Guest Anonymous Posted February 19, 2004 Posted February 19, 2004 Tia, my 7 month old Standard Poodle won't let me know when she needs to go outside! When we do take her out to "go quick" she pees. And 30 minutes after we feed her 7:30 am and 5:30 p.m. she does her #2. But, she still has accidents of #2 and #1 (on my throw rugs) way too often! A couple of nights ago, she had very loose stool in 5 different spots in the house - what a wonderful thing to wake up too! I don't blame her for having the squirts, but I just wish she would lick me or get my attention when she needs to go out!!!! She is driving me nuts with this. HELP! My brother and sister both have Standards and they don't have this problem - is she slow or am I? M Quote
Horsefeathers! Posted February 19, 2004 Posted February 19, 2004 Another Standard Poodle lover! Wonderful!! First, it's probably a good idea just to make sure there isn't something wrong... no bugs, infections, or any of that. Is she spayed? She could be approaching that age where they get that urge to let all the little boy dogs know they're around. I've housetrained several adult Standards who were kennel dogs their entire lives (years) before coming here. Talk about a task. The thing that worked best for me with all of them was literally tying them to me. Seriously. I really didn't want to try to crate train these guys since they had been in kennels their entire lives and were perfectly used to pottying in the same space they had to live in. However, I kept them (not all at one time, of course) leashed to me, or tethered near me virtually all the time. When I was at the computer, they were tethered to my chair, when I moved about the house, they were leashed to me and even when I went to bed, they were tied right beside me. When they would get up and decide they needed to potty, I could feel them moving around and get up with them. My guys were 2, 3 and 4 years old and intact males (since been neutered) when they first came here. It was certainly a job, but it worked out wonderfully. Standards are notoriously bright dogs, so I hope you find your solution. Again, be sure there is nothing physically ailing your dog (vet check might be in order) and then try the potty training boot camp. Good luck! I would LOVE to see pictures of Tia. Quote
DogPaddle Posted February 19, 2004 Posted February 19, 2004 A quick trip to the vets would definately be a good idea. Clean those rugs or any spots where accidents have occurred with a good enzym cleaner (your dog can smell what you can't and will be drawn to it.) Also check out this thread: http://forum.dogomania.com/viewtopic.php?t=10960 Quote
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