What to do about peeing everywhere

[laurenhorne]

I have been having problems with the potty training also..it's like my puppy will either pee pee on it or poo poo..and when he has an accident I place him on the pad so now it's like his official time out spot..he will have an accident then run to his pad...I must be doing something wrong cause I almost think he likes his pad too much to pee pee on it. I keep him confined for his down time and let him out to play and eat etc but for some reason he would rather use the carpet or kitchen rug...it's getting to us all though cause I am getting so tired of shampooing carpets. It gets old but he is just so darn cute I forgive him so quick...

[tlakva]

Just today I set up the xpen and Reese ( 1 yr old yorkie ) and Reagan ( 12 week old shihtzu ) - right now they are in there so while I have things to do and can't be right on top of them they are confined. They each have their own crate with the beds inside -
I too was so sick of having my house be "pee" central and puppy pads all over the place......( kind of embarrassing when you get company )
So now they will stay in there until spring when I will try to potty train them both to go outside ............( worth a shot )
When I do let them out to play with me, they will be with me and not aloud to run around the house freely.
I too feel like this will never end........I feel like I just " want my house back " with no crates, pens, etc......... but I am confident with persevirence and consistency someday they will be able to run free ...........( here's hoping ! )

[Archie's Mom]

Originally Posted by sammiz

I have had Sassy since January 14th. Barely over a month now. When I got her they told me she was pad trained. (She is a year old.) Well, as far as I can tell she isn't trained at all. Maybe she just thinks my whole house is one big pee pad....and basically, that is what it has become.

I have put those pads everywhere. She has gone on them every now and then. I think just because they were in the way when she was going. She hides to pee and potty. If I am around, she waits. Just looking at me. If I continue to be there, she gives up and goes elsewhere. Later, She will find another spot. I have bought a blacklight to help me find all the spots, a carpet shampooer and lots of urine off.

I also just purchased an x-pen that I am going to set up for her on linoleum with pads in there. I just can't take the indiscriminate pee spots everywhere. So...does anyone have any suggestions? I know she is going to be tremendously upset because she is used to free run of the house. I want that too, but AFTER she learns not to go everywhere.

I am "listening". Let me "hear" from you, please.

At my wits end and tired of living in a doggie pee/poo house,

Sammi

I, too, have lived in the "House of Pee/Poo," and it has been a long journey getting my now year-old boy under control. He's not completely there yet -- but he's been doing very well of late -- he's down to just two pee pads in the house and he hits those, I'd say, -95percent of the time now. Once I realized he had several favorite spots to pee and poo, I put pee pads down in those spots -- he began to go only on those spots. Gradually, over a span of weeks, I noticed that there were certain pads he didn't used anymore, so I took those up. Eventually, he self-eliminated all the pads but one. On his first birthday, I began giving him access to another room in the house, the kitchen, so I put a pad down in there, which he uses, but not as much as his main pad. Eventually, I will take that one up, too and, hopefully, he'll get the message that the kitchen is no longer his potty.

[PeanutnTobysmom]

I got Peanut at 1 1/2 yrs old and she is only about 75% potty trained. I think it is much more difficult when we adopt them as adults. I wonder if Sassy's previous owner really had success with pee pads? I was not told my Peanut was not potty trained until I got her home. I agree with the crate training. I did this with Toby (got him as a baby) and he never has accidents. Good luck!

[doodandy]

I learned a trick for pee pads for little boys that like to hike their leg and pee... put a 1 or 2 liter coke bottle filled with dirt, gravel , or water.. something that will make it heavy you can wrap it with a pad if you want or just leave it and they will choose that to mark .... they have to have a target... I started off using a can out of the pantry...... ( I threw it away .) I couldn't eat what was in it even if he was still in the can..,

[windsor'smom]

The spray I use is made by Simple Solutions and does have something in it that attracts them, I spray it on the cloth pads from Valethics, the paper disposable ones usually have something on them already.

If your baby is a climber I wish you luck with the expen, ZsaZsa jumped or climbed over ours so I bought the tall one for large breed dogs and she goes over that too, guess I'll have to buy a cover for it.

Best of luck with your training!