Potty Problems

[Whippet Good]

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Hey Gang,

I am having a problem with my dog. I have a female who is 1.5 (probably closer to 2) years old.

The problem is that when I leave her out at night (free to roam the house) she pees and poops in the house. My 7 year old son occasionally sleeps on the sofa (while school is out) and patsy (the dog) sleeps with him always. When she is locked in his room with him there is never a problem, she holds it all night then goes out and does her business in the AM when I let her out.

But when she sleeps on the sofa with my son, she has started peeing on the carpet and sometimes poops (never in the same spot).

Whats the deal? I let her out at midnight and make sure she at least pee's before I let her back in then we are up between 6-7AM to let her outside.

How can I get her housebroken again? When I put her in her crate overnight she crys and makes a rucus (used to sleeping with my son).

Any tips would be appreciated.

 

[Strike Whippets]

Hi welcome to k9 .....Has she been fully house trained ?? .....or is this a problem that has recently started ?? ........It sounds to me like she is clean in your son's room because she classes this as her den so to speak .....were as if she's in a bigger place which is not normally where she sleep's, then there's no need in her eye's to hold on ......Is she clean during the day in this area ??.........or is this a night thing ?? ........

 

[Whippet Good]

Patsy is in her crate during the day while we are at work/school then she gets the run of the house until bedtime.

We have a bell on the back door that she noses (rings) to let us know when to let her out and she never ever goes bathroom when we are awake and in the house.

She did not used to have this problem (pooping/peeing in the living room) but for the last month or so whenever we let her roam the house at night she always leaves us a present in the short time when we are sleeping (not longer than 6 hours).

During the day in her crate she almost never has a problem and she never goes potty in a room if the door is closed.

Do we need to go back to puting her on lead and walking out with her when she goes bathroom then rewarding her?

In the past, the way I was taught to stop dogs from going bathroom in the house was to catch then at it then yell/smack and if you didnt catch them then you rubbed their nose in it and gave them a smack and yelled at them.

However I dont do this with the wippet as I have heard that the breed is more sensitive and that how we were doing it before really does not work.

Any suggestions on potty training or whatever would be very much appreciated.

 

[mazza]

I'm relieved to hear you do not smack your whippet or yell or rub her nose in it when she has messed. :rant: This kind of heavy handed treatment is NO WAY TO HOUSE TRAIN ANY DOG.

 

[mazza]

Patsy is in her crate during the day while we are at work/school then she gets the run of the house until bedtime.
We have a bell on the back door that she noses (rings) to let us know when to let her out and she never ever goes bathroom when we are awake and in the house. 

She did not used to have this problem (pooping/peeing in the living room) but for the last month or so whenever we let her roam the house at night she always leaves us a present in the short time  when we are sleeping (not longer than 6 hours).

During the day in her crate she almost never has a problem and she never goes potty in a room if the door is closed.

Do we need to go back to puting her on lead and walking out with her when she goes bathroom then rewarding her?

In the past, the way I was taught to stop dogs from going bathroom in the house was to catch then at it then yell/smack and if you didnt catch them then you rubbed their nose in it and gave them a smack and yelled at them.

However I dont do this with the wippet as I have heard that the breed is more sensitive and that how we were doing it before really does not work.

Any suggestions on potty training or whatever would be very much appreciated.

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After reading your post I find it very disturbing that you are putting your 2 year old whippet in a crate for long periods. With a new puppy a crate is great for house training and keeping puppy secure at night and certain times of the day if it has to be left alone for short periods. I used a crate with my puppies and I still have the

crate in the kitchen where my whippet goes in and out as she pleases. If she wants to be left alone she will go in it and she knows that is her little bolt hole where no one will bother her.

To imprison a dog in a crate for hours on end is absolutely awful. She must be completely bored all day. Whippets love human company.

I'm afraid you will have a very unhappy whippet if this is the life she has.

 

[Strike Whippets]

but for the last month or so whenever we let her roam the house at night she always leaves us a present in the short time when we are sleeping (not longer than 6 hours).

....

Has she just finished a season by any chance ?? ......

During the day in her crate she almost never has a problem and she never goes potty in a room if the door is closed.

Again this is the confined "den instinct" IMHO ..........

Do we need to go back to putting her on lead and walking out with her when she goes bathroom then rewarding her?

In my eyes this wouldn't hurt .......Whippets are normally very clean dog's, so prehap's something's gone amiss .......Punishment's as you said are certainly not for Whippet's ........Email me if you want any more advice ..... :thumbsup:

 

[Seraphina]

I would start housetraining her as if she was a new dog. If she does something I would show it to her, growl at her and then "not speak to her" for couple of minutes. I would take her out to the garden and praise her if she does something there.

She may be coming in season, that sometimes confuses them. Also, how big is your house and how dark is it at night? I knew somebody who had a problem with their Whippet at night, until they discovered she had a nightblindnes. They put in a night light in their hall and the problem was gone.

:luck:

Lida

 

[Whippet Good]

Thanks to those who are answering my question and offering suggestions.

Massa you have not offered a single bit of helpful advice and seem very judgemental. Im fairly new to these boards and I hope that most of the members are nicer and more helpful than you have been.

My dog was 'fixed' at about 7 months of age. She has a blue eye and the breeder wanted to make sure that she would be just a family pet and not be used for breeding. It seems like most of you are surprised that she cant hold her water at night (unless in a bedroom) and dont really know what her problem might be, or how to fix it, other than try to repotty train her.