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02-25-2013, 12:46 PM | #1 |
Love My Girls Donating Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Decatur, IL
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| Peeing on the run Macy got a sister this weekend. She is a little 10 month old little girl. However, I have never seen a dog squat to pee but keep on the move while she is peeing. She ends up with a 2 foot long lane of pee. WTH, does anyone else's dog do this or is my new little girl just extremely talented?
__________________ Karen, mama to Macy and Molly It is easier to fool people than to convince them they have been fooled. (Mark Twain) |
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02-25-2013, 12:57 PM | #2 |
♥ Love My Tibbe! ♥ Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: D/FW, Texas
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| Haha. I have seen dogs do this before. You might teach her to "stop" and then start to say that when she pees as she moves. Stop is one of the very best obedience lessons to teach your dog and can be used in so many ways to help them. If they get out of the fence or break their harness/collar and start to run off, the stop command can save the day.
__________________ Jeanie and Tibbe One must do the best one can. You may get some marks for a very imperfect answer: you will certainly get none for leaving the question alone. C. S. Lewis |
02-25-2013, 12:57 PM | #3 |
YT 500 Club Member | lol Honey does this to but its only when she pees in the house and here me coming. So instead of her stopping her pee she will just keep peeing and walking until she gets under the tv stand were I cant reach her. We dont have accidents in the house that much but when she does I have to worry about her doing the walking pee thing. |
02-25-2013, 01:02 PM | #4 |
Love My Girls Donating Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Decatur, IL
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| I'm afraid if I tell her to stop she will think that means stop peeing and not stop walking.
__________________ Karen, mama to Macy and Molly It is easier to fool people than to convince them they have been fooled. (Mark Twain) |
02-25-2013, 01:13 PM | #5 |
and Shelby's too Donating Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Millbrook, AL
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| Has she been checked for a UTI? Just curious if she's walking away because it's hurting her..?
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02-25-2013, 01:25 PM | #6 |
♥ Love My Tibbe! ♥ Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: D/FW, Texas
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| She may at first, though she will then just choose another session a bit later if she really needs to pee. I think she will in time associate stop with stopping moving forward or walking as usually that is the context in which you teach it. And they learn so many of their tricks in context. Eventually as she pees in place without moving and gets praise and a treat and the "stop" or "no" word or "uh oh" word when she pees and walks, she will learn what you want. But it will take time and patience. Or you could leash her and just keep the leash taut as she pees. Or just stand near her and use your hands to just keep her from moving, spreading your arms out and using your hands to herd her back into that same spot, essentially a silent "stop" command. She will likely stop peeing too but if you want to teach her to stop moving while peeing, you have to convey your wishes to her in some manner. Or confine her potty spot to a very small area too small to walk in. But by teaching her the stop separately in the moving forward context or herding her back, she should eventually get the message it is the combination of peeing/walking you disagree with. A lot of dogs just pee when moving out of over excitement and a desire not to miss out on anything and then, if they aren't stopped, habituate to that way of peeing. But if you work with her, in time she should learn the difference that when she stands in place, you don't intervene and when she walks peeing, you do. In time she will start to walk and pee and stop herself. When she does that, let her finish and praise her and give her a treat. Slow but it should happen if you persist, stay patient and reward her for doing what you want. This is often how a dog learns very difficult tricks where many factors are involved. Some trainers say using a clicker can train some dogs faster in reinforcing/reshaping wanted behavior more instantly but some dogs are scared of clickers or don't find it helpful.
__________________ Jeanie and Tibbe One must do the best one can. You may get some marks for a very imperfect answer: you will certainly get none for leaving the question alone. C. S. Lewis |
02-25-2013, 01:27 PM | #7 |
♥ Love My Tibbe! ♥ Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: D/FW, Texas
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| I agree and usually take for granted a dog has been vet-checked for problem behavior first but, if not, I sure would do that. If she is normal, then you can reshape her behavior by showing her what you want and don't want.
__________________ Jeanie and Tibbe One must do the best one can. You may get some marks for a very imperfect answer: you will certainly get none for leaving the question alone. C. S. Lewis |
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