CANT MOVE peepad..suggestions?

[ash04ley]

Pheobes 100% peepad trained, rarely, she will poop on the edge due to "movement" while going #2. But, anywho, using the peepad isnt the issue. She is very persistant with using the area right in front of my kitchen sink. When we moved, a year and a half ago, i had the peepad off to the side. She just decided to go on the rug right in front of my kitchen sink. well, cleaned that up, but she did it again!!! so, i got a new rug hoping that would help. NOPE. she just did it again.. so, naturally, i placed the darn peepad on the rug. i thought i would be able to move the peepad gradually to the spot i wanted it. THAT DIDNT WORK EITHER. she just kept pottying in the center of the rug!! SO then, i said, screw it...AWAY WITH THE RUG. I took the rug away completely and tried my first attempts at a solution over. SAME RESULT. She WANTS to go in front of the sink. I dont get it. Im so frusterated and upset about this problem. I HAVE to have a peepad in front of my sink. It makes me look ridiculous in front of company and its just generally frusterating to have to avoid it at all times. My boyfriend is convinced Pheobe is PURPOSELY being a naughty girl( thats NOT his term for it, his is a little more R rated). We've both become accustomed to it, but thats not the point. Its gunna be a bummer if this is something i MUST live with.... I refuse to have to SELL MY HOUSE AND MOVE to fix this .... MAYBE thats her motive.. Hahahah

I have NO explanation for this, and i am just HOPING someone has some advice or at least a same situation... SOMETHING.

HELP!!!!!

[ash04ley]

just a side note....


anyone dealt with the going outside and then coming inside and going immediately after?? ex: pheobe will poop outside and then after coming back inside she will pee.

Ive spent a lot of time watching her. she will go outside, then wander around...la-dee-da. after a while.. she comes to the door. barks or just waits. then just shortly after coming in she will go. why didnt she do that outside?? what the heck girl!!

just curious about that to..

[RileyDC]

I don't have any advice but I would like to hear what others have to say..... I have Riley's peepee pad/litter box in the very corner of my dining room. It isn't all that noticeable but I have thought about moving it to the bedroom but just haven't yet because I am afraid of the same thing.

My parents have a miniature poodle and they have to have the peepee pad in front of their guest bathroom sink..... for the same reason!!
Well, I did not know that and I was sleeping over a few months back and went walking in there with my socks on and stepped right into the middle of it, into a pee spot!! UUGGHH!!!! I Was Not Happy!!

[ash04ley]

although im sorry to hear about your situation..im SO GLAD im not alone!!

[RileyDC]

Originally Posted by ash04ley

just a side note....


anyone dealt with the going outside and then coming inside and going immediately after?? ex: pheobe will poop outside and then after coming back inside she will pee.

Ive spent a lot of time watching her. she will go outside, then wander around...la-dee-da. after a while.. she comes to the door. barks or just waits. then just shortly after coming in she will go. why didnt she do that outside?? what the heck girl!!

just curious about that to..

Ohhhh Yeah... Now Riley will do that!!

I live on the 5th floor of a condo building in the middle of the city.
I will take him for walks and he will poop And pee outside.... then we get back inside and he will pee again on his pad. I think he does that though because he knows he gets a treat when he goes on his pad. Although I have not been giving him a treat, every time, now.

During the day when I am at work, he will hold it all day until I get home.... but when I am home, he will use the pad a few times.... and they will be like Dime Spots!! That is when I realized he is probably doing it for a treat....because he will run over to me immediately after... I will get up to make sure he went..... and a few times when he has even faked it. I have watched him run into his box and pretend to go then come running over to me for a treat. I go over and look, and there is nothing!! He is too smart, sometimes!

