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Over the past few weeks Riley has started toileting in the house again. Until recently he was let out every hour or whenever he asked, but now he has stopped asking or goes outside for 10 minutes and comes in and pees somewhere. Or he wakes in the middle of the night, usually he whines and wakes you, then takes you to the door to be let out, now it's a case of taking himself off and peeing somewhere so you find it in the morning. I can't think of any reason he would of started this, or that we have changed his routine in anyway to cause this. The thing is he always seems to find somewhere quiet so we can't tell him off as we don't actually see he's doing it. It's not a contiual thing he isn't doing it every day, just for example, over a period of four days every fortnight.

He is also being a little b****r with recall, he will listen to me but if he's with anyone else he'll just stare at them with a "I don't think so" look. When I say he'll listen to me, I mean it takes him a few minutes to decide it's worth his while returning.

Oh and he wonders off too.

The recall and the wondering I can deal, went through it with Milo and I know it will settle down, but the pee/pooing is annoying me and any suggestions would be helpful
 
A lot of whippets seems to take a step backwards at adolescence judging by posts I have read in the past. I think a lot of people say to go back to basics.

Sorry not much help. It has been a long time since I've had a young teenage whippet.

Fred was bad full stop and took ages to learn toilet training. :blink: I eventually broke it with a very strict routine of 4 walks a day (the last one around 2200 hrs), no free wandering in and out of the garden, and letting him sleep in my bed overnight, so he forgets he needs the loo at 0300 hrs. (w00t)

Good luck...I expect he will get past this phase. :luck:
 
Yep, that is the adolscence :angry: . Genevieve has done that couple of times lately, although she has an excuse; it has been sooooooooooo cold outside. But feel free to tell him off even if you do not catch him. Just show it to him, he knows exactly what it is and that he should not have done it there. :luck:
 
Just show it to him, he knows exactly what it is and that he should not have done it there
Really? Don't they tell you that dogs (appernetly :- " ) can't remember where they've peed two minutes ago (But can remember the route of a walk they last did 2years ago :D ). I'll give it a go, thanks!
 
Buggers arent they.

Star didnt have any such phase and I hope puppy perfection Lucas doesnt, he was house trained when we got him. :D

Can you go back to using a crate indoors?
 
Indee said:
Just show it to him, he knows exactly what it is and that he should not have done it there
Really? Don't they tell you that dogs (appernetly :- " ) can't remember where they've peed two minutes ago (But can remember the route of a walk they last did 2years ago :D ). I'll give it a go, thanks!

Oh, they remember OK. I usually know there is something amiss just by the guilty look on their faces. :- " I just do a little refresher course in housetraining, taking them out periodically etc. I am just not quite as patient and consistent as i would be with a little one, and my growl gets bit more intense :angry: .

Mine also remember people and other animals, even after very long time - years. :)
 
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The boys Stirling and Kai are still going out for pee, but Scarlett! She looks like she just plonked her bum down to sit and then you see a huge puddle! :- " She looks at you as if to say "Im sorry ,but hey IT SURE FELT GOOOOOOOD!!" :*
 

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