Post by venusandjaegger on Jul 16, 2006 22:48:18 GMT -5
About two months ago, we rescued an abused puppy (he is now ten months old). So far he has adapted very well to his new home environment and his new family. However, he still has some traits leftover from his earlier life -- like he constantly pees in his cage.
We have him on a schedule of feeding and a potty time about twenty minutes after. We also take him out once every two or three hours. He is more than happy to go outside and can pee on command (to lots of praise). We also limit his water intake and take him out two or three times an hour if we know we are going to leave.
However, as soon as we leave, he will pee in his cage (I am not sure how he manages to do this with all the peeing outside). We think this may be caused by some anxiety, especially due to his previous treatment. He has a small crate - he can stand up and turn around, but he cant section off an area as a bathroom. As a result, he lays down in his urine and chews on his urine-soaked newspaper. The vet has said that he probably got used to living in his own filth after the treatment of his previous owners.
So we are looking for some advice! He has gotten somewhat better -- now he only pees about 80% of the times we are gone -- but that is still a lot of cage cleaning and puppy bathing. Any ideas out there?
We have him on a schedule of feeding and a potty time about twenty minutes after. We also take him out once every two or three hours. He is more than happy to go outside and can pee on command (to lots of praise). We also limit his water intake and take him out two or three times an hour if we know we are going to leave.
However, as soon as we leave, he will pee in his cage (I am not sure how he manages to do this with all the peeing outside). We think this may be caused by some anxiety, especially due to his previous treatment. He has a small crate - he can stand up and turn around, but he cant section off an area as a bathroom. As a result, he lays down in his urine and chews on his urine-soaked newspaper. The vet has said that he probably got used to living in his own filth after the treatment of his previous owners.
So we are looking for some advice! He has gotten somewhat better -- now he only pees about 80% of the times we are gone -- but that is still a lot of cage cleaning and puppy bathing. Any ideas out there?
