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wontletmesignin · 08/01/2014 18:06

Ive watched my parents dog again...while they go for a look around shops.

Within 2 minutes of walking into my house he had peed in my kitchen. Within 4 minutes he had shit in my passage.
Within an hour he had peed in my passage again.

Every single bastard time i have him i end up cleaning up piss and shit off my floors!

They say he doesnt do this in their house, but he does. Everytime i am there he does it.

I told my dad that he had done it again, and has my house stinking. He said "oh thats no good. You need to walk him every hour, you know" like fuck am i walking him every hour! Hes a tiny dog, that doesnt need that much exercise and i have things to do myself. They also knew i was waiting in for a parcel.
Im not saying i dont walk him. I do. Just not every hour!

Aibu to be pissed off with that? Or is he bu to expect that of me?

I am not watching him again. I have 4 kids,i have 3 cats. One of which he fights with constantly. Playfully, but the barking drives me insane.

At least 3 times a week i am dealing with this and ive had enough.
I have to watch him tomorrow too, but at their house.

I dont know why they wont leave him on his own!

He also causes me a great deal of stress, if you can tell! He eats the kids' toys, so i have tantrums to deal with on top of it all.

I had him for 4 and a half hours today! 4 and a half hours and im stresssssssed to bits!

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Topseyt · 08/01/2014 23:09

It doesn't sound as if they have made much effort to house train him.

I would agree with a previous poster who wondered if he was crate trained. If he isn't then borrow one if you can and give it a try. Crate training often helps because most dogs don't like to soil their nest. Even if they do soil in the crate, at least it is in one spot, on a tray and relatively easy to contain.

I also second what starfish said. If he messes while you are minding him in your parents' house tomorrow then under no circumstances clear it up. Then they cannot truthfully claim to you that he only poops in your house.

Incidentally, when he poops or pees in your house (or theirs) is it always in the same spot? That would possibly indicate that not all of the smell was fully eradicated from there after the last time, even though as humans it may smell very fresh and OK. A dog's super sensitive nose may still pick up even the most dilute of scents, and if that scent is of his own urine or poo then he will be likely to use the same spot again because it has the scent of a toilet about it. Carpet, its backing and the underlay too will all need soaked in a strong solution of BIOLOGICAL cleaner, such as ariel. Do not use bleach or any other ammonia based cleaner, because ammonia smells similar to urine to dogs, and may actually attract them to relieve themselves in areas where it has been used.

Sorry, please don't think I am trying to cast aspersions on your house cleaning. I am not. I also hope it doesn't come across as patronising. I have two dogs. Fully house trained since an early age, but I did learn some of those lessons the hard way myself.

Lilacroses · 08/01/2014 23:21

Wow they have some nerve! I would only leave my dog very occasionally with my parents because they enjoy her and she is as good as gold and quiet as a mouse the whole time. You will just have to refuse to have him. I am really, really a dog person but I would find that incredibly stressful.

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