Lil Miss Bump Posted August 10, 2010 Report Share Posted August 10, 2010 Ok so Doof has decided it's a good idea to wee and poo in the house WHEN THE BACK DOOR IS WIDE OPEN!!!!!!!!!!!! he's fine in his crate no matter how long he's left but just randomly does this-what can we do??? currently we're putting his nose next to it and saying no....then tapping his nose and putting him outside..... anything else we can do??? he's A LOT dopier than ozzy.....he still hasn't got the hang of 'paw' either!!! duuuuuuuuh doof is DEFINATELY the right name for him!!!! Diz xxx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarah Posted August 10, 2010 Report Share Posted August 10, 2010 i wouldn't show him what he's done and say no - they don't remember after the fact, doing that, all you're doing is showing him pooing is bad....so he will do it where you can't see him and then you've got a wholllleeeeeeeeeeee different problem on your hands Best way i found was to ignore the bad and praise the good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
proximity Posted August 10, 2010 Report Share Posted August 10, 2010 Just keep taking him outside and praising when he goes in his "spot" - even treat him if need be Keep an eye on him at all times otherwise, so that you can spot the signs (sniffing at the ground in circles, etc) - and catch it right before its about to happen, say no - pop him outside to his spot, give the command, and treat. Eventually he'll get it ;D! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lil Miss Bump Posted August 10, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 10, 2010 he goes outside all the time!!! and on walks etc which is what i can't understand!!!! it's not a regular occurance, it's just RANDOM!!!!! mike is going mad coz he just pee'd in the hallway infront of mike!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saffmonster Posted August 10, 2010 Report Share Posted August 10, 2010 Try and praise Ozzy when he goes it outside to do his business maybe Doof will take Ozzy's lead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saffmonster Posted August 10, 2010 Report Share Posted August 10, 2010 Erm, that sounds like Ozzy is going to take doofus for a walk!! lol I meant maybe he will follow suit and see that Ozzy is getting praised for doing it outside. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BingBlaze n Skyla Posted August 10, 2010 Report Share Posted August 10, 2010 maybe hes after attention - maybe playing with him more and spending more time with him will help?? after all - any attention even if its bad is attention all the same Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smokey Posted August 10, 2010 Report Share Posted August 10, 2010 how old is he again? so he was formerly trained and now all of a sudden he's going inside the house? here is what i've done with Zeeva and it's been a maracle with her (i dunno if i'm just lucky). I tell her to ‘come’ (once) and open the door and walk out while she walks out with me. I do this especially right after she eats, sleeps or plays rigorously for more than 10-15 minutes or so. I’ve noticed with her that those are the peak time of choice for her to wee-- poo especially after she eats or in the morning after we both wake up (aren’t dogs the best alarm clock ever?!?) anyway, I also just randomly take her out once in a while if she’s lounging around. Keep an eye out for sniffing the floor or going somewhere private (which by then is usually too late)…. also i spray the area with lysol and clean it well if she does go somewhere inside and keep those square pads around (which she will use on occasion especially at night) Hope this helps a wee bit…no pun intended Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HuskyCouture Posted August 10, 2010 Report Share Posted August 10, 2010 Embrys been doing this also and he only does it infront of myboyfriend. I was thinking that maybe he's been trying to show he's alpha over my boyfriend cause he can pee on the kitchen floor lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
decksimus Posted August 11, 2010 Report Share Posted August 11, 2010 Icey has been doing this exact same thing. Good in the kennel. Goes everytime when we go for a walk. But randomly in the house he will go as he pleases. Almost like he is making fun of us for having to clean it up. One night, while the wife and daughter were at church, he peed 4 times back to back. Each time I saw him doing it, said "no", and took him outside. As soon as we come in and I start cleaning up the mess he would start sprinkling in another spot. I was going frantic trying to keep up. I know he's only 11 weeks old, but it's like he was messing with me on purpose. I hope not cuz I don't really like this game. He is getting plenty of attention. That's all we do around here now. It's all about Icey... all day... every day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
decksimus Posted August 11, 2010 Report Share Posted August 11, 2010 Embrys been doing this also and he only does it infront of myboyfriend. I was thinking that maybe he's been trying to show he's alpha over my boyfriend cause he can pee on the kitchen floor lol Try telling your boyfriend to pee on the floor right after him. We can't have Embry getting the best of him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lokis_mom Posted August 11, 2010 Report Share Posted August 11, 2010 Icey has been doing this exact same thing. Good in the kennel. Goes everytime when we go for a walk. But randomly in the house he will go as he pleases. Almost like he is making fun of us for having to clean it up. One night, while the wife and daughter were at church, he peed 4 times back to back. Each time I saw him doing it, said "no", and took him outside. As soon as we come in and I start cleaning up the mess he would start sprinkling in another spot. I was going frantic trying to keep up. I know he's only 11 weeks old, but it's like he was messing with me on purpose. I hope not cuz I don't really like this game. He is getting plenty of attention. That's all we do around here now. It's all about Icey... all day... every day. well at 11 weeks i would say he's ok he's not doing it to spite you (though I know how that feels ) ...that young they cant hold it it for long....loki when he was that age would just walk and pee there was no walking in circles or sniffing just out of no where you saw him pee ..it was as if he didn't even know he was going potty.....but he's great so far always been going potty outside, and freaks out if who ever is watching him isn't taking him out.. but I've also figured out a schedule with him its almost 100% constant and if not then he lets me know...by jumping at the door or pawing at my back haha or on a rare occasion yell at me ...........................................as for the ones that just started going in the house....maybe they smell the pee from before?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanya-Meika&Keeva Posted August 11, 2010 Report Share Posted August 11, 2010 You might have to go back to square one and toliet train him all over again as if he was a puppy. When Meika was a puppy we used to take her out every hour so that she didn't get a chance to do it inside. She learnt very quick that outside was the only place to do it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
valkyries Posted August 11, 2010 Report Share Posted August 11, 2010 When we got Thor he was 11/2 all was fine for the first few weeks he did every thing out side, but then he started to randomly pee and poo in the house. I never said a word to him i just put him out and cleaned it us so he could not see me do this, i just ignored the fact he'd done it so he got no reaction and it did not give him any attention, after a few weeks it stopped xxxxxxx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lyra Posted August 23, 2010 Report Share Posted August 23, 2010 i wouldn't show him what he's done and say no - they don't remember after the fact, doing that, all you're doing is showing him pooing is bad.... I agree that dogs don't understand what they did wrong after the fact - I think there's something like a 5 second recall. If we catch Lyra in the act of going in the apartment, we say "Outside" in a stern voice and take her out. If she goes again outside she's heavily praised and treated. Meanwhile, someone is cleaning her mess up inside so she can't see us do it - we don't want to give her the idea that we're meant to clean up her messes inside. Otherwise, if we find a mess after the fact, I figure it's our fault for not taking her out, so we simply clean it up when she's not watching and ignore the situation. She's about 3 and 1/2 months now and is doing remarkably well potty training. The only time she seems to forget is if another dog is around - then she might pee in front of them. Do you think marking might be an issue with Doof? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lil Miss Bump Posted August 23, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 23, 2010 it's ok, it's all been sorted since then x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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