How do you get pee smell out of the carpet???

[RachelandSadie]

Originally Posted by chandracz

I really appreciate all your advice! what do you think of this...

Midwest 30 in. Day Tripper Portable Tent Dog Crate - Dog Crates at Dog Kennels

looks very cozy, if using it as a crate, just make sure it's a very small one, remember just big enough to stand up, turn around, lay down. otherwise the pup might pick a corner to use for bathroom breaks and that defeats the purpose of crate training...

btw...try reading Housetraining for Dummies if you can...it's usually at the local library or dog stores...it's a great help!!!

[chandracz]

Yeah I was thinking about first introducing it in the living room and giving him a treat everytime he goes in there and then once he starts to like it, then at night put him in it right on the table beside my bed so he's right next to me sleeping. I"m just worried that he won't be able to hold his pee... I'll get a smaller one then the one i posted a few min. ago...

Originally Posted by RachelandSadie

also, it's not out of spite that he pees everywhere when gated, he wants to be near you, if you teach him that his crate is positive and his own little place to be, and stay right there beside him while he's in it, he'll eventually catch on that it's not punishment, not to be scared, or to whine/pee the crate/carrier is a SMALL space, just enough to turn around, lie down, stand up, if it's too big he'll feel more scared than if he's in a secure, small place with a blanket for comfort and a toy to cuddle with.

give it a try maybe?? and remember he's a baby, it's never out of spite a dog does something...they don't know what spite is really, they're just either anxious or scared, or something just excited when they release their bladder like that...teach him it's a good place to be, it's not punishment and it's not keeping him away from you because you are right there with him.

[RachelandSadie]

Originally Posted by chandracz

Yeah I was thinking about first introducing it in the living room and giving him a treat everytime he goes in there and then once he starts to like it, then at night put him in it right on the table beside my bed so he's right next to me sleeping. I"m just worried that he won't be able to hold his pee... I'll get a smaller one then the one i posted a few min. ago...

how old is the puppy? they say they can hold it one hour for every month they are alive...i don't always go by that because Sadie held it all night her first night and she held it all day her first day at home...now she goes once in the night and she uses a pee pad in the daytime, but i know she CAN hold it.

i'm sure that he will hold it while sleeping and then he'll probably wake up sometime in the night and want to be let out to pee.

[Sweet Apple]

This may not be the answer you want, but I want to tell you my experience...I was, totally, unable to housebreak Apple, even using Nature's Miracle, and other products...After I ripped up the carpet, and put laminate down (most inexpensive one I could find), Apple was housebroken in about a week or ten days...I'm sure other ppl have had success w/carpet, but I don't think you can really get to the pad, and those noses can smell a millimeter spot of urine...It's like the old stains/smells are enticing them to go there...Good luck, but if you are in a position to change the carpet out, I'd do it...I still have carpet in the bedrooms and hallway, but I have that part of the house gated off so Apple can't go there...Maybe when she's older, and I'm absolutely, positively sure she won't go on the carpet, I'll open the rest of the house up to her...All the best to You!!!

[yorkiemyyorkie]

i use resolve carpet cleaner for pets..you can find it at your local supermarket.just follow the directions and it works wonders!

[chandracz]

Bailey just turned 5 and he gets up at least 2 to 3 times during the night to pee and once to poop. He even poops after dinner. The little guy Poops like 4 times a day! But he pees A LOT! I'm wondering if it's because the pads have always been available to him so he's never had to hold it?

Originally Posted by RachelandSadie

how old is the puppy? they say they can hold it one hour for every month they are alive...i don't always go by that because Sadie held it all night her first night and she held it all day her first day at home...now she goes once in the night and she uses a pee pad in the daytime, but i know she CAN hold it.

i'm sure that he will hold it while sleeping and then he'll probably wake up sometime in the night and want to be let out to pee.

