April 19, 2011
My Bishon was housetrained but now she pees on the bed when she chases squirrels from window to window.
Full Question:
We have an 11month old Bichon who is still not housebroken. It has been a couple of months since she peed in the house and so we thought that part of the problem was fixed....then today she was racing through the house (chasing squirrels from window to window) and she jumped up on the bed and peed. We correct her and take her outside and I know she knows where to go...and "most" of the time she will head in the direction of the door when she needs to go out, but just when we think she's got it together she does something like this!I did crate training when we got her at nine weeks and kept her confined but it's like she has the attitude "If you're around fine...but if I have to go I'm not going to bother to come and get you!" I have successfully crate trained two other dogs in the past but this one is not coming around...Help!
Ed's Answer:
This is not rocket science. In this case it is a matter of who has the stronger mind set - in this case it is the dog. The problem you are having is not a dog problem it is a HUMAN problem called lack of training.
Use the crate for months if you have to. The dog's new home should be a dog crate and not the house. The only time it is out of the crate is when you Are doing something with her. When you are done she goes back into the crate.
Of course this means that you have to spend time with your dog every day. Take her for a walk a couple of times a day AND TRAIN THE DOG. Dogs learn RIGHT from WRONG. This is accomplished through obedience training.
Get a prong collar and my video BASIC DOG OBEDIENCE and train your dog. When its not being trained it goes back into the crate. If it take 6 months or twelve month - so be it.
In addition - what in the heck is the dog doing on the bed. No wonder it looks at you without respect. Read my article on DEALING WITH A DOMINANT DOG - allowing a dog in the bed is the biggest mistake owners can make. The bed then becomes THE DOG'S BED and not the owners bed. The dog looks at it like it is allowing you to sleep in its bed.
Use the crate for months if you have to. The dog's new home should be a dog crate and not the house. The only time it is out of the crate is when you Are doing something with her. When you are done she goes back into the crate.
Of course this means that you have to spend time with your dog every day. Take her for a walk a couple of times a day AND TRAIN THE DOG. Dogs learn RIGHT from WRONG. This is accomplished through obedience training.
Get a prong collar and my video BASIC DOG OBEDIENCE and train your dog. When its not being trained it goes back into the crate. If it take 6 months or twelve month - so be it.
In addition - what in the heck is the dog doing on the bed. No wonder it looks at you without respect. Read my article on DEALING WITH A DOMINANT DOG - allowing a dog in the bed is the biggest mistake owners can make. The bed then becomes THE DOG'S BED and not the owners bed. The dog looks at it like it is allowing you to sleep in its bed.
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