Knox won't use his pads anymore? Knox is my 4 1/2 lbs male yorkie. He is not fixed. I really don't want to get into a huge discussion about the advantages/disadvantages of neutering. Knox has been trained to pee on his pads since he was about 12 weeks old. He also usually poops on the pads, but he sometimes poops right next to them. He doesn't have the best aim when it comes to number two. Knox has been marking outside on our evening walks since he was just a puppy, but recently it has gotten more pronounced. He has to pee on every single bush, tree, and leaf for goodness sake that dots his path. I quickly noticed when he stopped going on his pads. Usually the peepee pads only lasted a few days before I needed to throw them out, and dramatically they were snow white after two or three days, so I was concerned. Then I found where he had been going on my speaker stands and at one particular place in the kitchen! I cleaned it up of course to get rid of the smell as best I could. And since then I have been taking him outside every couple of hours. In four days, he hasn't made a single mistake either number one or number two, but he's still refusing to use the pads at all. It's like he just decided I'm a big boy, I don't want to go in the house anymore. This is a big problem. I have been on fall break, but I have to go back to work tomorrow. Additionally, I have a neighbor with three pitbulls that frequently roam unchained and another neighbor with a the meanest lab mix you've ever seen, so I can't just let him go outside unattended since I don't have a fenced in yard. And even if I did, we have a lot of owls and hawks in this area. I just wish I could get him to use the pads during the hours I'm at work. He's a great little dog. He just seems to have outgrown the peepee pads. I'm going to try to get my grandma to come take him out around lunch time, and go from there. lol |
Are you asking whey is he wanting to go outside? Dogs do have a preference. He doesn't like pottying indoors, and that's understandable. Our babies are dogs, as much as they're like little people, they are dogs. I had to switch my boy from outside pottying to inside pottying all the time. He won't poop on it if it's dirty, and will go near it on the floor instead. But, given the choice he prefers outside. I think it's more exciting outside for them. All the smells, the opportunity to mark territory, to make his presence known it's what draws their attention. Add in all the hormones of an unfixed dog and it just makes his drive that much stronger. |
Quote:
The pads really lasted a few days? wow I was changing pads 5 or 6 times a day when Poppy used to use them. She would only pee on them 2-3 times before she wouldnt use them anymore, she didnt like to go on them if they were dirty. Because of this im going to assume your boy wasnt using them as much as my girl was. But once Poppy turned around 4 months old she too began to ignore the pads and go else where in the house, this was when I began to train her to go outside and she seems a lot happier. Is there nobody who can take him out for potty while you are at work? And how long will he be alone? You could try crating him while you are at work? This is what I do with Poppy and she has never gone potty in the crate. |
Knox is marking his territory which is natural behavior for an intact male dog, unfortunately. You have three choices: get him neutered, use a belly band or live with it. |
I don't think it's that simple. More and more evidence is coming out that neutering dogs is a magical solution to all one's problems as a male dog owner. I'll leave it at that. It's not worth it. Nobody around here is objective about this issue, although there is mounting evidence. Knox is a year old. He has been using peepee pads for 8 months. Suddenly he stopped. He hasn't made a mistake in the house in six days since I started taking him out every few hours. Still I'm keeping the peepads out in hope he will use them while I'm at work. In fact he went number one on the pad for the first time in about ten days tonight when I stepped out for a while. Maybe he will start using them again. |
Quote:
Quote:
|
All times are GMT -8. The time now is 10:16 AM. |
Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.9
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.
Copyright ©2003 - 2018 YorkieTalk.com
Privacy Policy - Terms of Use