Is it true that once a dog has urinated many times on a carpet that one must
replace the carpet because the urine scents cannot be removed by cleaning
the carpet?

My folks have 2 dogs that have urinated all over their carpeting for the
last 10 years. It's getting worse as my folks get older. They are in their
80s and don't seem to have the interest (or energy) to house train their
latest 2 dogs.

Also, is it possible to house train 2 dogs who have been urinating on the
carpets and rugs for 5 to 10 years (the dogs differ in their age)?

Thanks for any info or help

Chip

Chip wrote:
Is it true that once a dog has urinated many times on a carpet that one must
replace the carpet because the urine scents cannot be removed by cleaning
the carpet?

Uh-oh... things are even worse than you probably think :-(. Yes, the
carpet and padding will undoubtedly need to be replaced - not only
because of the smell, but also because the urine will have damaged
the carpet fibers by this point. But what's worse is that the urine
will have soaked into the wooden subflooring underneath, which can't
be deodorized. You'll either a) need to replace the subflooring or
b) put something on top of it to keep the odor from seeping into
the room. For instance, I know someone to whom this happened and
she ended up replacing her living room carpet with linoleum - I
thought that sounded funny at first, but it turned out to be really
quite attractive.

Also, is it possible to house train 2 dogs who have been urinating on the
carpets and rugs for 5 to 10 years (the dogs differ in their age)?

It *is* certainly possible to teach old dogs new tricks. However...
the big questions here are 1) Will the dogs be moving to a new
environment? Even if the house is thoroughly deodorized, they've
built up such bad habits here that I would think it far easier
to teach them good habits somewhere else. And 2) Would your parents
be doing the training? If they haven't been motivated to train
the dogs up until now, I would think it difficult to get them
to change at this point.

It sounds like a really tough situation and you have my sympathy.

Dianne

Chip wrote:
Is it true that once a dog has urinated many times on a carpet that one must
replace the carpet because the urine scents cannot be removed by cleaning
the carpet?

Uh-oh... things are even worse than you probably think :-(. Yes, the
carpet and padding will undoubtedly need to be replaced - not only
because of the smell, but also because the urine will have damaged
the carpet fibers by this point. But what's worse is that the urine
will have soaked into the wooden subflooring underneath, which can't
be deodorized. You'll either a) need to replace the subflooring or
b) put something on top of it to keep the odor from seeping into
the room. For instance, I know someone to whom this happened and
she ended up replacing her living room carpet with linoleum - I
thought that sounded funny at first, but it turned out to be really
quite attractive.

Also, is it possible to house train 2 dogs who have been urinating on the
carpets and rugs for 5 to 10 years (the dogs differ in their age)?

It *is* certainly possible to teach old dogs new tricks. However...
the big questions here are 1) Will the dogs be moving to a new
environment? Even if the house is thoroughly deodorized, they've
built up such bad habits here that I would think it far easier
to teach them good habits somewhere else. And 2) Would your parents
be doing the training? If they haven't been motivated to train
the dogs up until now, I would think it difficult to get them
to change at this point.

It sounds like a really tough situation and you have my sympathy.

Dianne

Chip wrote:
Is it true that once a dog has urinated many times on a carpet that one must
replace the carpet because the urine scents cannot be removed by cleaning
the carpet?

Uh-oh... things are even worse than you probably think :-(. Yes, the
carpet and padding will undoubtedly need to be replaced - not only
because of the smell, but also because the urine will have damaged
the carpet fibers by this point. But what's worse is that the urine
will have soaked into the wooden subflooring underneath, which can't
be deodorized. You'll either a) need to replace the subflooring or
b) put something on top of it to keep the odor from seeping into
the room. For instance, I know someone to whom this happened and
she ended up replacing her living room carpet with linoleum - I
thought that sounded funny at first, but it turned out to be really
quite attractive.

Also, is it possible to house train 2 dogs who have been urinating on the
carpets and rugs for 5 to 10 years (the dogs differ in their age)?

