 housetraining setbacks
#248282 - 07/28/2009 12:02 PM |
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My guy was very good for a few weeks. He had maybe 1 or 2 accidents a week, but would most of the time alert by the door to go out.
This past week, he has had maybe 12 accidents. He hasn't been alerting at all. I've been feeding him some raw meet, could this be affecting him? Should I take him to the vet? Or is this a normal stage?
Thanks so much,
--Stephanie
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Re: housetraining setbacks
[Re: Stephanie Wilson ]
#248283 - 07/28/2009 12:08 PM |
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How old is the dog? How long have you had him? What is his diet and how often do you feed?
Is it pee accidents or poop? Diarrhea?
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#248289 - 07/28/2009 12:33 PM |
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He is 15 weeks. I've had him since 11 weeks. His diet is:
Breakfast 1.5 cups of kibble and 2 tbsp yogurt
Lunch 1/2lb of ground beef, beef liver size of deck of cards, puree veggies like pumpkin. Sometimes instead of beef I give a chicken thigh, skin on bone in.
Dinner 2 cups of kibble
It's all pee accidents.
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Re: housetraining setbacks
[Re: Stephanie Wilson ]
#248412 - 07/29/2009 08:15 AM |
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My guy was very good for a few weeks. He had maybe 1 or 2 accidents a week, but would most of the time alert by the door to go out.
This past week, he has had maybe 12 accidents. He hasn't been alerting at all.
--Stephanie
Hi Stephanie,
Can you describe your potty schedule?
You could rule out a UTI by taking a urine sample to the vet to test...
The raw would have a higher moisture content in it, but I wouldn't think it would significantly effect his urge to pee.
BTW, beef liver the size of a deck of cards sounds like a lot of organ meat, if you are feeding that on a daily basis.
Is he crated or tethered to you when you can't watch him directly?
At 15 weeks, you need to be taking him out after every meal, after he wakes up, whether from a nap or longer sleep, and after a play session. Don't wait for him to tell you that he needs to go.
If you are playing outside and he doesn't pee immediately before you bring him in, then take him back outside after 10 minutes in the house, just to pee.
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#248449 - 07/29/2009 11:35 AM |
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I try to take him out often, but it will be like I wake him up, take him out, he goes, and while I am making breakfast, he goes on the floor.
But he hasn't gone inside for a day now, so maybe it was a phase?
How much organ meat is good?
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#248453 - 07/29/2009 12:02 PM |
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I try to take him out often, but it will be like I wake him up, take him out, he goes, and while I am making breakfast, he goes on the floor.
Then put him in his crate, or keep him tethered to you while you make breakfast. 
The thing is to not give him the opportunity to pee inside, which means that if you are not directly supervising him, he should be in his crate or tethered to you. And very frequent trips outside, with lots of positive reinforcement (throw a party, as Connie likes to say) every time he goes outside.
It's not a 'phase', and it becomes self-reinforcing if he keeps going in the house ...
Re the liver, organ meat should comprise about 5% of the dog's meal, which is difficult to figure when you are primarily feeding kibble. If you are feeding it daily, I would give maybe 1/3 of what you are giving now. Or the original amount, but just 1 or 2 times a week.
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#248459 - 07/29/2009 12:17 PM |
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#248507 - 07/29/2009 07:50 PM |
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Kibble to make sure he is getting everything he needs nutrient wise.
He does it while tethered to me sometimes lol. But like i said, today and yesterday were good with no accidents.
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#248516 - 07/29/2009 08:48 PM |
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Stehanie, if you want to make sure he is getting everything he needs nutrition-wise, my suggestion would be to stop the kibble tomorrow. Many of us have been there before, so no offense meant. It is NOT providing what you think it is.
Do a search on this site on raw feeding, give it some thought/research, and then start asking questions. I changed my dog to RAW a few months ago and he is one healthy, happy camper.
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#248537 - 07/30/2009 09:00 AM |
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I've researched it quite a bit. There are many opinions on both sides of the debate, so I found it impossible to know which way to go. I figured I would hedge my bets by giving some raw and some kibble.
Even in the raw camp, there is so much debate. Veggies or no? Supplements or no? etc...
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