At a loss on what to do with Yorkie
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Anonymous
| I have a 10 year old female yorkie that is trained on a potty pad and used consistently for years but has been peeing all over my house lately. We have a brand new beautiful home and our hardwood floors are starting to get warped and ruined in spots from her peeing on them. If I place a rug down she'll automatically go on it. I know she knows better but can't understand why she continues to do it and am completely at a loss on how to fix the situation. Any thoughts? My husband is very frustrated as we obviously can't let her ruin our home and I don't know what else to do. |
Anonymous
| I would take her to the vet and get her checked out. |
Anonymous
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Anonymous
+1 If it's not a psychical issue than its emotional and you can try Prozac or something. Keep in mind that she isn't doing it to be bad. She might be sick or overwhelmed by the move, but something is going on and you should be worried about her, not angry. |
Anonymous
| Vet. Now. |
Anonymous
| Vet. This can be a sign of a UTI. |
Anonymous
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We have a 12 year old Yorkie who is fully trained, but has "on purposes" instead of accidents. It's been this way forever. He has severe separation anxiety. Prozac didn't help at all and he can't be confined or else he goes ballistic. We've had a full work up done on him and physically he's fine. But emotionally he's a mess. We adopted him when he was 6 months old and I don't know what happened to him before we adopted him. We love him so we deal with it, but it's pretty tiresome to clean up pee every day when we get home. He can go for a 20 minute walk right before we leave and then he'll pee on the floor directly after we leave. It's better when we're in routine--like when we leave for work every day at the same time. But he gets upset if I leave before DH vs. DH before me.
Sorry, OP. Just commiserating. Definitely get a physical work up done just to make sure, but at least for us that wasn't the reason. |
Anonymous
Yep, after making sure there is no UTI. etc. There are lots of brands, and PetSmart carries them so you can see the sizes. This is a site for boy and girl dog diapers: http://www.bellybands.net/product/girl-belly-bands/. Amazon too. With my little dogs, just putting a onesie on them (boys and girls) while inside solved the problem (no diaper necessary). But you will need to experiment. |
Anonymous
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Have you tried pee pads on the floor (will take a little training)? There are also potty stations with real or fake grass. One example: https://www.amazon.com/DoggieLawn-Disposable-Dog-Potty-Grass/dp/B00EQJ7I7Y/ref=pd_sim_199_19?ie=UTF8&dpID=41weqzU%2B%2BzL&dpSrc=sims&preST=_AC_UL160_SR160%2C160_&psc=1&refRID=85RM6BMFF3E0HV9BNGJN
Doggy diaper may be your best bet baring a UTI |
Anonymous
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Sounds like you've moved recently. As your dog is trained to go in the house, she is confused about where to go in *this* house. She doesn't know better. You've taught her that an appropriate place to pee in the house- dogs can only generalize, and from what you've taught her, this is true.
So, first - vet visit to rule out UTI and other reasons she may be going inside (are the pads being placed somewhere that is hard for her to access due to pain, mobility issues, etc.?). Then, you start training her all over again, just like you did when she was a puppy. Limit her access to the areas on the house where she can go, and then allow more freedom as she urinates where you want. Lots of praise and treats when she does. Tether her to you when you're home, and watch for signs that she needs to urinate- when you see them (sniffing the ground, circling, etc.) take her to the exact location of her pad (which you should limit to only one or two areas), let her urinate and then praise praise praise and treat. It will take some time. Elimination problems are common in toy breeds, often because they are taught to eliminate in the house, but they are workable problems. You just have to boot camp from scratch until she gets it. |
Anonymous
| Pee pad. |
Anonymous
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1. She's old and may be having some incontinence.
2. You just moved and she may be having some anxiety. |
Anonymous
I agree. All of my dogs had to pee MUCH more often when they got older. A couple ended up in diapers. One time my dog had bladder stones, which we were able to fix through diet (the alternative is surgery). Then the indoor peeing stopped. Plus, yes, dogs often do not like change. And little dogs are often neurotic, living in our huge world. |