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Behavioral Issue

Tanzeena07

Member
My Dogo just turn one in December and she is over all a sweet girl! She is usually almost everything you would want in a dog. Active when we are out and about and calm at home. BUT she still poops and pees in her crate!!!! It is absolutely ridiculous that she just has no cares in the world that she will sit in her poop and pee for 5-6hrs. And its not everyday. We can go weeks without her having any accidents and then we go a straight week with her pooping and peeing in her crate everyday. My sister in law went to pick something up at my house and just sent me a pic of her in her crate with poop and pee everywhere. And this is the 4th time this week!! She is a almost 70lb 1yo large breed dog. She should be able to hold it for 6hrs atleast! My husband leaves to go to work before 8 so he takes her out anywhere from 7-730 and I get home at 315. This is just getting so fustrating!!! Any advice anyone?!?!
 

scorning

Well-Known Member
I would recommend taking her to the vet to see if she has an underlying condition, like a urinary tract infection or giardia. Are her poops solid or soft? Does she ever have accidents when you are home or have to go out during the night? When my Great Dane was getting up consistently to go to the bathroom at night I found out he was developing crystals in his urine and a round of medication fixed it and he started sleeping through the night again.
 

DennasMom

Well-Known Member
6 hours is a long time for a young dog... I'd get a dog-walker that can stop by in the middle of the day for a potty break and some exercise.

Her body is telling you 6 hours is too long for her to hold it every day. She's not doing this to spite you. I'm sure she's uncomfortable. :(

On the weeks when she can't hold it, do you give her different foods, treats or snacks? Veggie and grain material can bulk up poops and make the pup need to go more, and more often.

BTW 7:30-3:30 is 8 hours...
 

Elana P

Well-Known Member
My Dogo just turn one in December and she is over all a sweet girl! She is usually almost everything you would want in a dog. Active when we are out and about and calm at home. BUT she still poops and pees in her crate!!!! It is absolutely ridiculous that she just has no cares in the world that she will sit in her poop and pee for 5-6hrs. And its not everyday. We can go weeks without her having any accidents and then we go a straight week with her pooping and peeing in her crate everyday. My sister in law went to pick something up at my house and just sent me a pic of her in her crate with poop and pee everywhere. And this is the 4th time this week!! She is a almost 70lb 1yo large breed dog. She should be able to hold it for 6hrs atleast! My husband leaves to go to work before 8 so he takes her out anywhere from 7-730 and I get home at 315. This is just getting so fustrating!!! Any advice anyone?!?!
 

Elana P

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Sorry to hear that you'r having problems with house training.

I agree with @DennasMom.... 5 or 6 hours.... is a very long time to leave a dog crated, without being able to go out. How long is she crated in a 24 hour period?

A dog walker, or a doggy day care, or even a friend to pop in and let her out, would be helpfull.

Have you considered a large dog play pan, so that she can get up and move arounda bit, play with something, have something to do? You could put some puppy pads in one corner for her, in case she needs to pee or poop.
 

PippatheMastiff

Well-Known Member
Or even put her in a bathroom (with everything put safely away)? With puppy pad in the corner maybe?


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Tanzeena07

Member
I would recommend taking her to the vet to see if she has an underlying condition, like a urinary tract infection or giardia. Are her poops solid or soft? Does she ever have accidents when you are home or have to go out during the night? When my Great Dane was getting up consistently to go to the bathroom at night I found out he was developing crystals in his urine and a round of medication fixed it and he started sleeping through the night again.


When she first started this a while ago I did have her checked for a UTI since I work at a Veterinary Emergency hospital. But she was negative. Her poop is solid and she goes all night without having to go. She never has accidents when I or anyone else is home.
 

Hector

Well-Known Member
Might sound like an anxiety problem. Dogs will pee and poop out of anxiety. My little dog cannot be left alone free in the house otherwise he will pee and poop and he has separation anxiety.
 

Tanzeena07

Member
6 hours is a long time for a young dog... I'd get a dog-walker that can stop by in the middle of the day for a potty break and some exercise.

Her body is telling you 6 hours is too long for her to hold it every day. She's not doing this to spite you. I'm sure she's uncomfortable. :(

On the weeks when she can't hold it, do you give her different foods, treats or snacks? Veggie and grain material can bulk up poops and make the pup need to go more, and more often.

BTW 7:30-3:30 is 8 hours...



She has been getting the same food for a while now. I do give her fruits and Veggies most days. I will monitor that and see if that is the cause. I also will try to come home on my lunch break to take her out. But when should she be able to hold it for 6hrs? I was always under the impression the for a large breed 6-8hrs shouldn't be that long to hold.
 

Tanzeena07

Member
Sorry to hear that you'r having problems with house training.

I agree with @DennasMom.... 5 or 6 hours.... is a very long time to leave a dog crated, without being able to go out. How long is she crated in a 24 hour period?

A dog walker, or a doggy day care, or even a friend to pop in and let her out, would be helpfull.

Have you considered a large dog play pan, so that she can get up and move arounda bit, play with something, have something to do? You could put some puppy pads in one corner for her, in case she needs to pee or poop.


She is usually only crated when we are at work. She is not crated at night because she sleeps in bed with me or my kids .
 

Tanzeena07

Member
Might sound like an anxiety problem. Dogs will pee and poop out of anxiety. My little dog cannot be left alone free in the house otherwise he will pee and poop and he has separation anxiety.

I think this might be more of what it is. But I wish I knew what triggers her anxiety because like I said she can go weeks without any accidents at all.
 

Elana P

Well-Known Member
She is usually only crated when we are at work. She is not crated at night because she sleeps in bed with me or my kids .



