hi all can anyone tell me how to stop my pup weeing in the same spot on my carpet ,he goes outside and is great but as soon as you shut the back door,[even if hes been out and done his business]he wees in the same spot not all the time,but 7 out of 10 times in the same place .he has also started pooing in his cage any ideas thanks dawn

Hi :)

Unfortunately, pups and dogs have a habit of going back to the same spot that they have wee'd on in the past, unfortunately for us, it attracts them and it's their way of marking. The only way that you will stop it is to clean the area thorougly with something like biological washing powder so that you remove all of the fatty acids from the pee and being very vigilant in watching them to deter their antics, hence trying to stop the behaviour by getting them outside on time ;)

Under what circumstances does he poo in his crate?

No doubt somebody will come along and give you some more advice, so that you can understand the behaviour, which in IMHE, when you understand WHY they do it, you are half way to solving the problem :)

HTH

Hi Dawn,

Would agree with HP's advice re the bio powder but have also just had a thought - is there any chance that some urine may have gone right through to your underlay before you got the chance to blot it all up and clean the carpet?  If so, you may need to lift back the area of carpet and tackle that thoroughly too -  the most likely reason for returning to the same spot is that there is a definite scent still there somehow ......

Re the soiling inside his cage, you may need to provide a bit more info on that - frequency of him doing this, how quickly he does this in relation to being put in cage, had he definitely had ample opportunity to toilet before going into cage etc etc., how your feeding times relate to his bed times etc - there are quite a lot of potential but very different reasons for that problem.

HTH meantime, Regards, Teri :)

After cleaning the carpet & underlay see if you can put somthing on top of the place he keeps going to.

We did this with a kitten as even after cleaning well he would go back to the same corner to toilet.

Depends where the area is though

Jo
xxx

I certainly agree with bio washing powder. Using disinfectant smells of ammonia making the problem worse. Good luck

regarding pooing in his crate,he has his tea about 6pm then i dont go to bed until about 10pm so i always go outside in the garden with him and wait until he has had acouple of wees and a poo[it takes a while] and put him in his crate i get up in the night for a wee most nights and he is fast asleap,im usually up with the kids at about 6.30am and he has usually pooed  twice and lay in it ,its not like he does it by the door he does it on his bed and then lies in it,how do i stop it every morning ive got to clean all his cage out wash him and wash his bed HELP

Hi Dawn :)

Sorry, I can't remember how old your puppy is but I think around the 10-12 weeks mark (?)  Anyway, I'd say feeding him at 6-00pm that he will still not have processed that food by 10-00pm when he's put down for the night - personally I would not expect a puppy to be able to remain clean overnight anyway for 8.5 hours (with your rising at 6-30 am).  Is it possible over the next few weeks to stay up later with him - until around 11-30pm?
I know it's hard and tiring work, especially with the kids needing organised in the morning too - but it will pay off if you are vigilant for the next few weeks ;)
Does he show any signs of separation anxiety when you first cage him?

Teri

hi he is 14 weeks yes i will stay up ,i will do everything and anything to make sure he is looked after and grows into a lovely dog any advice would be great,am i feeding him at the right time ? what times do you think would be best

Hi Dawn,

Obviously feeding times have to fit into a sensible and practical time for the day to day running of your own home :)  I'm fortunate in that I can spend 24/7 with my dogs so training pups is something that doesn't really force me to do much planning or jiggling around with schedules - just perseverance :P  Personally I feed mine at 6 hourly intervals when on 4 meals, I have one currently fed 3 x daily and feed at 9-30am, 4-30pm and 11-30pm - but I'm a bit of a night owl so that won't suit everyone :D :D :D (in fact probably not ANYONE ELSE :rolleyes: ) and also she is a picky eater - hence long gaps between meals (and should really be down to 2 x daily anyway )
Adults are fed twice daily with us - once at lunchtime, so around 1-00pm and again at about 9-00pm.  These timings of course are all very personal to each dog and owner so I'll be honest mine may not be in the least practical for you.
Regards, Teri :)

   

hi teri do you not have to feed them first thing in the morning?

Hi, I take it your asking about my adults   -  they don't seem to feel like food at breakfast so have a good morning run, sleep that off and then when they've been awake again for an hour or so they get their first meal of the day, around lunchtime :)  That's one of the reasons I feed their second meal later at night -  puts something in their tummy late on and they're less likely to burn it off.

But remember, everyone's different.  If I was out at work all morning for eg., then they'd be wanting a good run when I came home so probably most part-time workers feed a breakfast and then a second meal at around supper time.  And of course there are still a lot of people who feed only once a day.  Don't worry about any of this yet because he obviously needs fed more than adults just now - as your dog gets older you will work round a routine that suits him AND you ;)

Any puppies I have are fed in the morning - starting at 7-30 am (roughly) for those on 4 x daily, and 9-30(ish) for 3 x daily.  (Yippee, that's when I can start to have a longer lie in! - just never quite mastered the early night ....)

HTH, good luck, Teri