I have had my dog for 4 months. He NEVER poops inside the house and I thought he was perfect at always going?

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outside. However, just recently I have found yellow stains on the carpet near furniture pieces and dried pee (gross) on the baseboards at corners of the wall. I've NEVER actually seen him doing this. My question is this: If I never catch him in the act, how am I supposed to train him?

Answer 1

The problem is not in the training here. Dogs instinctively go to the bathroom or mark in the same spot. He seems to be trained because he knows not to do this when you are looking, but instinct is taking over and he is marking that spot because he smells it there. You need to fully clean and eliminate the odor to get him to stop. The best way to do this is to use a cleaner like Genesis 950. It works with water to get into the stain, break the bonds of the stain and completely lift the stains and odors from the carpet. There are several cleaners that claim to do this, but only Genesis 950 does it safely while deodorizing and killing germs and bacteria. Once you clean this area properly the problems will stop completely. You can get more info on Genesis 950 at www.amerikalstore.com

Answer 2

I would start by cleaning all the areas with a "odor-gone" cleaner. They sell these at petco and petsmart and they usually have some that will make your dog be less enticed to mark his territory.



You want to crate him while you're out of the house and take him outside as soon as he gets out of the crate. This way he will just never have an opportunity to pee in those places again. After having this routine for a few months he should be retrained to only mark his territory outside.



It's very difficult to train a dog when you can't catch him doing wrong. But in this case you just need to enforce him doing right. You can give him treats and give him praise when he pees outside. There really isn't much you can do except practice prevention (crating) and positive reinforcement (treats and praise).

Answer 3

First of all you need to scrub all the stained area's and remove as much of the smell as possible. If he smells where he has gone previously then he will go there again.



You need to bring him outside after he has eaten food or drank any water. Watch him and when he starts to go praise him and give him a treat. Repeat this over and over. Do not shout at him if he makes a mistake and goes in the house. He doesn't know what he's doing wrong.



Also you must be fair and ensure he isn't being locked inside for hours and hours without being let out. If you work maybe ask a neighbour to let him out during the day to go.



Be patient and he will eventually learn where he is and isnt supposed to go. Good luck :)

Answer 4

He should not have been allowed free, unsupervised access to the home at the beginning. Pens and crates are wonderful training tools for dogs of any age. You can begin over and housetrain the dog now. Here is the method I use.

Schedule-Confine-Supervise

Schedule- the feeding and potty times. An adult is fed twice a day. A puppy is fed four times a day up to 10 or 12 weeks, then three times a day through adolescence. They need to potty first thing in the morning, last thing at night, within a few minutes of every meal, and every few hours in between. The “in between” hours are calculated by their age in months: 1 month = 1 hour, up to 6 months/hours. So, a three month old puppy should be taken to potty every three hours in between the other scheduled times. When the dog/puppy is taken to potty, wait with him as he ‘does his business’ and then praise like crazy. The neighbors should be able to hear you.



Confine- the puppy or dog whenever it is not being watched. Confinement can be in a crate (especially at night), an exercise pen, or behind a baby gate in a very small and puppy-proofed room.



Supervise- the puppy or dog whenever it is loose in the home. This means having eyes on it, not on the TV. Play with the puppy, do a five minute training session, groom it, or just let it lie at your feet with a safe chew, but have it within sight at all times. If it squats then give a loud “NO” or “ACK” as you scoop and run to the appropriate potty spot.



Do not let the dog return to the accident spot until it has been thoroughly cleaned and wiped with vinegar or a commercial enzyme product to remove all urine odor.

Answer 5

Just keep taking him out every hour and praise him everytime he does go outside you could even gave him a little treat and dogs will pee or poop in secret places if you scold or slap him he will be feared and do it in secret.

Also at that age they cant control their bladder so you will just have to keep a better eye on him.

Answer 6

It depends on his age, he could also be sick-uncontrolled leaking can be a sign of a bladder infection. Just praise him more when he goes outside-and you should probably call the vet just in case.

Answer 7

You haven't mentioned if he is neutered. As others have said, he could have a UTI or he could just be "marking" his territory which is common for male dogs.

Answer 8

Never use ammonia or vinegar to clean dog urine. Both have some of the same elements that are found in urine and will cause the dog to continue to urinate in that spot.

Answer 9

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