dandybrush Posted March 2, 2011 Share Posted March 2, 2011 Ok so he is 2.5 yrs old he is house trained, doesnt pee in my house, my parents in laws or grandparents in laws on a walk and at the dog park he pees on every tree, whereever another dog goes he goes at strangers houses anything is fair game, he will even pee inside He does know leave it, and No Pee, however i have to say it everytime he starts to sniff at something, and sometimes im just not quick enough, or the smell is too important for him to stop I need a training plan, how do i go about stopping him peeing on everything? please help Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Spotted Devil Posted March 2, 2011 Share Posted March 2, 2011 Do you have a problem with him peeing on the walk as well? In terms of the house, dogs don't tend to generalise very well. If there has been another dog in the house, the urge to pee might be overwhelming. When I moved here, the previous owners' dogs had been inside and clearly their smell was everywhere (I think they probably had peed on the carpet). Zig was beside himself. He has a command for toileting, so every 5 mins I took him outside, gave him his wee command, praised heavily and then brought him inside and got him to relax on his bed. When you are in a strange house, you could keep him on lead, or even better pop him in a crate - make sure he finds the crate a very rewarding place to be (food or whatever) and he learns to relax in there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dandybrush Posted March 2, 2011 Author Share Posted March 2, 2011 (edited) peeing on the walk doesnt bother me, however i would be happy for him to not pee on EVERYTHING!! but its the fact i go to pples houses and im forever apologising also i do agility and i want him to know not to pee during a run Edited March 2, 2011 by dandybrush Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Spotted Devil Posted March 2, 2011 Share Posted March 2, 2011 (edited) peeing on the walk doesnt bother me, however i would be happy for him to not pee on EVERYTHING!! but its the fact i go to pples houses and im forever apologising also i do agility and i want him to know not to pee during a run OK - so what I have done is taught Zig that working = NO sniffing and NO peeing. Start small - ask for a few seconds of attention and then take him away from the area and release to sniff and pee. Extend the amount of time you ask for attention. No matter what you do, you MUST keep your dog engaged and focussed the whole time you are training. Keep him running hard and highly motivated during training - food, tug, toys, whatever it takes. Do not turn your back on him if he mucks up (or you muck up!) or to talk to a trainer. If the instructor or judge talks to me I either put Zig on a sit stay (which is very solid) or talk to the instructor and interact with Zig the whole time. He is not permitted to do his own thing until I say so. This means that we heel into the agility ring, run out to the bait bag and he is not released between exercises in obedience - verbal praise but we heel back to the starting peg. He loves that once he's had his treat for running the course we race over to the trees and he pees and scrapes and sniffs to his heart content ETA: It also relaxes him if he gets a chance to have a good sniff and pee before we trial/train as well. Back in his crate or tied up for a rest, out for a tug/heel session and then into the ring. Edited March 2, 2011 by The Spotted Devil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Spotted Devil Posted March 2, 2011 Share Posted March 2, 2011 I also meant to add that I always say "coming in!" when my dogs come inside. I find myself saying it when we go into the petshop or an unfamiliar house/building. Maybe it's another cue? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dandybrush Posted March 2, 2011 Author Share Posted March 2, 2011 (edited) thank you devil i think im going to do some practise of that, ill do some training then release to pee, then more training must take alot of work though.. question, if he goes to sniff/pee before i release him would a time out help him to know what he has done wrong? he knows what inside means, ill try saying it whereever we go, but i dont think it will stop him peeing inside Edited March 2, 2011 by dandybrush Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Spotted Devil Posted March 2, 2011 Share Posted March 2, 2011 Set him up for success - literally a few seconds in stationary heel position for example, click, treat and then run over to the designated area and release. If he starts sniffing you are moving too quickly. If he is doing it during agility training you may well be not engaging with him because you are learning too. Try practicing on your own first, getting your hand signals smooth etc and then bring your dog out, rev him up and do it right the first time. Yes, it's a lot of work but my Dally is now really focussed in the ring - works his Spotted heart out - he knows his time for sniffing will come! At a trial he is on lead until after his last run - then he gets to have a good gallop and blow out all the cobwebs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dandybrush Posted March 2, 2011 Author Share Posted March 2, 2011 Ok thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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