Peeing!

[WetRainbowRoses]

Please help!

6, nearly 7 month old male I’ve caught twice peeing in his bed, proper full on wee, not a ‘mark’ and twice peeing on the sofa, that one was a small ‘mark’ the first time and the second time I don’t know because I screamed at him and put him straight outside the next time he went to start.

I’m so upset about it, is this an adolescent house training regression or the start of territory marking because he’s an entire male?
If it’s marking is it too late now to stop it by neutering him..?
I feel really stupid, I was leaving him entire because he’s nervous and I thought that was the right thing to do.

I don’t feel like I can relax around him, I’m watching him constantly whenever he’s awake to see if he’s going to pee.
I ordered him a new bed a few days ago and we have a new sofa coming in a couple of weeks.
I’m terrified he’s going to pee on them and ruin them

One of my sofa cushions is in the wash currently because although it’s dry it smells ‘suspect’ so I’m fairly sure he’s done it again when I was out gardening and left him unattended.

I don’t know what to do?

At six months old he's far too young to be neutered - and if he's nervous then you're definitely doing the right thing by keeping him entire anyway :)

It sounds like a typical toilet training issue to me - so I wouldn't panic, but just go back to basics instead.

So put him outside regularly - at least once an hour, after food, snacks, chews, drinks and naps, as well as straight before bed and as soon as you get up in the morning.

If you catch him mid-accident, just pick him up and take him outside right away and praise the fact that he finishes outside (if he does, of course). If you see he's had an accident while you were out of the room or something, just clean it up using a proper pet cleaner to get rid of all the enzymes. Make sure you don't tell him off for going in the house as all it will do is make him more discreet about it!

Many dogs regress during their teenage phase - my own dog peed on our bed and on the floor by the back door at a similar age. Both were one-offs (after 2-3 months of being accident-free) and he's never done it again!

This is reassuring, thank you.
I hope it is a toilet training issue and not linked to him being entire 🤞🏻

Came here to look for info on this as we have a similar issue. Our 8mo male WCS is hitting adolescence and has peed on the sofa twice in two days. He has been toilet trained for months. He knows he's done something he shouldn't as he's now walking around looking sheepish and trying to cuddle me.

I suspect adolescence and this are connected but I'm not 100% and can't find a lot of info online. He doesn't appear to have a UTI (though if it persists we'll go to the vet) and I'd actually let him out for a pee about 15 mins earlier.

Essentially, I think he's being a teen dickhead. But any advice is welcome!

Essentially, I think he's being a teen dickhead

Pretty much

Essentially, I think he's being a teen dickhead
Well, if that’s the case then it’s backfired massively on him because he has now lost sofa privilege and has to watch my other dog be allowed up.

The last time he peed on the sofa I was absolutely furious and he wasn’t allowed on the sofa for the rest of the day but he’s so cute I softened and let him back the next day.

He’s just gone and done it again!
So that’s it now, he’s not allowed up anymore.

I don’t know how long I’ll leave it before I try him again, the current sofa is really old and badly damaged but I definitely don’t feel happy about allowing him anywhere near my lovely new one now, due in a couple of weeks.
I’d already spent loads of money on a massive, thick new throw for it too, specifically so the dogs could enjoy it.

I have a 7 month old puppy. I let him out quite often with lots of praise. It's taken us a long time to get to this stage. I thought the weeing in the house would never end!

He now lets us know when he needs to go out by barking and standing at the door. Although we do have the odd accident when he thinks you have left him alone and he's not in his crate. Slight separation anxiety I think.

By all means keep him off the sofa - it sounds very sensible.

But please do not scream or react badly when he pees inside the house. It risks causing far more problems then it will help solve. Frustrating though it is when your sofa gets peed on!

Just go back to toilet training basics. Outside frequently as always after eating, sleeping, playing or drinking. Praise when he pees outside.

Toilet training is not about the dog knowing he should pee outside and should not pee inside. It's about habit: if he has only outside peeing experiences then sooner or later it just 'feels right' to pee there. That's what you are aiming for. Not him feeling like bad things will happen if he pees indoors - that way, real trouble lies.