Please help me with potty training my 5.5 old Shih Tzu. We have tried everything for 3 months now, and I am losing my mind!!!
My puppy keeps on peeping on our living room rug or floor, and every time he manages to sneak to a closed off bedroom (closed off because he pees there) he pees on the carpet.
He has a wee wee pad that is in the kitchen and accessible to him when he is not in the crate/playpen (we let him out of the playpen when we are home) and he uses it 80% of the time and we reinforce with treats and praise. But then he pees on the living room rug for like no reason (and we try not to shame him but even “no” doesn’t work) – and without warning.
He has been licking up his pee puddles on the floors and on the living room rug. He used to eat up the wee pads and still tries to eat them after he pees. We replace the wee pads immediately after he pees to prevent him from eating it.
My house smells like pee – I’ve used gallons and gallons of enzymatic cleaner – and I am miserable. I tried to get help with a trainer and no one know what to do.
He is finally crate trained at night and during the day he will pee like every hour on the kitchen wee pad, the living room rug, or on the floor.
The vet ruled out medical issues and did multiple urine tests for UTI, bacteria, crystals, diabetes etc. He also thinks I am crazy for wanting to rule out medical issues and says he’s just a puppy…
But we have had him for almost 3 months, and he still pees every hour during the day!
We have like 2 accidents a day still and he is 5.5 months old.
He has a crate and play pen that he is calm and comfortable in. He is otherwise a happy puppy, aside from teething. He goes outside 2-3 times a day but just marks pee and usually poops. He is fed 3 meals a day and we take him out or to the wee pad before every meal and immediately after every meal. He has a set feeding and go outside routine
Any tips please? I’m desperate already. Please no judgement. Just tips. Thank you in advance.
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