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Mango not going to bathroom today He ate yesterday after he peed in his cage around 4(?). He ate around 6ish. Hasn't peed or done anything since yesterday. He drank plenty, ate a very small amount today, and still hasn't gone. I took him for a walk up and down the road, and nothing still. He did not have clothes on, so that wouldn't be the reason why (maybe earlier it was, but tonight, no). He only wants to sleep when we are inside and play in the yard! It is starting to concern me a bit- he must be miserable. But he looks so peaceful, calm, and well, comfortable. Mango is happy with me, he follows me everywhere! I can't walk 5 feet without him by my side- in his mind! He hasn't had one accident yet, except for the cage, but we had pee pads down. I've had a pee pad in every room we've been in, mainly the living room where we spend most of our time right now. And take him out AT LEAST every hour. I know this is pretty normal, but he seems so happy and relaxed here, why won't he go to the bathroom? |
How long have you had him? If it's been a few days, he could still be adjusting to his new home and hasn't gotten a routine down. |
I got him on Friday night. It's been about 2 and a half days. |
Are you sure he isn't peeing anywhere. These little ones leave such tiny puddles they can be hard to detect at times, especially if it is on a patterned carpet. |
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Terlis: He isn't peeing anywhere. He's always on the leather couch with me, or on hardwood floors. We don't have any carpet...well. wait. In our living room where we spend most of the time, there is carpeting. But I don't let him out of my site...and he usually will have an odor of urine after going. From what I've noticed before. I never let him out of my site, I don't think he is going anywhere. When we are outside, he stands still, and then will continue walking. DvlshAngel: I do have a working in progress schedule. I take him out right when I wake up, and after my shower (about half an hour later), and a few times between 11am and 2pm. Probably 3 more times. I pretty much take him out every hour. We eat in the afternoon and evening, after each meal or drink, we go outside for 6-10 minutes. I also took him on a walk today for the first time...he has not been leash trained so we are working on that and we walked up and down the road really well! (with a few breaks in between to talk to neighbors :) ) Not sure if these guys lift their legs up when they pee like bigger dogs though? |
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You've got a good schedule going. He can probably go out every 2 hours. Make sure he knows your out for potty time. I tell Kaji, "go pee pee" "go poopies" or "do you have to go potty" and Kaji knows all those cues have to do with potty time. Then praise praise praise when he does good. |
I am trying! :) I say "go potty." My pug knows that phrase, along with, the infamous: TREAT, wanna treat? haha. And "sit, stay, down, paw, eat, drink, kissy kiss. And I always cheer on Mango when he does something good...he likes that. It's like.....he knows he's so darn cute, that he knows he can do everything wrong in the world, and know I would still love him! I have a pee pad everywhere I go when I'm in the house...so far, no use. |
I just want to warn you, a pee pad everywhere can be confusing. Pick a spot and always have a piddle pad there. Have you tried, "Mango do you want up?" yet? :D |
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No I have not tried yet! |
Cooper didn't lift his leg for a couple of months. He still sometimes just squats when he goes potty, so look for that too. Any update on Mango today? |
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I believe that whether or not male dog's lift their legs depends on when they get neutered. I'm not sure of the details. |
I've heard that if they are neutered early (like 6 months or so), they usually don't lift...is that it? Levi was fixed pretty early. |
They are times when my boys pee and you can't even tell the way they are standing but they peed. He may of went on the carpet right in front of you and you didn't notice. They are quick:) |
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Maximo started lifting his leg at a very early age. I'm not an expert, but I think lifting is individual to each dog -- some start early, some late, and some never. Training has more to do with stopping it than neutering. (ETA: if it starts early) I believe Max lifted his leg because his piddle pad was against the fence of his xpen. Now that his piddle pad is free-standing on a rubber mat (no fence or wall nearby), Max squats with one foot raised slightly in the air. Outdoors, he does the half squat and the full leg lift, which sometimes is so high that he nearly tips himself over like DvlshAngel's Kaji. :p |
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To the OP: Hope Mango has peed for you by now. I think Max took about 10 hours when I brought him home. |
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To the OP - sorry so derailed. Did he pee yet? |
Update: Mango peed this morning on the floor, my fault! I did not have a pee pad in the kitchen. Then I just washed his feet and tummy off. After, he ate about a half cup of food, and drank a lot of water, took him outside about 20 minutes after, didn't go. Then I took him outside |
Glad to hear he peed! |
He's been outside several times today, didn't go again yet, but has eaten a few more bites. I think he understands that outside is to play in the grass and run, but not so sure he understands that he can use the bathroom outside too. Hmm. But I'm teaching him a trick :) I was carrying a bag of treats in my hands to put away, and he starts jumping on his hind legs...and he'd balance there. So I'd say, "Up!" And he would do it, (not knowing thats the word for it), so I gave him a small treat. (I always break small treats even smaller, don't want him eating too much :p ) I think he will associate the word up with standing like that, eventually....we have lots of work to do, Mango and I :) |
Bear, the big dog, usually lifts. But sometimes he'll just stand, stretch ever so slightly and pee while standing straight up. If it's dark or you're not watching, you'd never know. You said Mango stands and then starts walking. Maybe he is doing a tiny little pee and you just aren't noticing? Baxter literally finds his shrub, jumps to try to get as high as he can before he lands and lifts. He also tries to mark over Bear. Considering Baxter weighs 10lbs and Bear weighs 80lbs, meaning big height difference, this can get very weird. Bear will be lifting on a bush and while going, Baxter will go to the opposite side, leap, land and go at the same time. Sometimes this means that instead of being the 'bigger man' and leaving his mark on top of Bear's he just gets peed on by Bear.... dummy.... |
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That made me laugh! Mango would do that too...our pug, Susie, is 30 pounds. Mango is 7 pounds. Susie will go up to the water bowl and drink water...but thats not it, MANGO starts RUNNING for Susie and tries to nip her, not mean, playfully, and he didn't even touch his mouth to Susie, I think Mango is testing to see how Susie will react......and Susie runs away!!!! SO FUNNY! Susie is a big scare-dy cat. Mango is a 4th of Susie's size! I think Mango is a teaser, she likes to tease me and my family a lot it seems. Makes me giggle. Mango wouldn't hurt a fly...well maybe a fly, but nothing else :p |
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He just started asking to be picked up and I just pared the words with it, for him it's a command in Spanish, it's much shorter. Eventually, I asked and he responded because he learned what the words meant. Just keep doing what you're doing and Mango will learn all kinds of things. |
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