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Old dog peeing in house

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  • Barklessdog…. well done!... and I have had my share of older dogs and can completely agree that while we humans think "well" they have a doggy door, why are the peeing on the floor/rug. I had found after my 5 elders and especially the males, when old age hits they revert back to a puppy. They totally forget that they have to go ... and by the time they remember... too late. My old OJ would just stand there and pee... and then look around like, where did that come from?... but if we made sure to "shoo" him outside a number of times, very rarely did we have accidents. Now, my girls were different, not to often did they have accidents in the house during their Golden Years except in bed at night. Many times they would sleep right though it... again, just like puppies (big difference was the amount of pee!). But even then, we made sure to get up a few times during the night and carry them outside to pee. Pretty much a non existent sleep pattern for the human... but kept the bed and Basenjis dry.

  • Thanks.

    Our dogs have a lot of ideas, but unfortunately, none of them are very good.

    Best to think for them rather than having them decide.

  • @Barklessdog:

    Thanks.

    Our dogs have a lot of ideas, but unfortunately, none of them are very good.

    Best to think for them rather than having them decide.

    Also as they age the bladder sphincter muscle gets weak causing incontinence. Do you see little drops on the floor at all? Any wet spots were he sleeps?

  • Not really, but I have not really looked close. Will look. My eyes are horrible now.

  • @Barklessdog:

    Not really, but I have not really looked close. Will look. My eyes are horrible now.

    In the elders I had in the past I could see little spots on the kitchen floor. Lay a white towel down where he sleeps and then check it in the morning.

  • Has his prostate been checked recently?

  • Just to add there is no point in scolding a dog when they've pee'd in the house - all they do is associate the scolding with you - and make sure when they pee in the house they won't do it front of you. They'll go behind furniture, go to a room you are not in - its that they 'know' they shouldn't pee in the house, they know they shouldn't pee in front of you… which then makes (re)potty training all the harder as they then can be reluctant to pee in front of you outside too.

    Be it old or young dog, vigilance is the best tool and everytime you see a behaviour you think might lead to a pee in the house whisk them outside.

    JC

  • No accidents. I have been taking him for a walk every morning. He's empty for the day.

    However, he is starting to walk with a very slight limp.

    He turned 9 last December and we definately notice that he has is acting old- slower, calmer, sleeps more, has a lot of grey hairs on his black coat & muzzle.
    He also has become a fussy eater. Waits till we start eating before he does (put in crate for our dinner with his). Our other dog is a vacuum cleaner and does not chew food. We should remane her Hoover or Dyson.

    I guess this is typical for his age?

  • Not limping anymore, had a vet appointment, but might cancel it. I think he was just sore from our vacation with him, as we went on a lot of long walks and the limping started when we came home.

    Still doing well with no accidents. Really shows how we the owners got neglectful and was leaving the morning potty decision to him, which is never a good idea. Still walking him evey morning, but am only doing short walks due to his limping (which again seems better).

  • @Barklessdog:

    No accidents. I have been taking him for a walk every morning. He's empty for the day.

    However, he is starting to walk with a very slight limp.

    He turned 9 last December and we definately notice that he has is acting old- slower, calmer, sleeps more, has a lot of grey hairs on his black coat & muzzle.
    He also has become a fussy eater. Waits till we start eating before he does (put in crate for our dinner with his). Our other dog is a vacuum cleaner and does not chew food. We should remane her Hoover or Dyson.

    I guess this is typical for his age?

    As per your post after this one, glad to hear that the limp is better.

    As far as a fussy eater at age 9, that is pretty young, really. All mine at that age still ate like "hoovers". Have his teeth been check lately?

  • He's due for a cleaning although I brush his teeth.

  • @Barklessdog:

    He's due for a cleaning although I brush his teeth.

    If he is being fussy about eating and this is new, my first thought would be teeth…..

  • He has a wheat/ beef/salmon/duck allergy and his tummy gets upset & bubbly. He can only eat his food no treats. So goes where he is starving to not wanting to eat. He has had this most of his life. He has been doing well on the Blue Buffalo Lamb & rice, but manages to leave the life bits. I can feed him a handful of food and out come the life bits, that our other dog Hoover vacuums up.

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