Dog Pees on Her Bed

• Dog Pees on Her Bed RKimball Posted : 8/26/2006 3:10:29 PM My dog pees on her bed.  Not when she has no other choice, almost as a marking type of thing.  I just made her a new bed, she scratched at it for a few minutes and then peed on it!  She has access to go outside and she is housetrained so I don't think it was just that she had to go.   She wouldn't have peed on the floor if the bed wasn't there.  She has done this with other beds in the past but we thought she was just too young to hold it at the time.   She is 8 months old and has no other bladder/urinary trouble.  Any ideas?  I want her to have a soft place to lay in the living room but I don't want to waste my money on beds she is going to ruin by peeing on them! LIKE 10 REPLIES 139 VIEWS LAST POST DEBBIE R Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login
• spiritdogs Posted : 8/26/2006 5:07:04 PM You could just try getting her a small area rug to lay on - maybe she wouldn't perceive it as a bed. 0 LIKE Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login
• RKimball Posted : 8/28/2006 9:52:19 AM Thanks, I'll try that.  She also has a chair that she used to sleep on and she never peed on that.   She has been sleeping on a towel for the last few nights and that has stayed dry if not completely in one piece 0 LIKE Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login
• dogslife Posted : 8/30/2006 8:49:18 AM The urine smell makes them want to keep peeing in that place.  You have to use non-ammonia, pet friendly cleaners.  8 mos. old is still a puppy too!  [] 0 LIKE Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login
• RKimball Posted : 8/30/2006 9:12:31 AM Hi dogslife,   I understand what you are saying but this was a brand new bed, no urine smell for sure!   I do use Nature's Miracle when cleaning up after her.  Thanks!   Ryan 0 LIKE Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login
• dogslife Posted : 8/30/2006 9:32:57 AM Sounds like marking to me then.  Would you consider crate training?  It would be easier to clean.  Perhaps a hard surface for bedding may be a better option-at least til she grows up a little more.  You dont have to lock them in it, but use as you would use a crib for a baby.  Just a special place for the pet. Usually dogs love having a crate of their own. 0 LIKE Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login
• RKimball Posted : 8/30/2006 9:38:48 AM Hi.  We do have a crate for her, but I admit, we've been really bad about crate training her.   I have been thinking about putting more effort into it, so we'll see how that goes.   I agree that a crate is a great thing for travel, safety etc but I feel bad putting her in the crate during the day when she doesn't need it for house training reasons.   She has obviously shown she has no problem peeing where she sleeps!  (We currently have her in a 10x10 room off of our kitchen while we are at work...) 0 LIKE Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login
• dogslife Posted : 8/30/2006 9:42:29 AM She has obviously shown she has no problem peeing where she sleeps!   Lol !  Glad it is not a problem!! []   You could just get her to sleep in the crate and leave the gate open.  But you are so right, it makes travel safest...but you need to use the door latch then! 0 LIKE Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login
• RKimball Posted : 8/30/2006 9:46:04 AM For your viewing pleasure..  Bailey at 11 weeks when we got her (March) and then a few weeks ago (July)  0 LIKE Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login
• dogslife Posted : 8/30/2006 9:49:16 AM [] That is a beautiful baby!!   I am sure she will catch on to enjoying a clean dry bed sooner or later! 0 LIKE Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login
• Debbie R Posted : 8/30/2006 12:06:08 PM She's just too cute for what you're saying about her to be true, I just  don't believe a word of it. lol 0 LIKE Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login