It *is* certainly possible to teach old dogs new tricks. However...
the big questions here are 1) Will the dogs be moving to a new
environment? Even if the house is thoroughly deodorized, they've
built up such bad habits here that I would think it far easier
to teach them good habits somewhere else. And 2) Would your parents
be doing the training? If they haven't been motivated to train
the dogs up until now, I would think it difficult to get them
to change at this point.

It sounds like a really tough situation and you have my sympathy.

Dianne

Chip wrote:
Is it true that once a dog has urinated many times on a carpet that one must
replace the carpet because the urine scents cannot be removed by cleaning
the carpet?

Uh-oh... things are even worse than you probably think :-(. Yes, the
carpet and padding will undoubtedly need to be replaced - not only
because of the smell, but also because the urine will have damaged
the carpet fibers by this point. But what's worse is that the urine
will have soaked into the wooden subflooring underneath, which can't
be deodorized. You'll either a) need to replace the subflooring or
b) put something on top of it to keep the odor from seeping into
the room. For instance, I know someone to whom this happened and
she ended up replacing her living room carpet with linoleum - I
thought that sounded funny at first, but it turned out to be really
quite attractive.

Also, is it possible to house train 2 dogs who have been urinating on the
carpets and rugs for 5 to 10 years (the dogs differ in their age)?

It *is* certainly possible to teach old dogs new tricks. However...
the big questions here are 1) Will the dogs be moving to a new
environment? Even if the house is thoroughly deodorized, they've
built up such bad habits here that I would think it far easier
to teach them good habits somewhere else. And 2) Would your parents
be doing the training? If they haven't been motivated to train
the dogs up until now, I would think it difficult to get them
to change at this point.

It sounds like a really tough situation and you have my sympathy.

Dianne

"diannes" wrote in message
...
Chip wrote:
Is it true that once a dog has urinated many times on a carpet that one
must
replace the carpet because the urine scents cannot be removed by
cleaning
the carpet?

Uh-oh... things are even worse than you probably think :-(. Yes, the
carpet and padding will undoubtedly need to be replaced - not only
because of the smell, but also because the urine will have damaged
the carpet fibers by this point. But what's worse is that the urine
will have soaked into the wooden subflooring underneath, which can't
be deodorized. You'll either a) need to replace the subflooring or
b) put something on top of it to keep the odor from seeping into
the room. For instance, I know someone to whom this happened and
she ended up replacing her living room carpet with linoleum - I
thought that sounded funny at first, but it turned out to be really
quite attractive.

Also, is it possible to house train 2 dogs who have been urinating on
the
carpets and rugs for 5 to 10 years (the dogs differ in their age)?

It *is* certainly possible to teach old dogs new tricks. However...
the big questions here are 1) Will the dogs be moving to a new
environment? Even if the house is thoroughly deodorized, they've
built up such bad habits here that I would think it far easier
to teach them good habits somewhere else. And 2) Would your parents
be doing the training? If they haven't been motivated to train
the dogs up until now, I would think it difficult to get them
to change at this point.

It sounds like a really tough situation and you have my sympathy.

Dianne

Thanks alot for your input, Dianne. I really appreciate your help.

Chip

"diannes" wrote in message
...
Chip wrote:
Is it true that once a dog has urinated many times on a carpet that one
must
replace the carpet because the urine scents cannot be removed by
cleaning
the carpet?

Uh-oh... things are even worse than you probably think :-(. Yes, the
carpet and padding will undoubtedly need to be replaced - not only
because of the smell, but also because the urine will have damaged
the carpet fibers by this point. But what's worse is that the urine
will have soaked into the wooden subflooring underneath, which can't
be deodorized. You'll either a) need to replace the subflooring or
b) put something on top of it to keep the odor from seeping into
the room. For instance, I know someone to whom this happened and
she ended up replacing her living room carpet with linoleum - I
thought that sounded funny at first, but it turned out to be really
quite attractive.

Also, is it possible to house train 2 dogs who have been urinating on
the
carpets and rugs for 5 to 10 years (the dogs differ in their age)?

