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Posted by phtasha on December 11, 2002 at 10:32:42:

In Reply to: Rio...my new eight month old aussie posted by Petsr4life on December 10, 2002 at 19:53:58:

:Rio is eight months old. Has never lived in a house before. He is pretty good..except for he PEES everywhere. At first ..it was on my dog Sadies old bed. So I took her bed out. Now he just pees on the carpet. Now..mind you..its been a long time since I have had a puppy...and a male puppy in the house..forever. He is going to be nutered on the nineteenth. Will this help at all?? Its hard to catch him..because he still squats when he pees and he is pretty sneaky about it. Any advice or opinions on what to do would be greatly appreciated. Here is a picture of the onery wiggle butt. He is a bi red and is pretty scared of everything at the moment. He lived in a barn or kennel before I got him. Thanks...
:Pat and the tribe..
:Jake,Sadie and Beaus spirits in my heart forever..

Pat, he just has never been house-trained and doesn't know that indoors means a no-bathroom area. I'm assuming he just relieved himself whereever, including the barn. So, you have to teach him that the house is off limits by teaching him where the proper place to go is. Put him on a schedule, every hour outside for a walk (leashed); and then longer periods as he successfully strengthens his muscle control. When he relieves himself, praise extravagently. Clean up any whoopses in the house with an enzyme cleaner (Simple solution, for example, or even vinegar + water) to kill off any smell of pee in the house. Do it when he isn't around to see and without any fuss. Set him up to win (let him drink a lot and then 1/2 later, take him outside and praise/treat when he goes). He's a smart dog; he should get the message with repetition. And, no, neutering will not fix this, since I don't think he is "spraying/marking" territory so much as he thinks the whole world is his toilet.

BTW, he's a pretty and happy looking dog!!

Tasha

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