Why won't my dog stop peeing in the corner!?

Question

I went back to work a few weeks ago. Every morning, I take my dog on walk and she pees and poops. My boyfriend wakes up a few hours later and usually she's already peed in the corner. I started locking her in the bedroom with him which stopped her from doing that, but then she switched to doing it when he's in the shower and if she doesn't go then she will sometime in the day when she's alone, even if it's just for an hour.

She was a rescue dog and was somewhat potty trained when we got her, but she still had a few accidents now and then. She was a lot better when I was on vacation for two months this summer. It seems like she is looking for the opportunity to go there as soon as she's alone and I think it's because she's mad at me for leaving! She's usually only home alone about 4 hours a day and we leave the sliding glass door open enough for her to get out and go on the patio. We always try to discipline her by making her smell it and locking her outside for little while. And when she doesn't have an accident, we give her a treat. I think there may have been a few instances where I didn't think she went and gave her a treat later to realize that she actually did. I'm going to have to inspect it a little better!

Anyway, I'm wondering if anyone has any suggestions. Thank you!

Answer 1

First and foremost, do not make the dog smell his mess or lock him ouside. This will just confuse the pup, and it might be afraid of you.

I have just got a puppy recently. The way I trained him was crate training. Here's a few tips on crate training and house training:

1.Try to teach them that their crate is a good place. Reward them when you place them in the crate. This is teaching them, that a treat comes with good crate behavior. Always keep your dog in the crate, unless you can keep a good eye on him.

2. Another option, if you do not want to place your dog in the kennel all of the time, hook his leash to your belt loop, this way he can not go off and use the restroom somewhere, and you don't know about it.

3.Always take him outside, after rough play, after he eats or drinks, after being let out of his crate, after he wakes up after a night, or if he shows signs of having to use the restroom(sniffing, staring at you,whining)

4.Don't ever hit your dog, or rub his nose in his mess. This will just teach the dog to be afraid of you.

5.Don't feed him or give him to much water, before you plan to put him in his cage.

6.Don't expect your dog to hold it's restroom, more than the age of the dog in months, plus one. But no dog should have to hold it's bladder more than a 7-8 hours.

7.Be patient!! That is the key, to housetraining. Of course if you get too overwelmed, you can always buy a book, or ask a professional trainer!

8.Always, when he goes to the bathroom ouside, give lots of praise and treats!!

Good Luck!

Answer 2

I agree with the person who said to deodorize the area where she urinates. You could also try monitoring her better. If someone isn't home or one of you is sleeping or in the shower, put her in a crate. Rubbing her nose in her urine isn't going to teach her anything, neither is disciplining her after the fact. You have to catch her in the act to effectively punish her, otherwise she has no idea why you are punishing her.

Answer 3

The reason she keeps going in the same spot is because she can smell traces of her urine there and so she thinks it's okay to go there again and again. The best thing to do is to get the spot REALLY clean. Use some sort of product that is made especially for pet stains (I recommend "Resolve for pet odors") and make sure you follow the directions on the bottle. If it's possible for you to rent or borrow a steam cleaner, that would probably help a lot. After the spot is really clean and it's all dry, I suggest putting a drop or two of vanilla extract on it. The scent of vanilla lingers for a long time and although you won't be able to smell it, it will completely cover the urine smell to your dog and she will no longer associate the corner with peeing. And I'm sure you're already doing this to the best of your ability, but do everything you can to make sure she's going outside on a regular basis and that you are praising her when she does pee outside.  I hope this helps, good luck!

ADD: After reading the answers above me I just wanted to add that potty pads are a really bad idea. They're not going to solve anything and all they do is teach the dog that it's okay to pee indoors.

Answer 4

I have just got a puppy recently. The way I trained him was crate training. Here's a few tips on crate training and house training:

1.Try to teach them that their crate is a good place. Reward them when you place them in the crate. This is teaching them, that a treat comes with good crate behavior. Always keep your dog in the crate, unless you can keep a good eye on him.

2. Another option, if you do not want to place your dog in the kennel all of the time, hook his leash to your belt loop, this way he can not go off and use the restroom somewhere, and you don't know about it.

3.Always take him outside, after rough play, after he eats or drinks, after being let out of his crate, after he wakes up after a night, or if he shows signs of having to use the restroom(sniffing, staring at you,whining)

4.Don't ever hit your dog, or rub his nose in his mess. This will just teach the dog to be afraid of you.

5.Don't feed him or give him to much water, before you plan to put him in his cage.

6.Don't expect your dog to hold it's restroom, more than the age of the dog in months, plus one. But no dog should have to hold it's bladder more than a 7-8 hours.

7.Be patient!! That is the key, to housetraining. Of course if you get too overwelmed, you can always buy a book, or ask a professional trainer!

8.Always, when he goes to the bathroom ouside, give lots of praise and treats!!

Good Luck!

  

Answer 5

making her smell it doesn't really help. shes probably mad at you or your boyfriend for something, any chance of taking her to work with you? Perhaps limit her water intake. Check into crate training, where you have a dog crate right there in the house. That's all i can come up with good luck.

Answer 6

You need to deodorize the corner. She smells her own pee there, therefore, it is her potty place. After you deodorize, put a potty pad in the corner, just incase she has a mental thing going with that now. And then gradually move the potty pad outside, maybe just a couple inches more a day, AFTER she starts mentally associating the potty pad with her potty place.

Answer 7

Everyone is giving you these huge answers but I think the guy a couple above me's answer was short and to the point and quite frankly, the most logical of them all.

It was this one:

"You need to deodorize the corner. She smells her own pee there, therefore, it is her potty place. After you deodorize, put a potty pad in the corner, just incase she has a mental thing going with that now. And then gradually move the potty pad outside, maybe just a couple inches more a day, AFTER she starts mentally associating the potty pad with her potty place."

That makes perfect sense. Give it a go, I' msure it IS a mental thing and his suggestion will solve your problems.