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05-14-2008, 12:19 PM | #1 |
Registered User Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Indiana
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| egads, what is my girlfriend going to do about her yorkie's behavior... my friend has a 3 year old female yorkie, 3 lbs., adorable, uncontrollable. first of all, she is a hyper little dog, seldom sleeps when my friend is home thru the day, she's constantly on the move, but the problems are with urinating and defecating. My friend works, but has installed a doggie door so her dog can go out on the patio, she also has a piddle pad in her utility room. Despite the fact that she has a doggie door, she holds her bladder until my friend gets home. She's also a nervous wetter, so that, coupled with the excitement of seeing her, has her peeing all over the place. She also pees in her bed, yesterday she had her work clothes on the bed, she peed on them. She poops on her couch, she poops right in front of my friend. She disciplines her consistently, nothing works. I think it's aggression, but what is she going to do. She's about at her wit's end with her doing this. She won't go potty on her piddle pad unless my friend goes with her. I think that she is so frustrated with this, that her anxiety is making her dog act worse, but I have no idea what to tell her. She tries ignoring her, nothing is helping with this nervous wetting, that coupled with the full bladder, well you can imagine. She's a sweet little dog, I think she has her owner trained, not vice versa, but what is she going to do to correct this? Would obedience training help? Thanks for any insight you can give me. I've never had problems with my fur kids, so I'm of little help. |
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05-14-2008, 12:27 PM | #2 |
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| How much excercise does the little one get ? I think if she takes her out to potty and for a good walk before she goes to work she will be tired and sleep when she is at work . As soon as she comes home ,straight out for a walk and potty again. I think it's best to get them in to a routine of outside pottying as soon as you can.
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05-14-2008, 12:28 PM | #3 |
No Longer A Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: NEW YORK
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| I would suggest your friend confine her to one room or start from the beginning and crate train her. I don't believe it's the dog's fault I think she has not been completely trained from the beginning. I also don't believe a dog will pee and poop for spite. That's just my opion. I can imagine how frustrating this must be for your friend. I for one would never tolorate it. To keep her sanity I would start from the beginning. She needs to be confined and either learn to pee/poop on the pad or go outside. She should not be allowed on the bed either if she messes there. That should be a no-no. Confinement is the way to go. Your friend needs to be Alpha and take charge. This little one is ruling the roost so to speak. Good luck to your friend. |
05-14-2008, 12:30 PM | #4 |
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| I would tell your friend to take her first to the vet to find out if she had bladder issues. AT 3 years old she probably shouldn't still have a nervous bladder. Make sure shes healthy "down there". Is she fixed? If not, she should probably be fixed. It may help with the peeing and also lessen her chances of getting cancer. Your friend may also want to try crate training. Its hard though especially when the dog is not a puppy anymore and set in her ways. Only take her out of her crate to go outside to the bathroom. Also pick one avenue of potty, piddle pad OR outside... both probably confuses the little girl. Tell your friend to take her out every hour on the hour consistantly. I know this is hard to follow but it shouldn't take too long for her to get the hang of it. Its like starting potty training from scratch. Good Luck with this!
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05-14-2008, 12:31 PM | #5 |
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| exercise my friend is an outdoors person when she's home and always has her outside with her. the little dog gets tons of exercise, pees/poops outdoors, just has problems in the house. she tells her constantly go potty, go potty, could she be talking about it too much? |
05-14-2008, 12:37 PM | #6 |
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| Does your friend free feed or leaves the food and water out all day? Perhaps because she's so hyper that she drinks and eats so much, hence the bladder issue. As with all the other advices given above, perhaps she should also try to feed her the recommended servings each day, at least for a week to see if that helps. |
05-14-2008, 12:49 PM | #7 |
I ♥ Joey & Ralphie! Donating Member | Part of the problem is submissive urination, which you call nervous peeing, this needs to be addressed because any punishment will cause it to gets worse. Here's a link that describes what it is and methods to control it. Sumissive Urination
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05-15-2008, 07:29 AM | #8 | |
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Here is what I suggest. #1 I think a doggie door for a 3 lbs Yorkie is EXTREMELY dangerous and I would close that up ASAP. #2 She needs to start at square one, NO MORE FREEDOM. I suggest containing her in an expen, with pee pads, food, water, toys, etc...You can get them at Walmart (Play Yard) it is approx. $50 and if you do site to store delivery, the shipping is free, you just have to pick it up at Walmart when it is ready. Best of Luck, I know this is frustrating, but she needs to start at the basics again with potty training. | |
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