I really need some help here. My wife and kids decided to adopt a new dog. I
have had them all my life. Her name is Annabelle. She is a Pit mix.
Annabelle is very intelligent and responds well to voice and hand commands.
She is 1 year old and spade. She is in perfect health. She will ask to go
outside when she needs to go....unless our bedroom door is open. Annabelle
will use our bed as a bathroom. This has happened several times now and this
is really getting old. We have had her for three weeks now with no change
with this. If our kids room is open, she will pee on one girls bed and jump
on the other and poop. I don't get it. Our house is clean, the beds are
clean.

This happened tonight after about a half hour of going outside and relieving
herself. While getting the kids ready for bed, their door was open and she
nailed the beds.

She can take long rides in our car with no problems. Sleep at night without
an accident, but we can not leave a bedroom door open and unattended.

After the accidents she is reprimanded with a stern voice and swat with
newspaper. She knows that she has done something wrong, but wont stop. We
use fabreez on the mattress to hopefully prevent smell issues.

I am completely at a loss with her. I have NEVER had this kind of problem
with a dog.

Someone PLEASE HELP!

Rick

"RickNShan" wrote in message
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I really need some help here. My wife and kids decided to adopt a new dog.
I
have had them all my life. Her name is Annabelle. She is a Pit mix.
Annabelle is very intelligent and responds well to voice and hand
commands.
She is 1 year old and spade. She is in perfect health. She will ask to go
outside when she needs to go....unless our bedroom door is open. Annabelle
will use our bed as a bathroom. This has happened several times now and
this
is really getting old. We have had her for three weeks now with no change
with this. If our kids room is open, she will pee on one girls bed and
jump
on the other and poop. I don't get it. Our house is clean, the beds are
clean.

This happened tonight after about a half hour of going outside and
relieving
herself. While getting the kids ready for bed, their door was open and she
nailed the beds.

She can take long rides in our car with no problems. Sleep at night
without
an accident, but we can not leave a bedroom door open and unattended.

After the accidents she is reprimanded with a stern voice and swat with
newspaper. She knows that she has done something wrong, but wont stop. We
use fabreez on the mattress to hopefully prevent smell issues.

I am completely at a loss with her. I have NEVER had this kind of problem
with a dog.


it sounds like it might be a marking issue.

Firstoff, get rid of the febreeze, and use a product made to remove the
urine - natures miracle or another pet stain remover. This should get rid
of the smell from her point of view. You will really have to saturate the
mattress.

Firstoff, I would keep her on a leash in the house right now. You can tie
the leash to your waist to keep your hands free. that way she can't get
into a bedroom and pee on the bed. You can take her outside and praise her
and give her wonderful treats for peeing where she is supposed to. I
suspect she might be sending a message about who she thinks should own the
beds. But its hard to say.

"RickNShan" wrote in message
link.net...
I really need some help here. My wife and kids decided to adopt a new dog.
I
have had them all my life. Her name is Annabelle. She is a Pit mix.
Annabelle is very intelligent and responds well to voice and hand
commands.
She is 1 year old and spade. She is in perfect health. She will ask to go
outside when she needs to go....unless our bedroom door is open. Annabelle
will use our bed as a bathroom. This has happened several times now and
this
is really getting old. We have had her for three weeks now with no change
with this. If our kids room is open, she will pee on one girls bed and
jump
on the other and poop. I don't get it. Our house is clean, the beds are
clean.

This happened tonight after about a half hour of going outside and
relieving
herself. While getting the kids ready for bed, their door was open and she
nailed the beds.

She can take long rides in our car with no problems. Sleep at night
without
an accident, but we can not leave a bedroom door open and unattended.

After the accidents she is reprimanded with a stern voice and swat with
newspaper. She knows that she has done something wrong, but wont stop. We
use fabreez on the mattress to hopefully prevent smell issues.

I am completely at a loss with her. I have NEVER had this kind of problem
with a dog.


it sounds like it might be a marking issue.

Firstoff, get rid of the febreeze, and use a product made to remove the
urine - natures miracle or another pet stain remover. This should get rid
of the smell from her point of view. You will really have to saturate the
mattress.

Firstoff, I would keep her on a leash in the house right now. You can tie
the leash to your waist to keep your hands free. that way she can't get
into a bedroom and pee on the bed. You can take her outside and praise her
and give her wonderful treats for peeing where she is supposed to. I
suspect she might be sending a message about who she thinks should own the
beds. But its hard to say.

