Our 2 y.o. Beagle was attacked by a pit in our neighborhood last year.
Since then, he has developed problems with "bathroom" issues. While he
is more than content to pee himself empty when on a walk, he seems to
have no concept anymore about "holding it" and is peeing all over the
house.

We've made concessions to him by buying pee pads, which may be
exacerbating the problem, I don't know. But he is not happy using them;
he is going pretty much anywhere on the floor, in addition to lifting
his leg on the furniture and walls.

We certainly don't want to get rid of him, especially after all he's
been through, but we don't know what else to do. Can a trainer teach
"urinary reducation"?

Do any of you have any suggestions? We're open to anything.

On 14 Mar 2005 19:16:00 -0800, wrote:

Our 2 y.o. Beagle was attacked by a pit in our neighborhood last year.
Since then, he has developed problems with "bathroom" issues. While he
is more than content to pee himself empty when on a walk, he seems to
have no concept anymore about "holding it" and is peeing all over the
house.

We've made concessions to him by buying pee pads, which may be
exacerbating the problem, I don't know. But he is not happy using them;
he is going pretty much anywhere on the floor, in addition to lifting
his leg on the furniture and walls.

We certainly don't want to get rid of him, especially after all he's
been through, but we don't know what else to do. Can a trainer teach
"urinary reducation"?

Do any of you have any suggestions? We're open to anything.

Have you had him checked out by a vet? You don't say where your dog
was injured when it was attacked, or even if it was injured, but it
seems to me there could be some physical problem with holding his
urine, depending on the circumstances. If he is cleared by the vet
for any physical problems, you want to just start housetraining him
all over again just like you did when you first got him. Crate him
when you can't supervise him so that he has to learn how to hold it
again and isn't reinforced by being able to pee all over the place.

--
Paula
"Anyway, other people are weird, but sometimes they have candy, so it's best to try to get along with them." Joe Bay

Hi, Paula!

He, basically, got the crap beaten out of him (not surprising for a Pit
vs. Beagle match) to the tune of $5K. One of his kidneys was damaged
in the process, but he's been to see the vet for followups a number of
times and all seems to be okay with that.

(laughs) When we got him, he was two y.o. and already trained. I
haven't had to deal with housetraining since the puppy our family had
when I was about 9, so this will be a new experience for me.

Bette