[NAGDU] Piddler

[Tracy Carcione]

I figured out part of my problem.  I checked out the bottle I thought was
Nature's Miracle, and it was something completely different.  I located the
right bottle and re-treated the carpet, and hopefully this time it will
work.  I have a cold, so can't smell anything.  Not that I have a dog nose
anyway.

I do ration his water.  I'm not keeping him on leash or in a crate all the
time.  He's had 3 years of freedom now, and we're not going back for any
length of time.  If he can't be free in the house, he's not the dog for me.
I've taken him to the vet for this problem, early on, but it was
inconclusive.  They did some tests and found nothing unusual.  They could
have done more tests, but then there are always more tests that can be done.
If the problem persists, maybe I'll try more tests, though they get more
invasive as they go on.

We were fine last night, after I re-treated the carpet, though I did take
him out 3 times in 5 hours.

I think someone else on this list has or had a similar problem.  Did it get
worse, as the dog got older?
Tracy



-----Original Message-----
From: NAGDU [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Jordan Gallacher
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Sent: Tuesday, January 09, 2018 7:44 PM
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Subject: Re: [NAGDU] Piddler

No more off leash time and measured out water is what I would do.  Taking
him to the vet to get him checked out medically is also a good idea.
September had a similar issue for a while.
Jordan

-----Original Message-----
From: NAGDU [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Tracy Carcione
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Sent: Tuesday, January 9, 2018 12:51 PM
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Subject: [NAGDU] Piddler

For some reason, Krokus has decided it's OK to pee in the corner of my
living room.  I'd noticed a pee smell, and a bit of pee, but I thought it
was just dribbles.  He has this long-standing problem of drinking, then
needing to go out urgently, and he lets me know he has to go by rushing
around and sometimes dribbling.
But last night he came down, and I heard him peeing.  I let him know that
was not acceptable, and rushed him out, then did my best, again, to clean it
up.  I hope he got the message.  When he first came home, and was getting a
little off-leash freedom, he thought it would be OK to pee on the bathroom
door in the kitchen, until I caught him at it and laid down the law.  He
hasn't done it since, so I don't know why he decided to start up again.  And
I wonder if his urgency problem will get worse, as he gets older. It seems
like a shorter time now, between drinking and needing to go out, so I've
misjudged the time to take him before he starts dribbling.
Of all the things I've written to go with my guide dog application, I never
even imagined "must be housebroken" had to be one of them.
Tracy



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