Stop my dog from urinating on the furniture?

Question

I have an 9 month old male (non- neutered) s***z Tsu.

He urinates on the dust ruffle in one bedroom daily. I am at wits end trying to stop him from doing this, any suggestions?

I do not wish to neuter him at this young age. Any other suggestions would be gladly appreciated.

Answer 1

house train him

you don't want him neutered at his young age?

most dogs are neutered at 6 months.

he is older then he should have been neutered

that probably isn't urine. my vote is ya know. he as already almost reached adult hood so he is probably starting...oh figure it out!

ADD:

DO NOT hit your dog (EVER). the dog did not know what it did wrong and it will then fear you

Answer 2

You can put a belly band on him.   This is a strip of fabric that goes around his waist, covers his "thing" and holds a panty liner.   If your dog goes to lift his leg, he pees into the belly band (and not on your furniture).

Dogs don't like the feeling being wet, and this can curb the behavior until you get him neutered & he stops wanting to mark things in your house.

You can buy a belly band at most larger pet stores.

Hope this helps!

Answer 3

Clean the dust ruffle's with a white vinager mixture.  It takes the scent out of an area.  There's also a spray bottle of a scent deturant that I'm sure any pet store would have.  It's supposed to smell bad to the dog and makes him want to get away from that smell.  As far as neutering your dog, if you're not going to breed him, I'd suggest getting him neutered.

Answer 4

You never hit a dog because it urinates in the house; you hit the owner for not walking it enough and for not house training it.  The dog has to urinate and p**p at some time and it can't hold it indefinitely.  He is doing the only thing he knows to do.  Neutering the dog has nothing, zilch, to do with where they pee; it's all about TRAINING.

Answer 5

Each time he urinates inside, give him a spanking, and yell at him.  Take your dog outside often.  Only give him treats when he urinates outside.

Answer 6

Puppies are puppies and just like babies, will use the restroom where they want when they want. My family raises Siberians and have been through this before. If you wish to punish the animal you either must catch it in the act when it knows what you are referring to when you punish it, or  another effective way is (I know it sounds gross but they are smart and learn quickly) Is to direct its nose at the mess. They can then smell their own scent on it and when you punish them it is effective. You do not have to hit a dog to punish, a small tap on the nose with a paper and strong words will get the point across. Something we were told to do with our husky when he was little being the first alpha we'd had (would not recommend with your dog as it's habits and personality are unknown to me) is to pull the nape of the neck until it realizes it's mistake because spatting it would only be a sign of aggression to the alpha personality causing it to bite at us. But again, they are smart dogs and they DO know what they did wrong if you catch them IN the act or have it smell it's mistake. It works every time. Another thing is lay down newspaper and such (wouldn't recommend the doggy papers bought at the store as they are expensive and have a scent that tells them where to go, so when you run out and put newspaper down they will be utterly confused) and as they start to or act like they need to urinate and such, quickly place them ON the paper and hold them there until they go. When they go on the paper, praise them. It doesn't matter if you walk them, a lot of times puppies (ours did) will wait till they are BACK inside to go potty. They know those surroundings best. ;D good luck!

Answer 7

He doesn't need to be neutered, at this age he needs to be potty trained.  If you potty train your dog they will know that they can't go potty in the house under any condition.  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 y

Answer 8

Get him neutered asap . That should stop it but he has now in the habit of doing it so cross your fingers. The younger the better he is not too young