HELP..dog wetting our bed (seperation anxiety?)

    • Bronze

    HELP..dog wetting our bed (seperation anxiety?)

    my 4 year old staffordshire bull terrier (who is fixed) has been wrecking our house! everytime we leave he breaks down the barrier we have used (to lighten the house destruction) and has actually gone out of his way to wet our bed! why is this?-what can we do about this?(i believe it may be seperation anxiety-but desperately need a solution-he is seldomly alone as I am a stay at home mom however as i'm sure you'll understand there are times when he must stay home alone)
    -we love our dog but are finding it very hard to enjoy him as he is making life hard for us :(
    HELP
     
    • Gold Top Dog
    Have you thought about crating him when you do in fact leave?  If it is seperation anxiety, is it possible that he will feel safer in a contained area that is his than with pretty much free reighn of the house?
     
    By the way, welcome to the forum!  We would love to see pics of your baby! 
    • Bronze
    I will post some in the PICS forum!
     
    • Gold Top Dog
    Just checked out your pics - he's gorgeous and he sure looks like he wants to be a good boy! 
     
    I'm going to leave any advice giving to our much more experienced members here, but thought I'd bump your topic up. 
    • Gold Top Dog
    It IS seperation anxiety but the fact that he is urinating on your bed shows lack of respect for you as alpha. he is showing you by breaking down the barrier thathe has a complete disregard for your authority. Unfortunalty this type of breed will take a inch of your weakness and run with it. I have seen this happen all to much with this breed....you get what you put into these dogs. Too many people turn them over to shelters because they "are too stubborn, physically too strong, have too much energy, or didnt turn out to be as esay to train as the lab I had last"
     
    First, you need to make sure your Staffie is getting plenty of exersice before he is left at home alone to be bored outta his mind. Too many people wake their dogs from a full nights sleep and leave them at home to go to work in the morning.......recipe for disaster.
    Second, you need to beef up on his obediance. He should feel that he has "no right" to do the things he does. He has no respect for you.
    Lastly, he may need to be crated to show that his behavior is unaaceptable, nothing you do to repriamnd him when you come home tells him what he is doing wrong, its to late, he already forgot about it.
    End note: I'm not implying you do so BUT force will NEVER work with this breed, if anything he will become more stubborn. Patience and respect for his nature is the key to success here. Good luck and keep us posted!