He should adjust in time to losing his companion. However long that takes is questionable though and he will continue to be angry and feel neglected and reflect that anger with destruction just out of loneliness. It may improve with time and may not. You have to ask yourself is this fair for your dog? I would spend nearly all my time with him when I was home taking walks, etc. and if you can't do more than 2 hrs. it may be best to find a better home for him where he has a better environment. If his new home is a better place where there is a yard to run, and owners that can spend more time with him he will gradually accept the new home and owners. I know that is hard but may be the best. When your living situation improves you may think about owning another dog.
Other than that, working 2 jobs leaves the dog alone too much to be fair so you need to get someone…the same person all the time... over to your apartment to spend time with him if you don't want to give him up. He can bond to that person and that will help the loneliness somewhat. If you decided to give him up, the new owners could come over frequently for walks and visits before you gave the dog to them so that the dog would consider them friends before adoption, that would help the dog transition. I would not give that dog to an inexperienced owner though. That could end in disaster. It will do the same things with the new owner although it should get over the transition quicker because it will be in a better environment. Also, was your husband the dog's leader? You now have to be a positive leader for him because it sounds like he lacks leadership.
Please Help!!!!!!
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Our 9 month old basenji boy will pee and poop on our master bed. He is walked and he is let out in our fenced in yard every two to three hours or even more frequently. Why is he doing this? Our 15 month old basenji girl is 100 percent housebroken .. They are very bonded. What can we do to stop this? We are frustrated!!! We have started the house breaking training from the beginning over and over again and he will still do this.
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Simple solution is don't allow him access to the bed unless you are there to supervise.
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Thanks Debra But the problem is that I was lying on the bed and he did it right next to me..It is so fustrating!!!!
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My beloved Curie, aka the best dog in the entire world, did that until she was about 2. Some of her relatives supposedly did, too
Debra's solution is the thing that worked. If he does it when you're there, don't even give him access when you're there. It's hard, because they're really great cuddlers, but I'd cut him out of the bed for at least six months and then evaluate again.
Also, are you sure he's actually doing his business outside in the fenced yard? A variation on the "plan" would be to only give him access when you have verified with your own eyes that he has peed AND pooped out there. Only on the bed when empty, in other words. We can get fooled into thinking they've done something just because they went out there, but sometimes they just goof off.
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Don't allow him on the bed unless you are actually watching him, not just if you're there, because the moment you turn your back, it will happen. If you see him start to circle and sniff, get him right off the bed and outside immediately.
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Thanks Debra But the problem is that I was lying on the bed and he did it right next to me..It is so fustrating!!!!
It's wicked frustrating, believe me, I know. And expensive to have the comforters professionally cleaned. Grrr.
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Wheat did this for a bit.
I was not watching her when I put her outside, so now, before bed, we walk in the front yard with a leash, and she isn't allowed back into the house until she is empty.
Since we have been doing this, we have had NO accidents.
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Asd the others have advised, the cure for this is Ban the Bed!
Once the habit is there it's very hard tio break because the smell still lingers unless it is neutralised. Just washing isn't enough.
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Wheat is allowed on the bed. Sleeps with us.
The cleaners you get at the pet store do break down the urine so they
don't remark.
What you have to do is keep the bedroom off limits, babygates, until you have taken
your b out and walked it until empty.
Then enjoy snuggling.
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Enzyme cleaners are excellent. And you must witness your b peeing and pooping at night.
I also set the alarm for 3:30 a.m. because Kipawa can't hold his pee 11:30 p.m. to 7:30 a.m. I leash him and take him into the yard, and he knows that peeing at that time is done right away. I can almost do this with my eyes closed now. In fact, I don't think I really wake up to do it
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Fran, my older b and I are also those who can't sleep throught the night.
So, we all get up and take care of business.
At least your pup will out grow this…
Any chance we will see you at the EBC specality in Aug in Auburn Wa again?
I would love it!
