[NAGDU] New guide dog is urinating in living room on hard wood floors.

[Dan Weiner]

very interesting discussion I'm sorry you're dealing with this Howard. 
My first and second dogs had this problem but they grew out of it, 
patience and taking them out a lot until things settled down seemed to 
be the ticket. I don't know if I've gotten more experienced or what but 
dogs three and four, four being Parker, never had this issue.  This is 
of course unless as Tracey mentioned your dog might have some helth 
issue or urinary tract issues, maybe talking to a vet is in order. Again 
sorry you're dealing with this.


Warmest regards,


Dan



On 10/31/2018 8:17 AM, Tracy Carcione via NAGDU wrote:
> Hi Howard.
> My dog Krokus has ongoing urinary issues, somewhat controlled by medication,
> but I still have to be very aware of how much he drinks, and take him out
> more than any of my other dogs.  4 or 5 times a day is not enough for him,
> and it may not be enough for your gal, either.
> I have to pay close attention to his signals, which are pretty subtle, and
> take him out right away if he seems to need it.  My old dog relieving
> schedule went right out the window when he came along.
> If he has a good drink, he has to go out somewhere between 1 and 2 hours
> afterwords, regardless of when he was last out.
>
> A month after you got her, it's not too crazy to keep her on leash or
> tie-down still, if she's having issues.  I like my dogs to be free in the
> house, too, but I expect to keep them on leash or tie-down for at least a
> couple weeks, and more if necessary.  It seemed like ages before Krokus
> could be trusted without constant supervision.
>
> There was a time Krokus felt free to pee in the house, and, once he picked a
> spot it took some very sharp words to deter him, as well as a lot of cleaner
> to make the spot stop smelling like a place he thought he could use.
>
> My girls who had spayed bitch incontinence would pee in their sleep, quite
> different from choosing a spot and peeing in it.
> A vet visit couldn't hurt, to make sure it's not a medical issue.
> Good luck.  I know what a problem peeing in the house can be.
> Tracy
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: NAGDU [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Howard J. Levine
> via NAGDU
> Sent: Tuesday, October 30, 2018 8:12 PM
> To: nagdu at nfbnet.org
> Cc: Howard J. Levine
> Subject: [NAGDU] New guide dog is urinating in living room on hard wood
> floors.
>
> Hi My new guide dog Everlie a yellow female lab is going on the hard wood
> floor in my living room. She has been with me for about month now. She is
> great worker, but has gone couple times in the house. I don't want to put
> her on tie down when we are in the house. I take Everlie out about 4 to 5
> times a day. I do clean it up right away. Any I deas to get this under
> contro, I want her to have freedom in the house.
>
> _______________________________________________
> NAGDU mailing list
> NAGDU at nfbnet.org
> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nagdu_nfbnet.org
> To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for NAGDU:
> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nagdu_nfbnet.org/carcione%40access.net
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> NAGDU mailing list
> NAGDU at nfbnet.org
> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nagdu_nfbnet.org
> To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for NAGDU:
> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nagdu_nfbnet.org/dcwein%40dcwein.cnc.net
>
>