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

Wed Oct 31 18:08:03 UTC 2018

My Mallory had incontinence. I noticed there were little puddles so I took her to the vet. With medication, there were no problems. There are many reasons why a dog might wet frequently in the home. I had a dog with a small bladder and for that reason, I took her out about 7 times a day. She did not have accidents in the house. Since I knew she had a small bladder I took it upon myself to take her out more frequently. At anyone's house, she was always on leash.

Sometimes dogs wet shortly after returning home. When that happens a dog should be on leash at all times or in a crate where said dog can see his or her owner. There can be a UTI that causes the problem. Kidney infection is another reason. The one that is common among some dogs is behavioral. The people I have known realized that was an issue. Their dogs didn't mind being in a crate or on tie down.

Howard, I know you said you would call the school. Let us know the outcome. Staff prefers to hear from us when a problem is consistent as opposed to waiting so long that the issue cannot be resolved.

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> On Oct 31, 2018, at 11:45 AM, Jody ianuzzi via NAGDU <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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> If your dog is female she could be having some incontinence problems. This is not uncommon and spade female  also, a lot of dogs will urinate as a sign of submission. Once the PAC order is established in your family she might stop.
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>> On Oct 31, 2018, at 12:36 PM, Lauren Bishop via NAGDU <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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>> Good Afternoon,
>> I would make an appointment with the vet to make sure their is not a health issue.
>> Definitely a good idea to get the puppy raiser involved; however, I would advocate for a trainer to come see you.  You want to make sure that your dog is not stressed out or anything like that.
>> Thanks,
>> Lauren 
>> 
>>> On Oct 31, 2018, at 12:06 PM, Janell via NAGDU <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>> 
>>> That is good news!  Be sure every time you take her out and she goes, give
>>> her tons of praises.  I am sure things will figure themselves out, just may
>>> take a while.
>>> 
>>> Good luck!
>>> 
>>> -Janell and the black beauties!!
>>> 
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: NAGDU <nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org <mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org>> On Behalf Of Howard J. Levine via
>>> NAGDU
>>> Sent: Wednesday, October 31, 2018 11:02 AM
>>> To: 'NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users'
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>>> Cc: Howard J. Levine <WB2HWW at earthlink.net <mailto:WB2HWW at earthlink.net>>; 'Tracy Carcione'
>>> <carcione at access.net <mailto:carcione at access.net>>
>>> Subject: Re: [NAGDU] New guide dog is urinating in living room on hard wood
>>> floors.
>>> 
>>> Thank you I called the school and thay are going to get puppy walker to call
>>> me so we can talk. I must say she such a great guide we walk about 2 miles
>>> this morning and she stop at all crose walks and guided me through new areas
>>> what a job she did.
>>> 
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: NAGDU [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Tracy Carcione
>>> via NAGDU
>>> Sent: Wednesday, October 31, 2018 8:18 AM
>>> To: 'NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users'
>>> Cc: Tracy Carcione
>>> Subject: Re: [NAGDU] New guide dog is urinating in living room on hard wood
>>> floors.
>>> 
>>> 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.
>>> 
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