Quit Peeing on My Rug!!

[harrkim120]

Good luck!!!

Has she done it again lately?

[CorgiPaws]

Good luck!!!

Has she done it again lately?

She hasnt gotten away with it the last two days, it's been overcast, and I haven't left the door open for them to run in and out, so just scheduled potty breaks, so to speak.

She will NOT potty while I'm outside though. But she will with Jon, my husband. What the heck is that all about?!

[DaneMama]

She hasnt gotten away with it the last two days, it's been overcast, and I haven't left the door open for them to run in and out, so just scheduled potty breaks, so to speak.

She will NOT potty while I'm outside though. But she will with Jon, my husband. What the heck is that all about?!

It might be a dominance thing. She might feel intimidated or something when you are around and "watching" her while she does her business...kinda like she is shy or ashamed of you watching her. Is there some way that you could "block" the spot of where the mat is with something so she physically can't go there while you are inside, not watching her? Meaning that you stay inside and "spy" on her to see what she is doing?

Are you more of an authority figure or is Jon?

[CorgiPaws]

It might be a dominance thing. She might feel intimidated or something when you are around and "watching" her while she does her business...kinda like she is shy or ashamed of you watching her. Is there some way that you could "block" the spot of where the mat is with something so she physically can't go there while you are inside, not watching her? Meaning that you stay inside and "spy" on her to see what she is doing?

Are you more of an authority figure or is Jon?

When it was suggested the first time, I put a milk crate on the mat when I let her out, and spied from the window. She just peed on the cement next to it, but since I was spying on her, I was able to run out and scoop her up, and praised her for finishing in the grass.

When I'm out with the dogs, I try to give them their space, but that could be it. I wonder why I'm ore intimidating than Jon? SHe's my cuddle buddy, and tends to favor me over him. We've just gone back to stage one potty training... the kind where when the neighbors hear the explosion of praise they'd think your dog just learned to do the dishes.
I also stopped all verbal correction when I scoop her up and run to the grass when i catch her in the act. I did this when she decided this weekend that she won't potty with me out there. I wondered if telling her "NO" confused her on what I expect, and if she thought I was telling her no for pottying outside in general maybe? And now she might think she can't go inside, and can't go outside? Anyway, it might be a good thing, might be a bad thing, but either way, I just silently scoop her up, and praise her when she finishes her business in the right place. *shrug* we'll know in a few days or so if it's working at all.
To be honest, as annoying as it is, I'm at least glad this is an inappropriate OUTSIDE spot she's picked, rather than inside. And we're moving in about 6 months, and she can pick a new annoying spot there. lol

[xxshaelxx]

Ryou likes to go on the kitchen floor next to the back door without any notice. I can't just let them run in and out as they please, because I have to keep my cats inside (there are too many coyotes where I live), and if they go out, they don't want to come back in, and they make a MESS! Being Sibes, they LOVE to dig, and they go out in the rain, snow, and sun and dig, and usually, when it's rain and snow, they come in looking like mud monsters, which doesn't fly too well on the beige carpeting.

I'm also at a loss as to how to get Ryou to do his business outside and not in the kitchen. I really should try praising him and giving him lots of treats when he goes out, but I'm not sure whether that would do anything, because he's not the smartest cookie, and still doesn't get it that when he comes to me when I call him in from outside, he's going to get treats and lots of love, not dragged in and having to sit and watch while Amaya gets all kinds of treats for coming to me when called. Which is kind of funny, because it USED to be the other way around!

[harrkim120]

I'm also at a loss as to how to get Ryou to do his business outside and not in the kitchen. I really should try praising him and giving him lots of treats when he goes out, but I'm not sure whether that would do anything, because he's not the smartest cookie, and still doesn't get it that when he comes to me when I call him in from outside, he's going to get treats and lots of love, not dragged in and having to sit and watch while Amaya gets all kinds of treats for coming to me when called. Which is kind of funny, because it USED to be the other way around!

The praising is definitely worth a try...just make sure you do it right after he finishes and not when he comes back inside. As for him going in the kitchen...keep an eye on him and anytime you catch him going there bring him immediately outside. Don't let him have free run of the house if he can't be trusted, and clean up where he always goes with a good enzyme based odor remover.