I have 3 dogs, 2 boxers Lola (8) Rocky (3) and then a beagle weiner (1) all of the dogs are "house broken" but i am still waking up to find them using my carpet as a potty pad. No matter what we do they still do it. especially the boxers. I dont know what to do. my dogs are inside dogs, unless its a nice day. It seems to happen when im asleep and i feel like theres nothing i can do. PLEASE HELP!!! its distgusting!
also my beagle always barks and there is no shutting him up! HELPPPPPP!
Well you said it yourself .... Dogs pee when your asleep .. get up and take them out more often .. sounds like you sleep to long and they have to go out .. The 2 nd part is you own a Beagle and Beagles bark ..
Once they go on the carpet, the odor stays on the carpet pad for a long time. I dealt with a similar problem . I got a carpet syringe that you fill with a good odor remover (like natures miracles) and inject it straight into the pad underneath. This way you get the product UNDER the carpet. This keeps the dogs from being attracted to an area they ' re having accidents on. Once you get the odor and stains out, you need to start confining the dogs in a specific area. Take all of them out more than usual. As for them going at night, get up often and take the dogs out . It might leave you tired in the morning, but at least there's no mess to clean up ... good luck.
Since you don't know for sure which dog (s) is the culprit I'd probably think that a "house broken" older dog that starts to "go" in the house needs a vet check for a urinary infection, etc. I'd also confine them to a non carpeted area or put them in their crates at night until I can figure out what's going on. I've had a lot of dogs and haven't experienced a previously house trained dog going in the house unless it has a problem that needs a vet. Good Luck.
I always give my dogs a potty break in the middle of the night. They hold their potty while we are at work, so it stands to reason they need an extra break. Use the bell method so they can tell you when they need to go, or set a timer or alarm and get up and take them out. I use a crate * to potty train with, but only for potty training and then I break it down and store it. I put blankets and a small food and water dish in the crate. Dogs don't potty where they eat and sleep. When they are first little, I only expect them to hold their potty for 4 hours, and then 6 hours, then 8 hours and so on. So when they are first little, I set a timer or alarm clock to wake myself up at night to take them * out. I only allow my puppy in the bedroom * or the living room, only one room at a time. They have to graduate to more space. If I allow them to have full run of the house, it will overwhelm them. I take them out the same door each time. I tie a dinner bell to the door handle. Do not use a jingle bell as they could get their toe caught in it. So when they are little, I ring the bell for them, and then open the door to go * outside to potty. When they get bigger, I take their paw and whack the bell and open the door to go potty. Eventually getting to the place where the puppy will ring the bell and let me know when they need to go potty. Dogs want to please you, so it is your job to let them know what behaviors please you and what doesn't. So when my puppy goes potty, I give her a treat *, and clap, and make a fuss and praise her. So she learns that going potty outside makes me happy. If she has an accident, make a disgust sound like "tsst" and take her out right away. I never yell * or spank * my puppies. Take them out when they first wake up, after they eat or drink, before nap, finish romping, when their activities change, or when they are sniffing around. Some puppies go pee right away, but may not go poop until 10 minutes later, so wait for the poop .. I have a little play time here, because sometimes I think they are done, and they are not. Puppies train at their own pace. While I may have a puppy that hasn't had an accident in several weeks, I don't let my guard down. I don't expect my puppies to be "fully potty trained" until one-year-old. If they have a setback, shake it off, and start over. I only have my puppies in the crate when I am not watching them. When I am sleeping, cooking, ironing, doing chores, basically when I am not watching her. All other times, she is out of the crate practicing being a "big girl." This is the time I train her how to behave in the house. So we are practicing "no barking", 'no biting "," no jumping ", and" don 't eat the furniture. "I also have to practice" playing inside "so she doesn't knock over things. You must keep the puppy in sight when they are little because they don't know the difference between newspaper and carpet , and you don't want them sneaking off and getting into trouble. Some puppies can sleep through the night around 3-months-old, but their bladder is grown around 6-months-old.
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* I use a CRATE to train with. It is the method I prefer, compared to other methods I have tried. I noticed that if they are in the crate, while I am doing chores, they are ok, because the crate allows them to see me and be re-assured. The crate can also be a comfort when stored in the basement for dogs who live in areas where thunderstorms and tornados are an issue.. However, use the method that works best for you ..... a laundry basket, a cardboard box, a woof-woof house, x-pen, child gates, whatever works for you.