"RickNShan" wrote in message
link.net...
I really need some help here. My wife and kids decided to adopt a new dog.
I
have had them all my life. Her name is Annabelle. She is a Pit mix.
Annabelle is very intelligent and responds well to voice and hand
commands.
She is 1 year old and spade. She is in perfect health. She will ask to go
outside when she needs to go....unless our bedroom door is open. Annabelle
will use our bed as a bathroom. This has happened several times now and
this
is really getting old. We have had her for three weeks now with no change
with this. If our kids room is open, she will pee on one girls bed and
jump
on the other and poop. I don't get it. Our house is clean, the beds are
clean.

This happened tonight after about a half hour of going outside and
relieving
herself. While getting the kids ready for bed, their door was open and she
nailed the beds.

She can take long rides in our car with no problems. Sleep at night
without
an accident, but we can not leave a bedroom door open and unattended.

After the accidents she is reprimanded with a stern voice and swat with
newspaper. She knows that she has done something wrong, but wont stop. We
use fabreez on the mattress to hopefully prevent smell issues.

I am completely at a loss with her. I have NEVER had this kind of problem
with a dog.


it sounds like it might be a marking issue.

Firstoff, get rid of the febreeze, and use a product made to remove the
urine - natures miracle or another pet stain remover. This should get rid
of the smell from her point of view. You will really have to saturate the
mattress.

Firstoff, I would keep her on a leash in the house right now. You can tie
the leash to your waist to keep your hands free. that way she can't get
into a bedroom and pee on the bed. You can take her outside and praise her
and give her wonderful treats for peeing where she is supposed to. I
suspect she might be sending a message about who she thinks should own the
beds. But its hard to say.

"RickNShan" wrote in message
link.net...
I really need some help here. My wife and kids decided to adopt a new dog.
I
have had them all my life. Her name is Annabelle. She is a Pit mix.
Annabelle is very intelligent and responds well to voice and hand
commands.
She is 1 year old and spade. She is in perfect health. She will ask to go
outside when she needs to go....unless our bedroom door is open. Annabelle
will use our bed as a bathroom. This has happened several times now and
this
is really getting old. We have had her for three weeks now with no change
with this. If our kids room is open, she will pee on one girls bed and
jump
on the other and poop. I don't get it. Our house is clean, the beds are
clean.

This happened tonight after about a half hour of going outside and
relieving
herself. While getting the kids ready for bed, their door was open and she
nailed the beds.

She can take long rides in our car with no problems. Sleep at night
without
an accident, but we can not leave a bedroom door open and unattended.

After the accidents she is reprimanded with a stern voice and swat with
newspaper. She knows that she has done something wrong, but wont stop. We
use fabreez on the mattress to hopefully prevent smell issues.

I am completely at a loss with her. I have NEVER had this kind of problem
with a dog.


it sounds like it might be a marking issue.

Firstoff, get rid of the febreeze, and use a product made to remove the
urine - natures miracle or another pet stain remover. This should get rid
of the smell from her point of view. You will really have to saturate the
mattress.

Firstoff, I would keep her on a leash in the house right now. You can tie
the leash to your waist to keep your hands free. that way she can't get
into a bedroom and pee on the bed. You can take her outside and praise her
and give her wonderful treats for peeing where she is supposed to. I
suspect she might be sending a message about who she thinks should own the
beds. But its hard to say.

RickNShan said in rec.pets.dogs.behavior:

She will ask to go
outside when she needs to go....unless our bedroom door is
open. Annabelle will use our bed as a bathroom. This has
happened several times now and this is really getting old.

Although you say that Annabelle will ask to go out when she
needs to, it's obvious that she's not house trained. This is
not surprising in a new dog.

You'll have to go back to step 1: treat her as a puppy until she
gets used to her new space. Put her on a schedule, taking her
out whenever you think she should go - at least every couple of
hours and an hour after a meal. Accompany her, praise her and
treat her when she goes outside.

A side question: when she asks to go out, do you go with her so
you're absolutely sure that she goes?

After the accidents she is reprimanded with a stern voice
and swat with newspaper.

Bingo! Swat yourself with that newspaper. You've taught
Annabelle that she should disappear to another room when she
needs to go. She knows that the newspaper comes out when
there's poo in the room and you see it.

She knows that she has done
something wrong, but wont stop.

How do you know this?

We use fabreez on the
mattress to hopefully prevent smell issues.

Try an enzymatic cleaner, like Natures Miracle, that eats the
proteins rather than covers the odour. And accompany that dog
outside.

--
--Matt. Rocky's a Dog.

RickNShan said in rec.pets.dogs.behavior:

She will ask to go
outside when she needs to go....unless our bedroom door is
open. Annabelle will use our bed as a bathroom. This has
happened several times now and this is really getting old.

Although you say that Annabelle will ask to go out when she
needs to, it's obvious that she's not house trained. This is
not surprising in a new dog.

