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Potty Training the Already Potty Trained
I've just introduced a new familiy member, a Long haired Doxie by the name
of Jake. In all honesty, hes one of the most amazing, lovable dogs I have ever come across, his rare colouring and blue eye just happens to be a bonus to his wonderfull personality. Although, there are just a few nitches in his habits. When we got Jake, he seemed utterly perfect for such a young dog.He doesnt bark, loves other dogs, people, and even cats. What surprised me most is when he needs to go, he'll go to the door and wait until he's let out. At night, he'll sleep with me at the foot of my bed until morning where he lets himself out without waking anyone up (dads usually up early anyways, so he lets him out), then come back to bed 'till breakfast. Lately Jake has stopped going to the door. We'll take him outside anyway, and he'll have no interest in going to the bathroom-until he gets inside. I dont understand why his habits have changed so suddenly, and hes done it alot in the past couple days. He's an unnutered male, and I refuse to get him neutered until his breeding days are over, as he'll adventually be used as a Stud. Perhaps this behavior is out of spite? He's extremely attached to me and Ive been leaving him at home for a few hours with the rest of the family to get him used to me not always being there. He cowars and looks guilty when we find his messes. Anyone know why he would be acting this way so suddenly? -Paige |
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"Eternity" said in
rec.pets.dogs.behavior: Lately Jake has stopped going to the door. Have Jake's vet check for a UTI or other physical problems. -- --Matt. Rocky's a Dog. |
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On Sat, 13 Aug 2005 18:52:11 -0400, "Eternity"
wrote: Lately Jake has stopped going to the door. We'll take him outside anyway, and he'll have no interest in going to the bathroom-until he gets inside. I dont understand why his habits have changed so suddenly, and hes done it alot in the past couple days. like Matt said, take him to the vet ASAP to be checked for a UTI or other physical problem. that's always the first thing to rule out whenever there's a sudden change in behavior. if he does have a UTI, he truly cannot help having accidents. UTIs are excruciatingly painful. He's an unnutered male, and I refuse to get him neutered until his breeding days are over, as he'll adventually be used as a Stud. since you brought it up, and since you posted to *breeds about studding him out, why? what makes you think that breeding him is a good idea? Perhaps this behavior is out of spite? no. He's extremely attached to me and Ive been leaving him at home for a few hours with the rest of the family to get him used to me not always being there. He cowars and looks guilty when we find his messes. Anyone know why he would be acting this way so suddenly? what do you do when he has an accident indoors? if you reprimand him for it, then it's no wonder he acts afraid whenever you find a mess. i think it's always a bad idea to punish a dog for accidents. dogs aren't very good abstract thinkers. when you punish a dog for having an accident--whether you catch him in the act or do it hours after the accident--the dog does not associate the punishment with the act of going indoors. punishing him will only teach him that pottying in front of you is a bad thing. it will *NOT* teach him that pottying indoors is the problem. what that means is that he'll learn to hide from you when he has to go. so, if you rule out a medical problem and find that it is, indeed, a housebreaking problem, i recommend returning to the basics. pretend he's a puppy that has had no house training. if you catch him in the act, interrupt him without making a huge deal out of it. just pick him up, take him outdoors, and praise him for finishing outside. then, quietly clean up the mess. i do the clean-up with the dog in another room, so that s/he cannot watch. i also use an enzymatic cleaner to remove any odor, so the dog is not drawn to potty in that spot again. the other important thing to do is supervise him so that he never has the opportunity to have indoor accidents. tether him to you or crate him when you can't watch him. every accident he has will undermine the successes, so you're doing him a disservice by letting him have accidents. i can't stress this enough. so, supervise him when he's indoors or crate him when you can't. that way he won't have an opportunity to have accidents. if he *does* have an accident, clean it up without punishing him. praise him like crazy when he potties outside. easy peasy, right? if you do that, it won't take long for him to become trustworthy in the house again. -- shelly http://www.cat-sidh.net || http://cat-sidh.blogspot.com We think nothing of our ability to tell prophecy through the reading of mashed potatoes. A monkey could do it, and the future is usually pretty bleak anyway. -- Melora (Rasputina) |
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