It *is* certainly possible to teach old dogs new tricks. However...
the big questions here are 1) Will the dogs be moving to a new
environment? Even if the house is thoroughly deodorized, they've
built up such bad habits here that I would think it far easier
to teach them good habits somewhere else. And 2) Would your parents
be doing the training? If they haven't been motivated to train
the dogs up until now, I would think it difficult to get them
to change at this point.

It sounds like a really tough situation and you have my sympathy.

Dianne

Thanks alot for your input, Dianne. I really appreciate your help.

Chip

"diannes" wrote in message
...
Chip wrote:
Is it true that once a dog has urinated many times on a carpet that one
must
replace the carpet because the urine scents cannot be removed by
cleaning
the carpet?

Uh-oh... things are even worse than you probably think :-(. Yes, the
carpet and padding will undoubtedly need to be replaced - not only
because of the smell, but also because the urine will have damaged
the carpet fibers by this point. But what's worse is that the urine
will have soaked into the wooden subflooring underneath, which can't
be deodorized. You'll either a) need to replace the subflooring or
b) put something on top of it to keep the odor from seeping into
the room. For instance, I know someone to whom this happened and
she ended up replacing her living room carpet with linoleum - I
thought that sounded funny at first, but it turned out to be really
quite attractive.

Also, is it possible to house train 2 dogs who have been urinating on
the
carpets and rugs for 5 to 10 years (the dogs differ in their age)?

It *is* certainly possible to teach old dogs new tricks. However...
the big questions here are 1) Will the dogs be moving to a new
environment? Even if the house is thoroughly deodorized, they've
built up such bad habits here that I would think it far easier
to teach them good habits somewhere else. And 2) Would your parents
be doing the training? If they haven't been motivated to train
the dogs up until now, I would think it difficult to get them
to change at this point.

It sounds like a really tough situation and you have my sympathy.

Dianne

Thanks alot for your input, Dianne. I really appreciate your help.

Chip

"diannes" wrote in message
...
Chip wrote:
Is it true that once a dog has urinated many times on a carpet that one
must
replace the carpet because the urine scents cannot be removed by
cleaning
the carpet?

Uh-oh... things are even worse than you probably think :-(. Yes, the
carpet and padding will undoubtedly need to be replaced - not only
because of the smell, but also because the urine will have damaged
the carpet fibers by this point. But what's worse is that the urine
will have soaked into the wooden subflooring underneath, which can't
be deodorized. You'll either a) need to replace the subflooring or
b) put something on top of it to keep the odor from seeping into
the room. For instance, I know someone to whom this happened and
she ended up replacing her living room carpet with linoleum - I
thought that sounded funny at first, but it turned out to be really
quite attractive.

Also, is it possible to house train 2 dogs who have been urinating on
the
carpets and rugs for 5 to 10 years (the dogs differ in their age)?

It *is* certainly possible to teach old dogs new tricks. However...
the big questions here are 1) Will the dogs be moving to a new
environment? Even if the house is thoroughly deodorized, they've
built up such bad habits here that I would think it far easier
to teach them good habits somewhere else. And 2) Would your parents
be doing the training? If they haven't been motivated to train
the dogs up until now, I would think it difficult to get them
to change at this point.

It sounds like a really tough situation and you have my sympathy.

Dianne

Thanks alot for your input, Dianne. I really appreciate your help.

Chip

"diannes" wrote
Also, is it possible to house train 2 dogs who have been urinating on
the
carpets and rugs for 5 to 10 years (the dogs differ in their age)?

It *is* certainly possible to teach old dogs new tricks. However...
the big questions here are 1) Will the dogs be moving to a new
environment?

No. The dogs will continue to live with my folks in the same house.

Even if the house is thoroughly deodorized, they've
built up such bad habits here that I would think it far easier
to teach them good habits somewhere else.

By somewhere else, do you mean at a dog school? Or are you talking about my
folks moving to a new house?


And 2) Would your parents
be doing the training?

No. They've shown no interest in training the dogs.

If they haven't been motivated to train
the dogs up until now, I would think it difficult to get them
to change at this point.

Would it be possible for a dog trainer to do the training of the dogs in my
parent's house? Or elsewhere? And then have the dogs return to my folks
house?

Thanks in advance for any further information you can provide, Dianne.

Chip