How do I make my dog stop peeing everywhere?

Question

I have a male Chihuahua, he's not a puppy anymore and he can't come in the house without peeing everywhere. As soon as he comes in he goes around the whole house and sprays everything. I want him to be an indoor dog but I can't handle all that nastiness.

He won't pee in his crate & I do take him out to pee before he comes in the house but he'll do it again indoors regardless. HELP.

Answer 1

Hello, take the dog for a walk, if he pees outside, tell him good boy!  then give him treat everytime he does it outside, U will need to keep him in crate at night time when u go to bed then take him out straight away for toilet

clean all floors/carpet to get rid of smell because dog might smell and do it again in same area as he won't able to pee. When ur dog seem to stop peeing while u are around, try keep him out of crate while u are in bed,  If u find him peeing on floor ironge dog (don't shout or smack him, it would make things worse) clean pee up straight away and take him out. It worked with my dog since she was 6 months puppy. Good luck

Answer 2

Is he neutered? If not that';s the place to start. Then you have to put real effort into housebreaking him. It won't happen on it's own. I have 3 male Chi's and all were housebroken within 5 weeks of being home. I have a little female now who was housebroken in less than 2 weeks.

Most of it is down to you. If you work at it then it can be done quickly. If not he may never be broken.

I have crate trained all of mine.  

Answer 3

He is marking his territory. This is very common in male dog's especially if they are not fixed. If he is not fixed, I suggest you get him fixed immediately. This will help tremendously.

Answer 4

Dogs will not mark in the house if they are potty trained.  Here are some tips, use what helps.

I use a crate* to potty train with, but only for potty training and then I break it down and store it.  I put blankets and a small food and water dish in the crate.  Dogs don't potty where they eat and sleep.  When they are first little, I only expect them to hold their potty for 4 hours, and then 6 hours, then 8 hours and so on.  So when they are first little, I set a timer or alarm clock to wake myself up at night to take them *out.  I only allow my puppy in the bedroom* or the living room, only one room at a time.  They have to graduate to more space.  If I allow them to have full run of the house, it will overwhelm them.  I take them out the same door each time.  I tie a dinner bell to the door handle.  Do not use a jingle bell as they could get their toe caught in it.  So when they are little, I ring the bell for them, and then open the door to go *outside to potty.  When they get bigger, I take their paw and whack the bell and open the door to go potty.  Eventually getting to the place where the puppy will ring the bell and let me know when they need to go potty.  Dogs want to please you, so it is your job to let them know what behaviors please you and what doesn't.  So when my puppy goes potty, I give her a treat*, and clap, and make a fuss and praise her.  So she learns that going potty outside makes me happy.  If she has an accident, make a disgust sound like “tsst”  and take her out right away.  I never yell* or spank* my puppies.  Take them out when they first wake up, after they eat or drink, before nap, finish romping, when their activities change, or when they are sniffing around. Some puppies go pee right away, but may not go p**p until 10 minutes later, so wait for the p**p.  I have a little play time here, because sometimes I think they are done, and they are not.  Puppies train at their own pace.  While I may have a puppy that hasn't had an accident in several weeks, I don't let my guard down.  I don't expect my puppies to be "fully potty trained" until one-year-old.  If they have a setback, shake it off, and start over.  I only have my puppies in the crate when I am not watching them.  When I am sleeping, cooking, ironing, doing chores, basically when I am not watching her.  All other times, she is out of the crate practicing being a "big girl."  This is the time I train her how to behave in the house.  So we are practicing "no barking", 'no biting", "no jumping", and "don't eat the furniture."  I also have to practice "playing inside" so she doesn't knock over things.  You must keep the puppy in sight when they are little because they don’t know the difference between newspaper and carpet, and you don’t want them sneaking off and getting into trouble.   Some puppies can sleep through the night around 3-months-old, but their bladder is grown around 6-months-old.



REVISIONS:



*I use a crate to train with.  It is the method I prefer, compared to other methods I have tried.  I noticed that if they are in the crate, while I am doing chores, they are o.k., because the crate allows them to see me and be re-assured.  The crate can also be a comfort when stored in the basement for dogs who live in areas where thunderstorms and tornados are an issue. .  However, use the method that works best for you.....a laundry basket, a cardboard box, a woof-woof house, x-pen, child gates, whatever works for you.



*Outside, pee pad, litter box, whichever method you are using.   When the puppy is first little, keep the pee pad, litter box near the food and water dish, so the puppy can eat and drink, and then go potty.  You can move it away as they get older.  The pee pad has a scent that smells and initiates potty.  Sometimes a pee pad makes a sound that scares some puppies, so you might want to use a litter box if that happens.  The pee pad allows a puppy to walk around, but a litter box keeps the puppy in one place.

*Bedrooms, I use the bedroom and living room for training, because it works for me.  Choose rooms that work for you, but watch for rooms that are damp, or drafty.  While my puppies sleep in the bedroom during training, once they are trained, I let them sleep where they want to.  They don't have to sleep in the bedroom forever.

*Treats.  While I use treats for training, you don't have to.  I like Charlee Bears for training (a little cracker for a little mouth,) I use them for training, but once they are trained, I cut back on them.



*Some puppies will go potty in the same spot each time.  Some puppies have to be told to go potty.  A command like "go out" for pee, or "go finish" for p**p, might work for you, keep saying “go finish” until the puppy poops.  This is a good thing to train if you travel with your dogs.  By using commands, the puppy won't get confused when you are visiting someone, on vacation with you, or when you get to a new home.  The command will tell them what you wan

Answer 5

You have to clean the house better and get rid of all traces of pee from past marking episodes. EVERYTHING... And don't clean it with an ammonia based product.

When he comes in, watch him like a hawk, and correct him when he starts to lift his leg. If you watch, you can tell when they are getting ready to do it, stop him immediately and put him outside.