Suddenly peeing on couch and pooping on bed

M

motherwolf

Forums Novice
Yep.. you read the title right.. unfortunately Archer thinks its okay to poop on my bed and pee on the couch.. I don't know what's going on. Maybe I trusted him too much? Anyways I got a crate for him and crate him when I leave now instead of letting him roam. How else can I correct this problem? I don't want to crate him all the time. :no:

I have attached a link of recent pictures of Archer :)

http://s92.photobucket.com/user/michelle_rodriguez1/library/Recent Archer?sort=3&page=1
 
Crate him when you are away. Block him from the rooms if you can. I had a problem with Natalie doing this. I crated her for quite a while. She has now stopped.
 
Boy is that arrow prominant! How cool is that!

Go back to puppy potty training 101 -- crating when gone or when doesn't do business outside, tether to you with leash, baby gate into only the room you are in with him, watch continuously. It also may be worth having him checked for a urinary tract infection. Sometimes that will do it too.

You can correct this. This seems to happen somewhat often. My rule is don't trust them til you know you can trust them!
 
Mom2Melli said:
Boy is that arrow prominant! How cool is that!

Go back to puppy potty training 101 -- crating when gone or when doesn't do business outside, tether to you with leash, baby gate into only the room you are in with him, watch continuously. It also may be worth having him checked for a urinary tract infection. Sometimes that will do it too.

You can correct this. This seems to happen somewhat often. My rule is don't trust them til you know you can trust them!
Click to expand...

I know! It really stands out! Hahaha
I hate that I have to crate him when I am gone but he jumps the baby gate and goes in to my room(I live in a loft and I don't have a bedroom door.) I just don't want him to scold him and scare him. His previous owners seemed to be really abusive. I don't want him to think that I am like them because I am not. I have worked really hard to build his trust and he is a lot more social now and loves being outside. He's not scared anymore and I don't to scare him I guess by being firm?..
 
How old is Archer now? I know I had problems with Callie after I thought she was potty trained, probably at about 8 months old. She started peeing (luckily on the floor, not on the couch) right in front of us. They decided to treat her for a UTI, just cause it was such strange behavior for her, but without running any tests. I was never sure if it really was a UTI or just teenage misbehavior -- but between the antibiotics and crating her again, the problem soon went away.

The fact that Archer is pooping too probably is more of a behavior issue, but it might not hurt to get him checked for a UTI if he goes on having peeing problems.
 
Oh that's right, he came from a less than ideal situation (unnamed even).

Just matter of factly crate when you are gone and either gate or tether when home until he gets the memo again. Remember the great celebrations outside when he does it right too! If you catch him in the act, don't scold but lament the error with great sadness. They really get that they made you sad and get the message.

You will get through it!
 
Crating will bother you, more than him. If you think its too confining, get a large size wire crate that he can stand up, turn around and will accomodate his water bucket.

My three year old is back in an ex-pen, due to his counter-surfing and looking for trouble ways. He is fine with it and I think prefers that to being in trouble. :winkgrin:
 
My Natalie has gotten so offended by me asking who peed or pooped in the house, all she has to do is hear one of those words, her ears go down, and she slinks away to hide, even if nothing has been done. Outside if I say them, she is fine.
 
One other comment about crates. My Callie is in hers during the day while we work, and has been since we brought her home. When I go in to dry my hair in the morning, she calmly gets in her crate and waits for me to close the door In spite of her barking habit (she's a Sheltie, you know) she never makes a peep when I close the door, tell her I love her and to have a good day.

As crazy as she is at other times when we leave the house, it's a benefit to have her in there so I don't have her nipping at my heels trying to herd me back into my chair as I'm heading out the door.

I'm tempted to leave the door open and see what she does, but I think it might confuse her!
 
How old is he? If he is an adolescent then what he is doing is quite common at that age. As mentioned you should go back to puppy 101 - keep him confined, take him out for regular toilet breaks, don't let him anywhere unsupervised where he could soil. Dogs do thrive on knowing their boundaries and expectations - so a firmer approach with an adolescent will work well and do him good. Fortunately it is a stage that doesn't last long (unless he's intact).
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top