[nagdu] Accidents, please help!

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			Why not put bells on the different floors of your
house and then put him in a crate or tie-down when you're showering?

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From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Alysha via nagdu
Sent: Saturday, October 10, 2015 9:43 AM
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Subject: Re: [nagdu] Accidents, please help!

Raven,
It seems like he really has to go based on the large amount of urine that he
passes. Usually after he has an accident, I take him immediately outside
where he pees even more. He gives me absolutely no sign that I, my
boyfriend, or my mom has noticed that he needs to go, and he has mastered
peeing while he is walking without really changing his pace or pull. This
means that I am constantly worried that he will pee and I will not even
notice it. I was able to reduce the number of accidents he has in the house
by hanging a bell on the front door and teaching him to ring it when he
wants to go out. This definitely helped, but it does not work if he is on a
different floor of the house from the front door (I have 3 levels), or if I
am doing something like showering, sleeping, etc. when I can't hear the
bell. I wish I could teach him to do something to indicate that he has to go
that would work anywhere in or out of the house, but I haven't thought of a
good signal. Thanks so much for your help!

Alysha

-----Original Message-----
From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Raven Tolliver
via nagdu
Sent: Saturday, October 10, 2015 7:20 AM
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Cc: Raven Tolliver <ravend729 at gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Accidents, please help!

Alysha,
You said in your message that it seems like he "really has to go."
What do you mean by this? Does he show signs that he needs to urinate, but
perhaps you are not in a place where you can drop what your doing to dash
out the door?
Does his gait, pace or pull change at all when he's about to have an
accident? Some dogs display very subtle signs that they need to relieve
themselves.

Do you think he is having trouble with bladder control? Two accidents a
month doesn't make me believe that is the case, but it's worth tossing out
there. And there are remedies to help with bladder control. The sooner we
know exactly what the problem is, the sooner it can be rectified.
--
Raven
Founder of 1AM Editing & Research
www.1am-editing.com

You are valuable because of your potential, not because of what you have or
what you do.

Naturally-reared guide dogs
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On 10/9/15, Alysha via nagdu <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> My 2-year-old pup has had several accidents both in the house and in a 
> couple of stores while working. Thank goodness he hasn't had any 
> problems in our low-key office setting, but if we go somewhere where 
> more walking is involved, it seems all bets are off. It does not seem 
> like marking behavior.
> He usually just starts to pee as he is walking and leaves a long 
> stream behind him. He always seems to really have to go, so I don't 
> think he's just spraying a little to mark his scent. He started doing 
> this the first couple of days in class in January when I got him. The 
> instructors thought it might have been stress-related, and it really 
> died down after the first week of class, so we thought he would be 
> fine. He did well for a few months after I brought him home, but for 
> the last couple of months it's become a big problem again. I try to 
> give him a chance to park every time before we go into a store. He's 
> averaging about 2 accidents a month. I do not give him free water, and 
> I take him out between 6 and 10 times a day. At the moment, he's 
> eating wet (raw) food and only gets 4 cups of water a day on top of 
> that. I took him to the vet where they ran bloodwork and did an exam, 
> and they said everything was normal. I'm really stressed about this as 
> I feel like I can't give him water for several hours before I plan to 
> go somewhere without worrying about him leaving puddles. It is truly 
> mortifying when your guide dog pees in a business, and I'm really 
> worried I may have to retire him over this although his work is quite 
> good otherwise. I'm looking for any suggestions about how to stop this 
> behavior. Has anyone had this problem and successfully worked through 
> it? Please, any help would be greatly appreciated!
>
>
>
> Thanks,
>
> Alysha
>
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