 2007 Location: Wilson Posts: 85	i am having the same problem with lifting off the leg and missing most of the pads but hitting the wall and coating the floor and baseboards with pee. I know it's seeping through the cracks between the wall and the baseboards and we really will not be able to get it cleaned in there. help, is belly bands the only way out before neutering? My harlem is 6 months old and I want to get him neutered but I live in another state and will not be able to get him there until probably Thanksgiving and even still, it's no guarantee-my fiance wants to put up heavy plastic on the wall but I'm afraid he will try to eat or shred it and choke to death!

09-04-2007, 01:13 PM	#9
Winstin07 Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Findlay, Ohio Posts: 513	My Winstin was born June 10 and I have had him three weeks tomorrow. He has been lifting his leg for as long as I have owned him. He hardly ever squats. However, he is potting breaking easier than my female big dogs. He has had very few accidents in the house. I have never been a fan of puppy pads with any of my dogs, even though my mom swears by them. Make sure you are cleaning the pee up with something that takes the odor out. I bought some at one of our pet stores. It will keep him from going back to pee in same spot. Otherwise he can find it even if you can not smell it. Someone I met actually litter box trained her Yorkie. May be an idea since it is hard for you to get him out. Best wishes with him.

09-21-2007, 01:23 PM	#10
ketters12 Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Chesterfield, MO Posts: 222	lifting leg is normal Tobey started lifting his leg a few weeks after we got him and we got him VERY young like 7 weeks (didn't know any better). He is potty pad trained 100%. But I had to work very hard for the first 3-4 weeks we had him on the potty training. He lifts his leg on the pad, so i tape one pad a few inches up the wall, and put another on top of that but completely on the floor. it works for us! __________________ Karena Tobey's mommy (otherwise known as "pumpkin pants" )

09-22-2007, 07:57 AM	#11
Yorkiekids Piper & Sebastian Donating Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: florida Posts: 14,274	I'd keep the belly band on him and if he does manage to sprinkle make sure you spray it with a special spray to get the smell out for good. __________________ Susan, Piper & Sebastion

09-22-2007, 11:58 AM	#12
needakewlname Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Muskegon, MI Posts: 62	I trained my Wynstn to go on pee pads also, but he was soon hiking on the refrig and the stove, as that is where he and my other Yorkie are locked when we are gone, in the kitchen. Some one told me to get a 2 liter pop bottle fill with water and place a pee pad over it with a rubber band and sit it on top of the pee pad, it is like their little tree. I cut one pee pad in half for this. I get miy pee pads from Sam's Club. They are the pads you use to put on a bed for adults or children. They work great! __________________ Wynstn Too & Corky

09-22-2007, 12:36 PM	#13
windsor'smom Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: May 2006 Location: Panama City, FL Posts: 550	Windsor is almost 2 and a half years old and was recently neutered. He ended up being a leg lifter and had to wear belly bands in the house. Thank goodness since his neuter he has quit marking so we've not had to use the belly bands anymore. A lot of people told me "Once he starts marking he'll never stop even though you have him fixed". Glad they weren't right! __________________ NOBODY CAN FULLY UNDERSTAND THE MEANING OF LOVE UNLESS THEY'RE OWNED BY A DOG

09-26-2007, 04:51 PM	#14
Katharine Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Pennsylvaina Posts: 67	What does a BELLY BAND exactly do??? Hello there, I have a question about those belly bands. What does it exactly do? How does my male yorkie go pee if he has this on? My vet has recommended that my Murphy be fixed before he starts the bad Lifting of the leg I talked about it but it seems so dangerous to me at this moment. My Murphy is 3lbs 7ozs and is 6 months old. I am not sure about it. the breeder told me that he could still lift and pee even after the operation, there is no guarantees. Any one experience this sort of thing? Thanks Katharine __________________ LIFE will be a WonderFul Adventure with Murphy by my side

09-26-2007, 04:57 PM	#15
sweetr72 REECE & SOLEIL Donating Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 6,111	My Reece is 15 months old and has lifted his leg since he was young but never in the house....now he is!! He is getting neutered on October 17th but in the mean time I ordered him bellybands from lilbit...she makes the cutest ones with velco or snaps!! I also ordered Soleil a diaper too..just cause it was sooooooooooo cute lol.. Dawn __________________ Reece ~ Soleil ~ Pixie