Ok, my father is in the military, an he’s been called away for training. Low and behold, I end up with his two year old male cocker spaniel. Now, first off I already have a well trained sheltie, so I can teach dogs. But, this Dog, Scooby, is driving me up the wall.
I’m in a brand new apartment, and he has a tinkling problem. So I put him outside and he scratches ENDLESSLY on my door. So I put him in his crate outside, and he howls and barks for HOURS. So I let him inside with his crate, and the crate smells awful because he tinkles in it (I have a one bedroom apartment.) I clean it out, but it doesn’t stay clean for long. Then he’ll bark and howl if I leave the room.
At the moment I’m either dragging the crate with me everywhere I go (and the smell along with it), or giving in and letting him run loose in my apartment. I just want to put him out on our large balcony and let him live out there for 6 weeks. But I just can’t STAND the noise, nor can my neighbors. Help Me!
My balcony is HUGE, and the weather out here is lovely, when it rains and if it is cold, I bring him inside and pay very close attention to him. He sleeps inside every night. I feed him, give him plenty of water. I’m not abusing this dog. I could bring him inside and leave him in his kennel all day to keep him from peeing, but I think that’d be cruel.
I still take the dog every three hours. I clean out his crate to keep it from smelling, but I’ve lived in my apartment for less than two weeks and I have spots on my carpet. My father said he cleared him with the vet before he came down. So I doubt it’s an infection. He’s just one of those dogs who tinkle when he gets exciting, upset, uncomfortable, ext. I honestly am inclined to think this is a breed issue. I don’t know how to approach his personality. I don’t know how to teach him proper behavior. I can’t even get him to sit.
My balcony is HUGE, and the weather out here is lovely, when it rains and if it is cold, I bring him inside and pay very close attention to him. He sleeps inside every night. I feed him, give him plenty of water. I’m not abusing this dog. I could bring him inside and leave him in his kennel all day to keep him from peeing, but I think that’d be cruel.
I still take the dog out every three hours. I clean out his crate to keep it from smelling, but I’ve lived in my apartment for less than two weeks and I have spots on my carpet. My father said he cleared him with the vet before he came down. So I doubt it’s an infection. He’s just one of those dogs who tinkle when he gets exciting, upset, uncomfortable, ext. I honestly am inclined to think this is a breed issue. I don’t know how to approach his personality. I don’t know how to teach him proper behavior. I can’t even get him to sit.
sorry for the double post.
Also, taking the dog was unexpected, we are still moving in. We have boxes and stuff everywhere. We stay in a loft, and Scooby is afraid if the stares, so when he’s inside and we’re upstairs, again I face the problem of him barking loudly and howling non stop. I have neighbors. This is an apartment. I need a solution for his barking. Accepting it just is not an option.
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Tags: Balcony, Bedroom Apartment, Carpet, Cocker Spaniel, Neighbors, New Apartment, Peeing, Personality, Proper Behavior, Scooby, Scratches, Sheltie Dogs, Sit, Spaniel, Those Dogs, Trained Dogs, Vet, Weather
July 28th, 2007 at 10:35 am
Get the dog checked out by a vet, he could have an infection or something else going on to cause him to pee so much.
July 28th, 2007 at 4:23 pm
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July 29th, 2007 at 8:57 pm
It is abusive to keep your dog in a balcony for 6 weeks. Your neighbors will call animal control and animal control will take your father’s dog away from you.
You will need to take him out on a schedule, and bring him in when he is finished just as if he were a new puppy. He is having to learn the rules in a new house.
Spend some time clicker training him with positive reinforcement to develop your relationship with him.
Are you expecting him to relieve himself on the balcony? You will need to take him out where there is grass to go on. This may be part of your problem.
July 30th, 2007 at 12:16 pm
I had the same problem with a Cocker Spaniel at one of my listings. The problem is that the dog misses his owner. They are very emotional animals.
The best thing to do is to try to show it lots of attention. Feed it cookies and people food so that it likes you, then just treat him like your other dog.
July 30th, 2007 at 9:11 pm
I think you will either have to start ALL over with the potty training or find a really good trainer.
Putting the dog outside, may not be the right solution for now. You might make going outside a bad thing for him, which is not what you want right now. So if you cant afford (or find) a trainer try starting all over with the house breaking.
(Also neutering may help if hes not). First thing is first .. crate him WHENEVER you cannot watch him. This will help you from peeing in the house.
Take him out in the morning as soon as you wake up. Take a treat outside with you and when he goes potty praise him and give him a treat as SOON as he goes. Take him out 20-30 minutes AFTER he eats (keep an eye on him though, he may need to go out earlier/later). After playing rough take him out and whenever you see him sniffing around.
Is his crate too big? I had this problem house training my dachshund pup. Her crate was too big so she would pee at one end .. and sleep in the other. So I got a smaller crate where she only has enough room for her bed, herself and a toy.
Always, always, always praise! Make a huge deal out of peeing outside. Even if you look like a dork for a moment. There is this tree right in front of my house that I trained my Peke to pee on everytime he goes outside. When I was training my Dachshund to use it I would stand outside screaming “yay! good girllll! good girl!” and jump and just get all excited. I cant tell you how many times people passing by shot me the most weird looks ever! LOL
So you may want to try that.
Here are some other questions from Y!A that people asked about their dog peeing in the house .. these answers may help you out. I always look at yahoo for resolved answers:
Other sites:
^^ I bought this book and it helped me ALOT. You can also e-mail them your problem and they will e-mail you back with very helpful training tips.
Hope this helped! and Good luck!
July 31st, 2007 at 1:00 am
Wow, too bad your dad didn’t board the dog at a kennel.. would have been better for the dog.
I would take the poor guy to the vet and rule out a urinary problem.. If he is fine, then you should work on house training.. Locking him away all the time, either in the crate or on the balcony isn’t good for him. Of course he is going to bark and carry on. Dogs love to be with people, and you are locking him away. Spend sometime with him, walk him, and work on his housetraining. You might find that he is a good boy and nice to be around. You aren’t giving him a chance..