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I know I know No one wants to see anymore pee pee questions, but I'm dumbfounded. I need the advice of anyone who's gone through this or has any ideas. Coco is outside and pee pad trained. Lately, for like a week, she mostly goes on the pad, but then at some point she goes on the edge of the pad, missing the pad and going on the carpet. She hasn't done this since she was a puppy.I checked her eyes, by doing things requiring her to focus her sight, so I know it's not like an sight issue. It's like she is doing it on purpose. I don't know how to discourage this behavior as I usually come home to it after work or I dont see her doing it. She will mostly go on the pad but then this random on the carpet pee, right next to the pad. What should I do?? |
My girls do that sometimes too, they are actually on the pad but their little bottoms are hanging off and they miss! I dont get onto mine for that bc I think that they actually mean to hit the pad! |
i had the same problem. there is a spray from simple solutions that actually attracts them to pee on it. i spray it in the middle of romeos pad and he goes right for it. they sell it @ petsmart. happy training! :) |
If her front is on the pad, she sees pad, she doesn't realize that her butt is hanging over the edge. My guys will do that with poop. They walk as the poop, so although they might start out on the pad, by the time it drops they are off. I give them credit for that. They don't do it on purpose to piss you off. They are trying to please you, they're just not perfect. |
lexi does that too. i realized that the pad had pee on it so she would try to find a dry spot and therefore go on the edge and gets pee on the carpet... if thats not it, then it beats the heck out of me... |
put one of those baby matress pads under the pee pad making an "outer rim" in case they miss. actually the matress pad is all I use. it is big and as long as I keep a pretty fresh one down they will hit the pad. I have a problem with the poop hitting the target. Tressie will start out on the pad but walk off as she is pooping. she has good intentions. I can't fault her for trying. in their mind they are doing the right thing and they are. Its just that they are lousy in the aim. |
No guys she had not done this before, since she was like 10 weeks old. she doesn't do that on the pad on my balcony, just on the pad in the one room. I don't get it. She doesn't go in random places, she is potty trained, but I don't get how all of a sudden she's missing her pad. I even place two next to each other when I'm not home, so she has lots of room to go and doesn't miss. <sigh> can I do anything about this? I can't use that nature's miracle because it smells bad and she actually avoided the pad when I put that on there when she was a puppy. |
I'm in the process of training an 18 week old puppy, so I, by no means, have any "perfect" answers. But I have gotten lots and lots of great advice from members here. One idea was to put the pad in something that has sides and a back so that the puppy has the sense of entering an enclosed space. Another idea was to use a wee wee pad holder. They are made of plastic and can be bought at Petsmart or Drs. Foster and Smith. We haven't been successful with the one from Petsmart which comes apart easily. I understand the one from Drs. Foster and Smith is sturdier. I'm actually thinking of buying it. Another thought is to use a plastic boot tray under the pad to protect your carpet. If you find great success using a particular method, I hope you share your method. |
I find that Ness does this when I haven't changed his pad soon enough. He goes right on (or off) the edge of the pad in order to find a "clean" spot! |
I thought that I wasn't changing it fast enough either but yesterday, she hadn't even gone on the pad and she went on the edge. The pads were both completely clean. I don't get it. :confused: |
i dont get it either. these little ones have a mind of their own.... little brats |
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Have you by any chance recently changed pad brands? I had a similar problem when I switched brands---why? Who knows. i just thought I would throw that out there. |
i had changed from wee pads to newspaper in her pad holder and now im back to wee pads and she's doing good again...guess i have to stick with that.. |
Nope I haven't changed the brand of pads. They are the same I've always used.. :confused: |
Ok seriously, I need some real advice. No I will not give her credit for peeing near the pad because for the last year she's known where to pee, and she is still doing it. I am seriously about to lose it with her. I got so pissed this morning, and yelled at her even though I know it won't do a damn thing. I need help and real advice because I ruin my relationship with my dog. |
My Bailey is both wee wee pad and out door trained.....though he is only 5 months, he goes through phases where he will only go on one or the other.....He rarely misses doing a pee on the pad but when it comes to poo he misses alot, even though he never did a month ago. I was getting nutso, thinking he was doing it on purpose, hubby pointed out that Bailey has grown alot, therefore his potty spot should be bigger, because he circles more, and needs the space to do his turning with out stepping in any soil ( I don't change it after each pee).....so we put some newspaper under the pad, the newspaper sticks out from the pad, thus giving him the impression that he has a large space, he now hit the pad almost always, and does his circles on the newspaper, and hits the pad. Just a thought....maybe it might work for you too...good luck, and also our furbabes are like kids , remember mom needs a night out away from the little ones. We tend to come home feeling refreshed and ready to deal with things again. |
I got tired of Scooter pooping just over the edge so, I put newspaper under his wee pad and made a 2-3 inch border. All of a sudden, his aim got better. I was just trying to make cleanup easier, but I think it helped him out too. |
They didn't try to eat the newspaper?? I'm afraid she might eat it. |
My Katia did that a few times when we still used pee pads. We came to understand that she hates being around pee or poop and when the pee pad was dirty she didn't want to step on it. Even after she used it one time, she wanted to avoid it after that one time. I think most dogs behave like this around waste. Is the pee pad clean? Since she's going in the house anyway, I would suggest litter box training. |
Have you considered maybe she might have a bladder infection....? Hmmm she might also still smell her pee in that area ....how about moving the pad to cover that lil bit that she goes on ... and see if that works! Trust me girl I get fussy too w/ those accidents that's why I am considering moving to a ALL tile townhome!!! LOL.... let us know how this works... |
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She has no bladder infection. I think she's just frustrated in this new apartment. For some reason I think she feels more lonely in this apartment than she did in the other one. I can't understand her frustration but it's obvious she's upset about something. I can't afford to buy another dog right now, and can't afford a dog walker. I don't know what to do. I am thinking that I might change her play area. Right now I gate her up in the kitchen and dinning room (across from each other). Maybe I will gate her up so she has part of the living room and I will leave the balcony door open so she can go outside as she pleases. I'm on the second floor, so she wouldn't get other animals bugging her like cats, and no one would steal her. The balcony has no areas where she could fall over, and there's a concrete wall up so she can't jump off. What do you guys think? |
Bailey didn't try to eat the newspaper, which is funny, because he does try to eat everything else lol, but he has never bothered the stuff under his pad. |
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