Dog spraying

Skins_Brew · 12-30-2008, 11:19 PM

Ok, after searching the net I just cant find what I am looking for so here goes..

My 17 week old male beagle has been leaving short piss trails around lately. He is not directly peeing on anything, just kind of letting it go as he walks around. He is certainly at the age where he will violently hump anything and everything. I am just wanting to know if this is him marking his territory or possibly some other problem. Reason being is I use to have a young cat who would piss over everything. He had not been neutered but the vet said one of the possible reasons he was pissing so much, besides the reason he was un-nuetered, was the fact that he had a very stubborn urinary tract infection. Any feedback from seasoned dog owners would be great so I know if I need to call the vet or not. Thanks!

**BierMuncher** · 12-30-2008, 11:38 PM

Have you kennel trained the pup to hold his pee long enough to go outside yet?

Skins_Brew · 12-30-2008, 11:43 PM

Yea he is pretty good about that. He can go the night without peeing in his crate and will occasionally go to the back door when he needs to go.

Willy Boner · 12-30-2008, 11:44 PM

Rub their nose in it and throw them outside for a while, just like you potty train kids. of course with the kids you have to wait for them to get out of the "huggie" stage. Says right on the package that they hold 24 pounds, SWMBO would not wait that long.

farmbrewernw · 12-30-2008, 11:52 PM

What I did with my dog is put him outside immediately when he would pee in the house. To him it was punishment because he likes being inside with us. Rubbing their nose in it doesn't do anything because they wont associate you rubbing their nose in it with doing something bad unless you catch them in the act.

**snazzy** · 12-30-2008, 11:56 PM

My shepard/lab mix did that as a young pup and I thought the same thing. As he got older he had more control. He grew out of his dribbles quickly and has no trouble now.

Some dogs take a little time to gain that control. Even when they can hold it in the crate a little exitement or loss of concentration can cause a little dribble.

Skins_Brew · 12-31-2008, 12:00 AM

I consider this dog to be like 80% potty trained. We never did the nose rub thing and he has not pooped in the house in weeks. What has me wondering about this case of peeing is that he is leaving a trail of piss. Before he was house broken for the most part he would always at least try to hide his accidents, but now he is leaving his 'trails' right out in the open, usually when we are just around the corner. For example, we usally keep the door to the spare bedroom closed. My wife had it open today because she was doing something in there and as soon as it was open he went in and left his trail.

flyangler18 · 12-31-2008, 12:00 AM

Beagles can be challenging to potty-train, and males tend to be slower than females. Bailey was pretty good during that phase, but occasionally he would look straight at us and let go. You have to get him into a routine- first thing in the morning, right after eating, right after playing, etc. If Monday is going to the door, he's associating the door with where he needs to go. We hung a jingle bell off the back door and encouraged him to ring it. Bell rings, door opens. Simple association. This is especially helpful if you are in another part of the house and nature calls.

When Monday 'drips', is he coming out of a deep sleep? A couple of times, Bailey would be completely disoriented after napping and seemingly forget where he is- and he'd start peeing where he stood.

**nystevecf** · 12-31-2008, 12:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Skins_Brew

I consider this dog to be like 80% potty trained. We never did the nose rub thing and he has not pooped in the house in weeks. What has me wondering about this case of peeing is that he is leaving a trail of piss. Before he was house broken for the most part he would always at least try to hide his accidents, but now he is leaving his 'trails' right out in the open, usually when we are just around the corner. For example, we usally keep the door to the spare bedroom closed. My wife had it open today because she was doing something in there and as soon as it was open he went in and left his trail.

I am glad you are not an idiot and did not rub his face in it!

And you asking shows you care and would actually read before doing something so stupid. I would bet a urinary tract infection, if not stay on his crate training. If you cant watch him put him in the crate (they like it, it's like their own personal cave) and if he does it while you are watching him immediatly say no and put him outside. But the way you describe it it does sound like an infection.

Skins_Brew · 12-31-2008, 12:33 AM

Thanks for the tips Fly. How old was Bailey when he would have these type of accidents? When he has done the dribbling thing, he has been awake somewhat excited. Ehh, if he is not sleeping he is exciting. He is pretty smart though. These isolated incidents of peeing are not too bad and so far he is a great dog. Aside from his stubborness to be housebroken, he is pretty damn smart. We have the bell on the door and he is picking up on it as he has rung it a few times.