[KazzyK810]

I'm thinking you need to order one of those custom made washable fabric pee pads in a pretty pattern & colour that coordinates with your kitchen...

so a potty pad looks nice infront of your sink

[Susan78]

My first yorkie always would pee in front of the kitchen sink and he was pee pad trained. I figured him out he liked to pee on the rug in front of the sink because it was warmer for his feet. Up here in northern Minnesota it gets cold so instead of the pee pad it was the rug. I threw the rug out and he always went to the pee pad then. These little devils are cute and smart and it is sometimes hard to figure their little minds out. I wonder if you took the rug away is she smelling something where another pet peed there in front of the sink? I don't know what kind of floor you have but maybe the past owners had a dog and it peed there. Whatever you do ; try not hollering at her or make her nervous or it will get worse. I think I would place something in front of the sink that you can easily move. If you can get her back to peeing on the pee pad then always praise her with a treat. Sometimes my little Kinder will pee a few times like little drops to get a treat. She is smart so I just tell her no more treats and then she pees every so often. Another thing you may want to do is get her checked out by your vet to make sure she doesn't have a bladder infection.Hope this helps. Susan

[BellaDonna]

My one suggestion would be to start moving her pad but only move it inches at a time . Even it it takes you a week to move it a few inches. If you can move it slowly but surely who cares if it takes a month, but treat everytime she hits the pad!

[BellaDonna]

Bella will sometimes pee outside but then come back in the house through the dog door to poop in the house! Bella prefers to poop in private I think and she will come back in while I have the others outside
So now when we go out I block the dog door and just wait her out. That is working for us.

[RileyDC]

Originally Posted by BellaDonna

My one suggestion would be to start moving her pad but only move it inches at a time . Even it it takes you a week to move it a few inches. If you can move it slowly but surely who cares if it takes a month, but treat everytime she hits the pad!

Yes!!
I would put her on it every so often or show it to her.... point and tell her to go potty.... if you catch her going on it... make it a huuuge deal... like you are soooo overly excited and telling her she is a good girl and treat.
Maybe even get some of the stuff you spray that attracts them to go on it.

When I go to my parents, or over to a friends.... I will put a pad down and continually show Riley where it is... I always point at it and tell him... Riley, You Go Potty There... just to make sure he knows where it is..... He has always been good to go. [Knock On Wood.... ] LOL!!!!
Don't want to jinx myself.

[lillymae]

Personally I would remove ALL area & throw rugs & put the peepad where you want it. I have seen this so many times & I think the pup thinks that those rugs are just a different kind of pee pad & then they are put where the dogs pee pad used to be witch is where the dog is used to doing their business. Kinda confusing for the dog. As far as doing part of their business outside & finishing inside, take the dog outside & while they are actually in the act of doing their business tell the dog good boy/girl go potty/poop outside. I have always used this method & never had it fail me & it also teaches them to potty/poop on command witch is really nice when you are in a hurry.

[Zoejane]

How about moving the rug and the pee pad together a couple inches at a time. Maybe leaving the pee pad on a rug will help.

[ash04ley]

thanks for the replies!! I HAVE tried moving the peepad gradually. no luck. and also have removed the rugs. im going to try moving the rug along with the peepad. Im also going to buy a special rug that stays with the peepad, maybe even let her pee on that specific rug and leave the pee on it and move it along with the pad!!!just to keep the scent with THAT rug, not the one i WANT clean. LOL its funny.. the things we go through for these little stinkers!!

you guys have sparked some new ideas!! if i am successful, i will definately let you guys know.

as far as putting her on the pad, and telling her to go. or that shes a good girl, if i put her on the pad and tell her to go, she will just sit down or lay down and look at me.. like im stupid. lol. shes ridiculous.... i just love my little brat..shes sucha stubborn butthead.

[yorkietalkjilly]

Put a large carboard box or something that totally covers the rug so that she can't get to it and put the peepad next to the rug. You will have to move the box to get to the sink it is true but if she cannot get to the area in front of the sink, she will have to use the next best place and eventually that area can be boxed/moved, whatever.

[snoopymom]

They do know how to get their own way, don't they? Snoopy picked his spot in the kitchen, so we finally figured to just put the pad there. Who's trained? Haha!

Maybe you could put something in front of the sink when you're not using it, that would block her off, or be unpleasant to stand on. They make those bristly mats to put outside in front of your door to scrape mud off on.