Hi

I have a four year old SBT called Maisie. I used to live with my partner of seven years untill a year ago when i moved back in with my parents. I have started seeing someone who's house me and Maisie stay at quiet a lot. Maisie has a wee about 8pm and does'nt need to go again untill the morning. About five months ago we went to bed to find she had wee'd on it. It did'nt happen again and i thought it was a one off untill last week, this time we got into bed before we realised she had done it, it happened again the day after. I can't understand it at all, why is she not letting me know she needs to go by barking and going to the door like she normally would and why is she doing it on the bed of all places. Please help !

Sounds like a territorial mark to me,sounds like she feels she is a dominant bitch.I have an 19 month old girl who is the alpha female,when out walking she will lift her leg as high as any of my boys.If given the chance she will do the same on my bed or my daughters bed,we always keep the doors firmly shut and she is not allowed in the bedrooms.It doesn't matter if you take her out for a wee.If she wants to mark her spot she will unfortunately.One of their less lovable traits i'm afraid.

Would be safer to assume she feels insecure for some reason, marking her scent in a place that smells strongly of the people she lives with will make her feel more secure.

Assuming she is 'being dominant' and trying to bring her down a peg or two if she is insecure and anxious will only increase her anxiety and could cause the problem to worsen.

Dominant bitches weeing over other dogs marks is a very different matter to a dog weeing on a bed.

I have a bitch that will wee on my bed when she is due in season. The only way to stop it is to keep the bedroom door closed.

Yep,thats just like Kira only done it when in season.Only done it the once,but doors are firmly shut.I wouldn't call Kira nervous,a little neurotic maybe.LOL

I had a cat did it on mine when I was pregnant!!Usually the best and cleanest of cats too.

Karen :)

I would second the thought of her feeling insecure, esecially as there have been a few changes for her over recent months.  It might be worth getting her a DAP collar which may help her feel a bit less stressed if that is what it is down to.  I would also make sure she doesn't have access to the bedroom unsupervised for the time being.  Also probably worth letting her out to the toilet again before bed just to make sure her bladder is empty.

Karen

Thanks for all your advice, seems a shame to keep her out the bedrooms but guess thats what i'll have to do for the time being. Will also let her out for a wee before bed. Whats a DAP collar ?

You only need to keep her out of the bedrooms when your not supervising her not all the time, and I'm sure once she's feeling more settled then the problem will resolve itself.  DAP is a dog appeasing pheromone, it mimics a pheromome produced by a lactating bitch that creates a feeling of calm and contentment for her pups.  It has been proven to work on adult dogs aswell and be a great benefit for all sorts of stressful situations.  You can get them online or at quite a few vets now.  The collars seem to be more effective than the diffusers as they are more concentrated.