Ashley Brodeur Webboard User Reg: 01-18-2011
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Hello!
I have a 5.5 month old Cavalier King Charles Spaniel. She's been pretty good with housebreaking. She does her business when I bring her outside with no problems and has much fewer accidents in the house.
In the beginning, I was having problems because I would put a towel or bedding in her crate and she kept peeing on it. I've took all towels/bedding out completely for 3 weeks now and she hasn't peed in her crate at all. But if I put some kind of bedding out on the floor for her to lay down while I'm home, she still pees on it almost out of habit it seems.
Is this just a bad habit that she will get over or should I be doing something in particular? When I catch her peeing on a towel/blanket/bedding, I correct her and take her outside immediately. I would like for her to have bedding in her crate again at some point.
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I think this will not be a big deal forever.
1. I don't correct around accidents.... even this kind. I think they are confusion and/or handler error. I zip the dog outside and mark/praise/reward/patty for finishing outside.
2. Is it fabric only or is it also dog mats (like the thick cushion-thing inside a dog bed)?
What happens at night?
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Ashley Brodeur Webboard User Reg: 01-18-2011
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Quote: connie sutherland
I think this will not be a big deal forever.
1. I don't correct around accidents.... even this kind. I think they are confusion and/or handler error. I zip the dog outside and mark/praise/reward/patty for finishing outside.
2. Is it fabric only or is it also dog mats (like the thick cushion-thing inside a dog bed)?
What happens at night?
PS Welcome!!
1. I guess by correct I mean I say "outside!" and run outside with her. I don't yell or anything.
2. It's towels and blankets. She had a dog bed like what's made for crates at one point but she peed on that too then ripped it apart. I have a bathroom rug which I suspect is similar to what you're talking about that she pees on as well so I had to put that away. She doesn't pee habitually on my large area rugs though.
She doesn't have bedding or towels at any time in her crate now and she hasn't peed in her crate since I took it out. Last night I did an experiment to see what would happen after 3 weeks and I put just a dish towel in there with her. She peed on that.
Ashley Brodeur Webboard User Reg: 01-18-2011
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Yes, the rug has a rubber backing. Interesting, I didn't know that.
I've been washing the towels in hot water in the washing machine with regular detergent. I will try the oxi-clean though if it's more powerful in getting the scent out.
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Quote: Jennifer Lee
Also I would soak any towels or blankets that she has targeted and soak them in hot water and Oxi-clean to get rid of any residual odors.
For Jasmine I used white towels so I could purposefully wash them in bleach. Bleach, Oxi-clean, or anything that will remove odors completely. It is imperative all odor be removed. Dogs will pee anywhere they smell urine. Furthermore, the white towels allowed me to see visually if she peed on them. I've read many places that puppies in general love to pee on absorbent material. To go the extra mile a UV light makes pee a bright yellow color, and yes I used one; mainly because my kids think it's really cool.
The towel thing worked really well for a while and Jasmine had a nice comfortable bed until she realized the towels were not only a bed but a chew toy. I instantly had a mental image of a puppy choking on towel pieces.
She has been 3 weeks without any bedding and I'm convinced pups don't care since they are sleeping 15 hours a day. I feel safer leaving the bedding out and avoiding the hassle of bleaching towels plus worrying about a choking puppy.
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