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Salfies13 · 08-05-2015, 01:47 PM

Hello!

So, my almost 8 year old morkie (male) moved in with my fiance (newly engaged!!) a couple weeks ago. We fenced in the whole property, and put in a doggie door. He learned how to use the doggie door pretty quickly. Things were going pretty good with his potty habits.

We have him setup to be able to roam the finished basement all day, which is pretty big. He goes up the basement steps straight into the doggie door to go outside.

Recently, we have been noticing that he's been peeing in the basement, and sometimes pooping. Mostly pee, though. My fiance is not used to having a dog, so he's getting upset with the peeing. I tried spraying a marking spray on the areas where he had peed, but I guess that didn't work.

Last Friday, we had an incident where my fiance came home early from work to find Teddie hiding in the basement. When the fiance went to unlock the door to go find him, 2 huge dogs from the neighbor behind the street brushed past him. They had jumped over our fence, and probably terrorized poor Teddie! Luckily, he was unharmed.

I think that he is scared to go out to use the bathroom when I'm not home/outside with him. Are there any things we can do to make him feel more comfortable with peeing outside? He used to use a pee pad, so this whole outside peeing thing is new for him.

I'd sincerely appreciate any ideas and suggestions that you have. I really don't want to hear negative comments about my decision to use a doggie door and fenced in backyard. So, please keep those to yourself...this is what I have to do given my schedule.

THANKS!

08-05-2015, 01:47 PM	#1
Salfies13 Yorkie Talker Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: Urbana Posts: 13	NEW EVERYTHING...House, Doggie Door, Dog Attacks = Potty issues Hello! So, my almost 8 year old morkie (male) moved in with my fiance (newly engaged!!) a couple weeks ago. We fenced in the whole property, and put in a doggie door. He learned how to use the doggie door pretty quickly. Things were going pretty good with his potty habits. We have him setup to be able to roam the finished basement all day, which is pretty big. He goes up the basement steps straight into the doggie door to go outside. Recently, we have been noticing that he's been peeing in the basement, and sometimes pooping. Mostly pee, though. My fiance is not used to having a dog, so he's getting upset with the peeing. I tried spraying a marking spray on the areas where he had peed, but I guess that didn't work. Last Friday, we had an incident where my fiance came home early from work to find Teddie hiding in the basement. When the fiance went to unlock the door to go find him, 2 huge dogs from the neighbor behind the street brushed past him. They had jumped over our fence, and probably terrorized poor Teddie! Luckily, he was unharmed. I think that he is scared to go out to use the bathroom when I'm not home/outside with him. Are there any things we can do to make him feel more comfortable with peeing outside? He used to use a pee pad, so this whole outside peeing thing is new for him. I'd sincerely appreciate any ideas and suggestions that you have. I really don't want to hear negative comments about my decision to use a doggie door and fenced in backyard. So, please keep those to yourself...this is what I have to do given my schedule. THANKS!