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05-16-2013, 11:23 AM | #1 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Northampton, England, UK
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| Peeing on sofa Hi, I came home from work today and sat on the sofa and it felt a tiny bit damp, I think it was pee.....Riley has never done this before, he is Toilet trained on his pee pads, so I don't know why he would off peed on the sofa, it's baffling me. Has anyone experienced this before? Thank you in advance for any advice
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05-16-2013, 11:26 AM | #2 |
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| How old is he and is anything going on out of the ordinary around there? Like a routine change or anything like that... I ask, because Mandie has had several regressions through her life. Just last week, she walked right past her pee pad and peed the carpet. Once, when she was about 6 months old, she peed on our bed. Now, watch for any further out of the ordinary "peeing" behavior and if you can't explain it (like, "oops, took to long to take him out" or "he's upset because I worked 12 hours yesterday" etc), then you may want to just rule out a physical issue. Could be a simple UTI. Once all of that is ruled out, if it continues, you might need to just restart potty training like he's brand new.
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05-16-2013, 11:36 AM | #3 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Northampton, England, UK
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| Thank you for the reply, I started a new job, which means I leave home a hour earlier in the morning, but back a hour earlier in the afternoon (but my partner is at home until the afternoon, so Riley is only on his own for 3 hours max). But other than that nothing has changed, he has gone on his pads since I've been home tho. Xx
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05-16-2013, 11:45 AM | #4 |
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| Here are some thoughts from someone who has been there. When alone, anxious over something, feeling a tad frustrated until fully housebroken and quite mature, they will sometimes pee where our scent is very strong as a release of those tensions. Others pee by the door we left through. Others "go" on our shoes or things we love. It's not that uncommon. Clean it up, remove the bacteria with that special cleaner over and over and block him from the sofa, bed, etc., for a while with big cardboard boxes or tin foil on it. When Tibbe did this, I would matter of factly and without ANY malice show his pee to him, say "uh oh" without emotion and then take him immediately outside, saying "Potty outside is gooooooooood". Eventually, he began to see that I acknowledged his statement but showed him the preferred place to eliminate is where I choose and besides that, I'd block his other choices with boxes and foil and by the time he was 2 1/2, he became totally clean in the house.
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05-16-2013, 12:46 PM | #5 |
♥Momma's Bambino♥ Donating Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Ca
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| How old is Riley? Could it be he felt stuck on the couch and had to pee and it just came out?? I know when Peanut was a puppy he was deathly scared to jump off the couch, which was a good thing bc of his size. It sounds off to me since he has never done that..??
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05-16-2013, 02:17 PM | #6 |
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| Oh Lord yes I have been there with Sonic and he knew better because he would move to another spot I can tell when Sonic is guilty of something.. There has been a few times when he peed on the couch while he was sleeping, my theory is this is he was to lazy to get up there also has been times where he peed ALOT like made at trail he has done this like every other month and made me mad because he knows, like I said I can tell when he is guilty lol. Now *knock on wood* everything has been good. |
05-16-2013, 02:31 PM | #7 |
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| i just posted about this exact thing...idk what to do either. lily has been potty trained for about a yr and she just now decided it was ok to keep peeing on the couch!! ughhhhhhhhh....and i was home both times she did this and she looked right at me the second time and just pee'd like "hahaha", i flipped out because she definitely knows better! |
05-16-2013, 03:06 PM | #8 |
My hairy-legged girls Donating Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: lompoc, ca.
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| Could it be that he licked that spot till it was real wet? I have seen my girls lick the sofa from time to time only to make a big wet spot, but never pee on it.
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05-16-2013, 03:38 PM | #9 |
YT 2000 Club Member | Get this-I came home today and I usually put a towel under the kitchen table for the Yorkies to sit on. Well one of them took a food bowl over onto the towel and peed in it! I really think they get mad when I leave and they try to get back by peeing on things. They have two dog doors and no excuses! I guess it is a male Yorkie thing to pee on mama's stuff when she leaves! |
05-16-2013, 03:55 PM | #10 | |
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Is your dog kept busy and worked and walked daily when you are home? Is he mentally stimulated with interactive toys and games you play with him? Have there been additions to your home - a new baby, boyfriend, are you gone longer or are housebuilders working across the street using buzzsaws, etc.? He could be feeling ill, hurting or has a UTI. Get a vetcheck and if there is really no physical problem, it's his lifestyle that's most likely the problem. Working with them using Nothing In Life Is Free and starting or redoing a good obedience training program or agility can do wonders for dogs with problem behavior and sudden, non-medically-related, aberrant pee/potty habits. Also, restart your housebreaking program and get him back on track. He's not just going rogue and doing things to spite you - I promise you. That's human behavior and animals don't mess about like that. Changes in behavior of any kind tells you your dog needs some kind of help. Now it's up to momme to come through for him.
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05-16-2013, 03:58 PM | #11 |
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| Oh, Sandy, I'm sorry, I clicked on the wrong post to "Quick Reply" to. I didn't mean to click on yours but the OP's.
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05-17-2013, 10:04 AM | #12 | |
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05-17-2013, 10:09 AM | #13 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Northampton, England, UK
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| When I'm at home he goes on his pads and never has accidents.... He hasn't peed today on the sofa so that's promising! I hope to get a "sister" for him soon as his mum is expecting a litter in four weeks. Do you think this will help him being on his own having a another dog in the home
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05-17-2013, 11:35 AM | #14 | |
My hairy-legged girls Donating Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: lompoc, ca.
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05-17-2013, 11:57 AM | #15 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Northampton, England, UK
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| If I didn't have this problem sorted in four months I will worried!!!!!! He will not be doing it then, and the sofa has already been steamed cleaned
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