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Post by hannah85 on May 8, 2013 18:46:56 GMT
Hi all, am hoping someone can offer me some advice. I have a cavachon who is almost one and a half. Now being brutally honest I'm not an experienced dog owner. Training him has taken a long time and has been a learning curve! I feel it would have been quicker had I been able to attend training classes but I could'nt find one that worked between school and work hours so all training has been self taught with books/dvds and information online.
I'm relatively happy with where we are now aside from one thing. Every morning I come down to anywhere between 2 and 6 'accidents'. Both urination and defecation. At the moment it's two accidents but I'm getting up at 2am and 6am to let him out and it's killing me! I work two night shifts a week and am 5 months pregnant-I'm dead on my feet.
I think its now a habit as he's housetrained during the day with no problems. I've been taking up his water at 6pm and dont feed him after 5pm. He does'nt have set places where he goes, it can be anywhere and I've been using a cleaner designed to get rid of the odour.
I've tried confining him to a smaller area but he spent a week doing nothing but barking all night which caused the neighbours to complain. I'm feeling desperate now and really hope someone can offer some advice?
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Post by caz2golden on May 8, 2013 19:08:00 GMT
I feel for you, my latest dog was a nightmare at night for screaming house down and getting me up hourly when she was young!! She still gets itchy feet about 1hr to 1/2 hr before get up time!! Love her really!!
Does he have accidents during the day if you leave him?
Does sound a bit like habit!!
Does not really have the puppy excuse not to hold it, any dog under six months does not fully have control of there water works!! Getting up twice in the night means he is not being left long so should be able to cope!
Could it be stress related, some dogs will go when they are left alone due to getting worried.
Have you tried using a cage and taking him to bedroom with you, he can then whine to wake you up and ask to go?
The company may help him if it is related to being on his own. If this worked you can then slowly move cage out of room and slowly back to room you leave him in.
I know that you need to use certain types of cleaning products to get rid of the smells the dog can smell. Not exactly sure what it needs to contain though! Sorry! I actually used biological washing liquid (highly diluted in water) when I cleaned up after puppy accidents as I thought this may break down what the dog smells!!
Have you questioned this with your vet as you may need to erase any medical reason?
Take care of yourself being pregnant.
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Post by charlottte on May 8, 2013 20:00:02 GMT
Have you had him checked by a vet? A friend of mine had a collie that got to about a year old and she was still messing in the house so they got her checked out and found that she had a mild bladder infection. As soon as it was treated, she didn't mess in the house again. Could be worth getting him checked just to rule that out  |
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Post by charlottte on May 8, 2013 20:01:18 GMT
Just saw caz's post, missed the last bit. Beat me to it this time Caz  |
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Post by cazypops on May 8, 2013 20:05:18 GMT
Do you take him for a walk last thing before bed time? I know you probably don't want him in the bedroom with you, especially when the new baby arrives, but I agree with caz2golden, he may be lonely and having him next to you while you sleep could help, then slowly a bit at a time, move him back to where you want him to sleep. Also when our Jasper was being house trained I use to put puppy pads all over the floor as like your dog he didn't go in just one spot. They're great for mopping up spills too.  |
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Post by charlottte on May 8, 2013 20:11:17 GMT
Puppy pads work with some dogs although for others it sometimes tells them that its ok to go inside Some dogs pick up house training a lot more quickly than others |
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Post by orpheous87 on May 8, 2013 20:14:35 GMT
Like Caz mentioned, I would think about getting a crate and using that for during the night. If he doesn't like being confined, you'd have to get him used to the cage first, don't just put him in it and shut the door. You could start by feeding him in there so that he associates it with good things, then once he's happy to go in the cage and lie down, you'll be able to close the door and hopefully he'll be happy to sleep in there. The cleaning products shouldn't be ammonia based, because that smells like urine. I think the ones that should be used are enzyme based (I read that somewhere), so if you're not already using one of those, I'd look into that. There are two that I've seen recommended, but others might know of different products: www.enviro-works.eu/pet-care/ and www.2pureproducts.co.uk/odour_eliminator.htmlIt does sound like a habit he's got himself into, but I'm sure you'll be able to crack it. Hopefully soon as I'm sure you can do without the hassle while you're pregnant! |
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Post by cazypops on May 8, 2013 20:23:35 GMT
Just a thought, IF he has a water infection, you do need to get this checked, then restricting his water intake in the evening will cause the urine to get stronger and then the increase in weeing.
Hope you can get it sorted, and if you need any more advice then we're all here to help.
Good luck with the baby.
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Post by migsy on May 9, 2013 20:39:57 GMT
I agree with above posts about getting dog checked over by the vet,and also thought is dog getting enough exercise.Also,I would never remove water bowl.as cazypops said it can make urine more concentrated and have opposite effect as bladder would be irritated.The making of last meal at 4 or 5p.m.should help,as dogs have a slow digestion time.
You must be well and truly on your knees due to disturbed sleep etc,and wish you luck in getting problem sorted very soon.
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Post by fatamorgana on May 10, 2013 10:40:03 GMT
Personally I would (after the all clear from my vet) move his evening meal to a later time to see if it eliminates the night time elimination (pun intended LOL).
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