If you don't mind my asking, is your doggy crated because she is not house trained yet, or are there other issues, such as destructive behaviours?

It's just that you mentioned that she's a year old already, and I was wondering why she doesn't just stay in the house.
 

Tanzeena07

Member
If you don't mind my asking, is your doggy crated because she is not house trained yet, or are there other issues, such as destructive behaviours?

It's just that you mentioned that she's a year old already, and I was wondering why she doesn't just stay in the house.

Well yes mostly because of the house training. She is not so destructive as in tearing walls and furniture... the worst destructive thing she will do is go through the trash. I mean she will knock the trash can over and go through it. Otherwise she is pretty chill. I usually will leave her out of her crate when I make runs to the store or something no more than a couple hours.
 

Elana P

Well-Known Member
Well yes mostly because of the house training. She is not so destructive as in tearing walls and furniture... the worst destructive thing she will do is go through the trash. I mean she will knock the trash can over and go through it. Otherwise she is pretty chill. I usually will leave her out of her crate when I make runs to the store or something no more than a couple hours.


Maybe put the trash can somewhere where she can't reach it, and try her in the house, with a pee pad somewhere close to the door (where she usually goes out).

Personally, I would give it a try, and see if that might resolve the pee/poop problem.

Just a thought :).
 

Boxergirl

Well-Known Member
I agree that putting the trash somewhere where she can't reach it is a good idea. I have a very different opinion of pee pads. I am completely against the use of them. I think they are confusing to a dog and make house training harder. I fostered many dogs that were turned over to rescue due to house training problems. Quite a few of them had been pee pad trained and it took a lot of work to teach them that elimination in the house was a strict no-no. They can develop a substrate preference and a pee pad really isn't much different than a carpet to a dog. My daughter just brought home a puppy that, due to an injury to the breeder, had to be pee pad trained. He refused to eliminate anywhere except on a pee pad - which we moved outside for the first few potty times. It took two days of hard work to break the preference to pee on any carpeted area in the house.

I would go back to basics with her. 100% supervision. Tether her to you so that she can't sneak away to eliminate. May I ask how you have handled accidents in the house? Are you using an enzymatic cleaner for any accidents? If she doesn't soil the crate, then I would continue to use it while you step up your other training. Treat her like she's an 8 week old puppy. Take her out frequently, like every half an hour in the beginning, and don't wait for her to tell you she needs to go. Perhaps consider teaching her to ring bells to let you know she needs to go out.
 

Tanzeena07

Member
Yes I was thinking about maybe putting the trash can in the garage when we leave. But I also am against pee pads. I have had a horrible time with them with previous pets and have heard even worse cases from friends. I will start back up again like she was a puppy and take her out more often and see how she does then. I debated teacher her to ring a bell since she was a puppy but I also have 2.5 year old and a 5yo and I think they would have more fun with it than anything.
 

Tanzeena07

Member
Oh and yes I use Nature's Miracle whenever she has an accident. I usually let that soak for an hour or so before cleaning it up. And we usually deep clean our carpets every 2-3months.
 

Boxergirl

Well-Known Member
2 1/2 and 5 year old human children? If you really want to try, involve them in teaching the dog to ring the bells. They're both old enough to help, with your constant supervision, and to learn that the bells aren't for them to play with. Your kids are the same age mine were when I had a 2 yo dog and a puppy. I had the best trained dogs and kids, lol.

Please let us know how things are going. And maybe an intro post with a picture of your girl? Unless I missed it ...
 

PippatheMastiff

Well-Known Member
I agree that putting the trash somewhere where she can't reach it is a good idea. I have a very different opinion of pee pads. I am completely against the use of them. I think they are confusing to a dog and make house training harder. I fostered many dogs that were turned over to rescue due to house training problems. Quite a few of them had been pee pad trained and it took a lot of work to teach them that elimination in the house was a strict no-no. They can develop a substrate preference and a pee pad really isn't much different than a carpet to a dog. My daughter just brought home a puppy that, due to an injury to the breeder, had to be pee pad trained. He refused to eliminate anywhere except on a pee pad - which we moved outside for the first few potty times. It took two days of hard work to break the preference to pee on any carpeted area in the house.

I would go back to basics with her. 100% supervision. Tether her to you so that she can't sneak away to eliminate. May I ask how you have handled accidents in the house? Are you using an enzymatic cleaner for any accidents? If she doesn't soil the crate, then I would continue to use it while you step up your other training. Treat her like she's an 8 week old puppy. Take her out frequently, like every half an hour in the beginning, and don't wait for her to tell you she needs to go. Perhaps consider teaching her to ring bells to let you know she needs to go out.

I agree. I used pee pads near the back door, and also placed them down in areas that she had gone before. Big mistake. Later, after no more pee pads and she was well trained, when I let her in the carpeted living room, she peed. She wasn't shy about it either, she thought it was acceptable. She doesn't do it anymore but I don't let her hang out in living room very often. I'm going to have to be more vigilant and nix the pee pads with new pup.


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Tanzeena07

Member
Sorry for the late reply! Been a hectic week. Ok so we move the trash can to the garage when we leave the house and put bread and other food out of reach (she is a counter surfer). She has been doing very well (KNOCK ON WOOD). We don't don't crate her as much. We just had a change in the household so I want to wait at least another week or two before letting her have full range of the house for a long period of time by her self. But now our NEW issue is her skin allergies. It has gotten pretty bad pretty quick. Like within the last 2 weeks. I think within the last 3-dayys it has gotten even worse so we are going to try different food today. Oh and sorry! Hello everyone! My name is Tanzeena and this is my four legged baby Sarabi!
 

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