[diannenet]

Originally Posted by mozzys mom

Hi Diane,
I have suggested belly bands for several dogs, so I don't hate them, but I want it to be a last resort. My experience with them has been that they get so used to them that they urinate in them all the time, like a wearable portapotty. I've also seen a lot of skin irritation in the tuck up area. Probably due to sizing. A friend has to use talc powder after every pad change. She lines hers with "light days" pads. I just figure at 15wks of age, I have time to train for the behavior I want.

Adult dogs present a bigger challenge. My question to you is, what changed a few months ago? Urinating on the one end of the sofa and on the dog bowl seem so specific. I would think if he couldn't hold it, he would go by the door? A friends daughter moved home from college and the family dog started urinating and doing other things. She was no longer the only child and didn't handle it too well. They got the daughter to start taking her for walks (she didn't get to walk often) and the problem went away. Another friend's dog urinated on his leg while we were talking. He and his wife were divorcing. The wife had moved out and poor Tigger was feeling a bit lost. Time and a steady schedule resolved his uncertainty. My sister's dog urinated smack dab in the middle of the new boyfriend's bed. That was obvious. Lol

Hopefully, it was just the UTI, but you might also think back to when it all started and see if anything may have changed to cause the behavior. Also, IMO, any healthy, previously trained, adult dog that starts urinating immediately starts losing priviledges and gets put back on the puppy track (frequent trips outdoors, limited unsupervised freedom). I know first hand how quick and crafty they can be about peeing indoors. I had a shih tzu that I tethered, kept a journal on, walked excessively, used a diaper and everything else I could think of. I could turn my back for a few seconds and she would be done before I turned around. Don't let me make a fridge run, it was guaranteed I'd have a puddle waiting when I returned.

Diligence and advice/support will get you thru this. Clean freak, you say? Can I give you my address, please, please, please?! Lol.

Actually, NOTHING has changed in this household for years.....not even the furniture. LOL The "old" couch has been through several dogs and apparently Toby has been peeing on it for a long time and probably prior to a few months ago. I just never realized how bad it was. I bet I spent an hour just on that one spot of the couch when I used the Rug Doctor on it. But I didn't mind. Our home has never smelled of urine and I wasn't about to have it start. Like I said, Toby has always been the dominant one and runs the fenceline in our yard with a big dog and if Speedy is out there with him she runs too but several feet behind Toby and Toby will still chase after her as if he is saying "this is my territory, stay away." My husband said he had seen Toby go and try to pee on Speedy while she was squatting to pee but of course he never did thank god! What I don't understand is we have a 31' travel trailer that is stationery where we go camping and Toby has never pottied in there and I rarely put a belly band on him unless we are going to gone for 2-3 hours visiting another campsite. I try to only put a belly band on him at home whenever we leave. We don't crate our dogs. All I have to say is "let's put your pants on" and he will stand still and let me put the belly band on him. 99% of the time he never potties in it but the past few months if my husband leaves for 3-4 hours (which is rare) he would potty in them......but we don't know how long he's had the UTI either. Toby was always right beside me when I sprayed the Nature's Miracle on his potty spots in the house and I would ask him "did you do this?" He would start to walk away and I tell him "potty outside" and put him outside. I know....you have to catch them doing it in order for them to understand the disciplinary action but sometimes I think he really knows he did something wrong. I will never give up and our routine doesn't change. The only thing that changes is my tone of voice. LOL