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Originally Posted by DvlshAngel985  Well, I'm puzzled now. Kaji will not walk out the front door, I don't know why but he won't. He'll come downstairs with me then watch me walk out. When I call him he quickly turns around and jets back upstairs. Once I get up there he is sitting by my bed and when I get close he lies on his back. When I reach down to pick him up because he needs to get out to potty, he dribbles pee. He did it three times today. Once before his mid-day walk, and twice before his before bed walk. The second one right now dribbled all over his belly. This is a fairly new behavior and it has me baffled. It only happens if I let him walk downstairs as we're heading out. If I carry him down and all the way outside, he's able to hold it long enough to pee outside. I thought I was seeing things for a few days but now I'm sure, I saw the stream when I picked him up all three times today.
My roommate was helping me show him that walking out the door is good. And he was getting the hang of it, too, when he ran back upstairs and then he peed (not dribbled but a small puddle). He knew he did something wrong because he cowered and hid under my desk.
Am I doing something to scare him? |
When he walks out the front door where is he usually going, just for walks, or do you take him somewhere he might not like? It sounds like he's fearful of going somewhere, then runs upstairs. So many things could be going on. If he has a bladder infection or stone, and it's painful to pee, he could even associate this with going outside to pee. He could also associate it with his trip to the vet, or even when he goes to your parent's house. You can teach him to overcome this, but it would be best if you could figure out what caused it first. Has the vet checked for infections, or stones? Have you tried using the back door to see if he does the same thing? Perhaps, you could use the back door, and take him for a nice walk, and ensure nothing aversive happens, giving him a treat when he gets home. Then later use the back door again and see if he responds with fear.