We just got a trainer for our 5-year-old girl, to help with her barking :-( She also was peeing on a big rug and although she's peepad-trained was still going on this rug. We had it deep cleaned and deodarized, and the trainer suggested we spray it, her bed, our bed, everywhere she sleeps (which is everywhere!) with lavendar oil in water (just a few drops in a spray bottle), then put a little of the oil on our hands and massage her. Apparently they don't pee on things that smell like them - or something like that! Anyway, it seems to be working - although having the rug deep cleaned probably accounts for part of the success. Anyway, my plan is to spray everything once a week when I clean and oil her up at the same time (I don't mean that literally - just a drop or two on my hand or in her bath rinse water). We also put her food dish on another rug we don't want her to pee on - same idea, they don't pee where they eat. Probably wouldn't work with generalized pee- anywhere behavior but I thought I'd pass it along. |