Category: Top Dog

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I’m so defeated. My miniature American shepherd, almost 5 months just will not house train. I take him out constantly. I couldn’t possibly take him out more. He goes AT LEAST every 30 minutes AND will go out on his lead a couple times a day. We don’t have a fenced in yard or doggie door. He pees every single time. Even if just a little he definitely goes each and every time. He knows to potty outside but he hasn’t figured out to NOT also go in the house. We’ve had ZERO days accident free days. We were so close today, and lo and behold I see a puddle in the floor. I have no idea when this could’ve even happened. He’s in his kennel when he can’t be observed. What’s also perplexing is that he sleeps 9 hours in a kennel overnight and holds it allllll night. Please help. I’m so over this. It’s not even been long but it feels like a lifetime.

My 16 week old French bulldog went inside her crate to pee. I leave the door open because sometimes she goes in there when she is rough playing with the other 2 dogs. She will bring toys in there when they are trying to get them from her. Seems like she considers it a safe place. I also feed her in there and leave her food dish in there. Seems weird she would want to pee in there. Any thoughts? We don’t use pee pads. We only go outside on grass.

My girl is around 16 years old and has been having some incontinence and urgency issues. I’d say 70% of the time we can get her outside no problem, but the other 30% is an accident indoors. We make it a habit to let her out every time she gets up from lying down. The trouble is, if we aren’t right there in the room with her the second she gets up, game over. Mobility isn’t an issue. She is in relatively good shape for a super senior and can easily access the outside area. She’s not leaking urine, so it’s not a situation where a diaper is warranted. It’s simply that she can no longer hold it like she used to.

Is it possible to train her that, if there’s no one letting her out, then a pee pad is the place to go? I imagine it would get really confusing if I encouraged her to pee inside and then suddenly went back to letting her out as normal.

Any advice would be awesome. My house is 90% hardwood or tile floors, so you know she aims for the one nearby area rug. If it’s how it has to be, my old lady is worth it. I’m just getting tired of dragging out the SpotBot and having my house always smell faintly of dog pee no matter what urine odor destroyers I try!

Instead of only following their nose.