[NAGDU] Piddler

[Lisa]

Hi Tracy,


thanks for this message.

I'm glad you're not taking him back on leash all the time. I also don't 
think this would do the trick because it doesn't sound like he's peeing 
inside the house for attention seeking, frustration or anything of this 
nature. As you wrote, his relieving schedule was always challenging and 
complicated. So I feel it would be very unjust to take away his freedom 
for something he probably can't control.

It seems like you're doing everything you can--rationing his water 
intake, took him to the vet, letting him out frequently. I do hope this 
won't continue so  you don't have to think about other options like 
retiring and rehoming him. Sorry this is so difficult right now!


I once wrote on here that I have a dog whose water intake has to be 
limited or otherwise he has accidents in the house, but this is a 
different problem, I understand that.

Lisa

Am 10.01.2018 um 13:47 schrieb Tracy Carcione via NAGDU:
> 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
> via NAGDU
> Sent: Tuesday, January 09, 2018 7:44 PM
> To: 'NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users'
> Cc: Jordan Gallacher
> 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
> via NAGDU
> Sent: Tuesday, January 9, 2018 12:51 PM
> To: nagdu at nfbnet.org
> Cc: Tracy Carcione <carcione at access.net>
> 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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