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attila
Lv 6
attila asked in PetsDogs · 1 decade ago

Dog pees in the house at night?

my dog is about 2 years old, He's been very good about going outside except at night. My boyfriend or I will take him out right before bed and he will go outside. yet it seems moments (5 minuts to an hour) after we head to bed he goes into the living room and potties again.

Why is he doing it and how can i stop him?

We take him our RIGHT before we go to bed.

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  • NEKAI
    Lv 5
    1 decade ago
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    If he doesn't have access to water an hour before bed, that's great. If he does. make sure he has no water for the hour before bed.

    Some dogs like to 'spot pee' at night... kind of like letting all the other dogs know during the night, it's HIS house - even if he isn't neutered, he may still do this.

    So, if he is a 'spot pee-er', let him pee once, then take him around the yard some more, or out of the yard to entice him to pee some more. Hopefully this will help.

    If this is happening more often than at night, I'd take him in to your vet and get a urinalysis done for safety.

    Source(s): experience with dogs that were not housebroken
  • Anonymous
    5 years ago

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    Pee pads give your dog permission to use your house as a toilet. Your dog doesn't hold his urine because he doesn't have to. So pick up the piss pads and crate the dog at night. Crate him in your room so he doesn't get lonely. Don't let this dog get his way. There might be a few sleepless nights but they will pass with perseverance. After about a week your dog will no longer need to urinate at night. Most likely he will not need to be crated either.

  • Anonymous
    5 years ago

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  • 1 decade ago

    Does he have access to food or water during the night? If so, he will naturally have to go during the night. Be sure to feed no later than 6-7pm and put away water overnight.

    Also, consider using a crate during the night and when you are not at home. This will limit his access to the rest of the house, as well as keep him safe when you cannot watch him.

    A crate is viewed by a dog as a "den." They will do their best not to urinate or defecate in their den.

    Both of these should get your problem under control.

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  • 1 decade ago

    Peeing inside is so frustrating. Is he trying to tell you something? Has anything changed at all such as a move, routines, etc?

    If not, you have to do the old TOUGH LOVE thing, probably. My Great Dane is rather hard-headed and will "punish me" for something by peeing in the house at night. I'll let her get away with it one or two nights, then the next night, she has to go in her kennel (it's inside our bedroom and takes up almost the whole room, but I refuse to put her outside at night). After a few nights in there, she learns she'd rather be in bed with us, so her behavior stops.

  • Anonymous
    5 years ago

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  • 1 decade ago

    You could put him in a cage at night, or they make a spray called NO! Spray this on where ever he goes, and watch him. If you see him looking for a place, take an old rolled up newspaper slap him on the butt. and tell him no, then put him out. The reason for the newspaper, is so he don't fear you, just the paper. When he goes out side, reward him with a treat.

  • T H
    Lv 4
    1 decade ago

    Get him a crate and put him in after you've taken him out before bed. He won't want to soil his den (crate) so he'll learn that he has to hold it at night. Also, have him checked by a vet just to make sure there's no health reason for him needing to go so often.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    When you take him out, is he actually going potty? I would crate him as soon as he is back in the house .... he won't want to go in the crate... it will save your floor

    Give him another 20 minutes and then take him directly outside to potty....watch him if he goes, praise him for going, if he doesn't, then put him back in the crate

    Source(s): Dog owner/breeder
  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    You can have your dog sleep in a crate until he has learned that he has to hold it at night and then just let him out right when you get up. We had the same problem with my dog and it really seemed to help =]

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