You'll have to go back to step 1: treat her as a puppy until she
gets used to her new space. Put her on a schedule, taking her
out whenever you think she should go - at least every couple of
hours and an hour after a meal. Accompany her, praise her and
treat her when she goes outside.

A side question: when she asks to go out, do you go with her so
you're absolutely sure that she goes?

After the accidents she is reprimanded with a stern voice
and swat with newspaper.

Bingo! Swat yourself with that newspaper. You've taught
Annabelle that she should disappear to another room when she
needs to go. She knows that the newspaper comes out when
there's poo in the room and you see it.

She knows that she has done
something wrong, but wont stop.

How do you know this?

We use fabreez on the
mattress to hopefully prevent smell issues.

Try an enzymatic cleaner, like Natures Miracle, that eats the
proteins rather than covers the odour. And accompany that dog
outside.

--
--Matt. Rocky's a Dog.

RickNShan said in rec.pets.dogs.behavior:

She will ask to go
outside when she needs to go....unless our bedroom door is
open. Annabelle will use our bed as a bathroom. This has
happened several times now and this is really getting old.

Although you say that Annabelle will ask to go out when she
needs to, it's obvious that she's not house trained. This is
not surprising in a new dog.

You'll have to go back to step 1: treat her as a puppy until she
gets used to her new space. Put her on a schedule, taking her
out whenever you think she should go - at least every couple of
hours and an hour after a meal. Accompany her, praise her and
treat her when she goes outside.

A side question: when she asks to go out, do you go with her so
you're absolutely sure that she goes?

After the accidents she is reprimanded with a stern voice
and swat with newspaper.

Bingo! Swat yourself with that newspaper. You've taught
Annabelle that she should disappear to another room when she
needs to go. She knows that the newspaper comes out when
there's poo in the room and you see it.

She knows that she has done
something wrong, but wont stop.

How do you know this?

We use fabreez on the
mattress to hopefully prevent smell issues.

Try an enzymatic cleaner, like Natures Miracle, that eats the
proteins rather than covers the odour. And accompany that dog
outside.

--
--Matt. Rocky's a Dog.

RickNShan said in rec.pets.dogs.behavior:

She will ask to go
outside when she needs to go....unless our bedroom door is
open. Annabelle will use our bed as a bathroom. This has
happened several times now and this is really getting old.

Although you say that Annabelle will ask to go out when she
needs to, it's obvious that she's not house trained. This is
not surprising in a new dog.

You'll have to go back to step 1: treat her as a puppy until she
gets used to her new space. Put her on a schedule, taking her
out whenever you think she should go - at least every couple of
hours and an hour after a meal. Accompany her, praise her and
treat her when she goes outside.

A side question: when she asks to go out, do you go with her so
you're absolutely sure that she goes?

After the accidents she is reprimanded with a stern voice
and swat with newspaper.

Bingo! Swat yourself with that newspaper. You've taught
Annabelle that she should disappear to another room when she
needs to go. She knows that the newspaper comes out when
there's poo in the room and you see it.

She knows that she has done
something wrong, but wont stop.

How do you know this?

We use fabreez on the
mattress to hopefully prevent smell issues.

Try an enzymatic cleaner, like Natures Miracle, that eats the
proteins rather than covers the odour. And accompany that dog
outside.

--
--Matt. Rocky's a Dog.

Thanks for all the advice and recommending Natures Miracle. I will pick that
up right away. The news paper is as good as gone. I take Annabelle outside
every time she goes, so I do know what she is doing. She has never had an
accident anywhere else in the house.

"Rocky" wrote in message
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RickNShan said in rec.pets.dogs.behavior:

She will ask to go
outside when she needs to go....unless our bedroom door is
open. Annabelle will use our bed as a bathroom. This has
happened several times now and this is really getting old.

Although you say that Annabelle will ask to go out when she
needs to, it's obvious that she's not house trained. This is
not surprising in a new dog.

You'll have to go back to step 1: treat her as a puppy until she
gets used to her new space. Put her on a schedule, taking her
out whenever you think she should go - at least every couple of
hours and an hour after a meal. Accompany her, praise her and
treat her when she goes outside.

A side question: when she asks to go out, do you go with her so
you're absolutely sure that she goes?

After the accidents she is reprimanded with a stern voice
and swat with newspaper.

Bingo! Swat yourself with that newspaper. You've taught
Annabelle that she should disappear to another room when she
needs to go. She knows that the newspaper comes out when
there's poo in the room and you see it.

She knows that she has done
something wrong, but wont stop.

How do you know this?

We use fabreez on the
mattress to hopefully prevent smell issues.

Try an enzymatic cleaner, like Natures Miracle, that eats the
proteins rather than covers the odour. And accompany that dog
outside.

--
--Matt. Rocky's a Dog.