[timby]

Save money, that miracle spray is very expensive! Just mix water with white vinegar and lemon - natural enzyme for much less. Nancy

[RachelandSadie]

Originally Posted by chandracz

Bailey just turned 5 and he gets up at least 2 to 3 times during the night to pee and once to poop. He even poops after dinner. The little guy Poops like 4 times a day! But he pees A LOT! I'm wondering if it's because the pads have always been available to him so he's never had to hold it?

5 years or 5 months?? i'm sure that he can hold it, he just doesn't have to!

what do you feed him that makes him poop that often? we feed a raw recipe and she only goes 1 time a day maybe 2 occasionally because she gets a little kibble sometimes when i'm can't feed on a regular schedule.

if he's peeing way more than every 2-3 hours he might have a bladder problem?

[BonBon]

Looks like my suggestion got lost in the crowd! Oh, well lol.

[chandracz]

He's 5 years old! He's got chronic pancreatitis and IBD, so I have him on a strict diet.... He's on Natural Bal. Fish & Potato, green beans, supplements, cod, etc. poor little guy was having diarreah all the time before then. Now, he's normal and feeling oh so good! It's the peeing that I worry about, although I wonder if it's because he's never had to hold it? He does drink a lot of water... He's such a good boy! I just love him so much and would do anything for him!

Originally Posted by RachelandSadie

5 years or 5 months?? i'm sure that he can hold it, he just doesn't have to!

what do you feed him that makes him poop that often? we feed a raw recipe and she only goes 1 time a day maybe 2 occasionally because she gets a little kibble sometimes when i'm can't feed on a regular schedule.

if he's peeing way more than every 2-3 hours he might have a bladder problem?

[Robin Lodal]

Hey I just now finished reading THIS thread... Sounds like GOOD stuff!

http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/yor...er-recipe.html

[RachelandSadie]

Originally Posted by chandracz

He's 5 years old! He's got chronic pancreatitis and IBD, so I have him on a strict diet.... He's on Natural Bal. Fish & Potato, green beans, supplements, cod, etc. poor little guy was having diarreah all the time before then. Now, he's normal and feeling oh so good! It's the peeing that I worry about, although I wonder if it's because he's never had to hold it? He does drink a lot of water... He's such a good boy! I just love him so much and would do anything for him!

aawwss, maybe try taking up his water dish about an hour before bedtime?? that might help him to hold it better along with the crate training.

[chandracz]

I have a belly band for him, maybe i'll try that for him tonight to see if he's able to hold it?

Originally Posted by bonbon

I'm having a similar problem with one of mine, and I was told to use belly bands on him. I have some on order right now - can't wait to see if these work! Several YT members have said to use the Walmart brand of Poise Ultimate incontinent pads with the belly bands.

I wanted to add that Cindy (Chattiesmom) makes silk lined belly bands to help prevent matting!

[chandracz]

yeah maybe i'll try that along with the belly band tonight!

Originally Posted by RachelandSadie

aawwss, maybe try taking up his water dish about an hour before bedtime?? that might help him to hold it better along with the crate training.

[RachelandSadie]

Originally Posted by chandracz

I have a belly band for him, maybe i'll try that for him tonight to see if he's able to hold it?

i've never used the belly band, when reading Housetraining for Dummies or maybe it was another book but one of them on housetraining it said that using a belly band will only teach a dog that it's okay to pee in a diaper and takes away the natural instinct of the animal to not wet itself, it's bed, or be close to it's urine or feces...i think they are like diapers for dogs, they pee themselves which goes against all primal instinct not to pee/poop where you sleep or on yourself.

but lots of people use them and like them for bedtime so feel free to do whatever you choose, i don't want to ever force anyone to do something, just thought i'd offer up some of what i've read about them....

good luck in whatever method you try!!!

if belly bands aren't diapers like the female versions, then forget what i said about the wetting themselves, i researched them more, looks like the hold the dogs potty parts so they can't wet rather than diapering him your dog actually might be marking his territory, that's probably why he pees so much, i forgot all about that possibilitly.

is he neutered?? if not and he's 5 yrs. or 5 months it's possible he is marking