How can I train my dogs to pee and poop in walk-in shower? (puppy, keep)
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Set up a small x-pen around the shower entrance. Put their bed and food in the pen, so the only place they have to go, is into the shower. I would probably set up a small dog litter pan or potty pads in the shower to help attract them in there. Leave them in the pen anytime you leave home etc.
I am soo sick of people freaking when I say my dogs are train to use paper Inside! Yet people Expect Cats to go Inside even ones that are not 100% housebound! Whats wrong with this pic??
Another thing you walk your dog Then you pickup his Poop Then you cary Bags of poop home YECK! To me its more enjoyable dog goes Before you take him out for the walk You clean/flush it! No bags of poop are your carring aroung You Actuly Enjoy walking with your dog again!! WOW How about that!
Want to also add Cleaning up poo on paper or litterbox inside beats Worring IF someone like your Kids getting into poo in the yard!
yanno, people have dogs in the cities, in high rises, where it is just not easy to get them outside for a walk or to dangerous, and they use pee pads, so what is wrong with that....everyone "thinks" they are a specialist in all areas and no one else knows anything...
yanno, people have dogs in the cities, in high rises, where it is just not easy to get them outside for a walk or to dangerous, and they use pee pads, so what is wrong with that....everyone "thinks" they are a specialist in all areas and no one else knows anything...
This is true. I never though about it until I show a show with some people who lived in NYC high rises. They had small Chihuahuas or other toy breeds and they were trained to go on pads.
It was pretty cool because they could simply carry the potty pad in their purse, set the dog down inside a public restroom, or high rise hotel; the dog would go on the pad, and they just tossed it in the trash.
This is true. I never though about it until I show a show with some people who lived in NYC high rises. They had small Chihuahuas or other toy breeds and they were trained to go on pads.
It was pretty cool because they could simply carry the potty pad in their purse, set the dog down inside a public restroom, or high rise hotel; the dog would go on the pad, and they just tossed it in the trash.
yes, it's pretty convenient....just wish I could find a dog that was already trained to do so...I really really miss having a companion dog.
So when I got my dog, my cats became very resistant to leaving their bedroom (ie my room, gated so the dog can’t come in-I would have let him join but the poor kitties need a break and Falkor [dog] just hasn’t been able to behave well enough to earn entry) and Puck (cat 1) had a couple months of accidents. I say accidents because I accidentally allowed that bathroom door to be open and it made him feel that was a place he could go. I only use the shower there when I cut or dye my hair because I hate showers and exclusively take baths; I do use the toilet at night or during nap time when I don’t want to open the bedroom door. So I didn’t notice the first couple times that he had cleverly peed and pooped there, as close to the drain as possible. Considerate, clever boy. Made pee clean up easier. Even poop seemed easier to clean up-at first.
It isn’t something I would recommend if you want to shower yourself there. Because here’s what happens over time: smell. The drain grate starts to collect bits of poop crust. It cakes on. If you try to scrub it, you will find it much harder than cleaning it off wood or linoleum. Maybe even harder than cleaning some carpets. I scrub the drain (a grosser task that tears at what you use, including gloves, because my hand get gross. Probably I would need to remove the drain cover and scrub that on the underside. And the pipe would need some special snaky sponge that could both go down the drain but also keep pressure on the sides to force off the stubborn fecal cling. The smells are deep. I wore flip flops when I last had to use the shower and even then I felt kind of gross until I bathed in the other bathroom again. The pee mostly went down the drain, though you will have wash the entire floor and lower walls because of variants in splash and aim. This presented another problem: the shower curtain I have seems to be soaked in it; I don’t know what else to do but spray it again with enzymatic cleaner, but it needs more. Maybe you have glass or a machine-washable curtain, so you won’t have that problem.
Just offering these things to consider. My dog has taken to having accidents next to the cats’ boxes (which seems like 70% smart; he is thinking but concluding incorrectly), which are on sealed hardwood, and I am finding those way easier to clean than the shower thing-and the dog is 7 times the size of the cat!
I am finding Kennel Odor Eliminator to be a lifesaver either way. Even on cats’ stuff, and way more economical than Natue’s Miracle.
Use pee pads. I have 6 pups. They are house trained, but also trained to use the pads overnight.
FYI (also to the person who resurrected it): This thread is 9 years old. And given that one of their dogs was 11 at the time, I doubt she is even still around.
I would start timing when they last ate to when they have to poop. You might be giving them their dinner to early and then say 4 or 5 hours later they have to poop.
I would feed them dinner around 5 or 6 at night then take them for a walk around 10 pm. Also as someone else asked how old are they. Older dogs have trouble holding it in to long.
Also as suggested use doggie wee wee pads. Put them in the shower stall you prefer them to go potty in. I would take, believe it or not, the doggie droppings and put them on the wee wee pad. Then call the dogs to see and sniff where it goes. Hopefully that will work.
FYI (also to the person who resurrected it): This thread is 9 years old. And given that one of their dogs was 11 at the time, I doubt she is even still around.
Oh well maybe someone new to have a dog will read it and get some good recommendations as to what to do.
Oh well maybe someone new to have a dog will read it and get some good recommendations as to what to do.
I agree! I know I have found "old" resurrected threads in several areas of the forum that helped me with something, and when you read through, there is a statement at the end of an old thread to add new info if you have some.
Also, no one asked about "clean up" of the areas where the dogs were going. Also, one may be marking over the other (territory issue), as our females did that outside. Our dogs, the last 3 living nearly 15 years (large dogs) probably had 4 accidents among them (tummy trouble), and with the chow-shepherd even in her final hours, she made it to the door to go outside.
I would term what is happening "house soiling" and nothing to do with a "break" in being housebroken.
I feel sorry for the dogs that have ho-hum schedules. Never, ever assume the kids will take on the responsibilities of the pets, as some may but most won't. People should give getting a dog a lot of thought.
Dogs on schedules, unless ill, should do well. Cleaning up and doing a darn good job of it with the right materials is essential to stop repeat offenders.
Some dogs are naturally more clean than others, they just are. I recommend the book "The Right Dog For You", https://www.amazon.com/Right-Dog-You.../dp/B000Q938AY As, with the breeds I have owned and had, this point is very informative about the different breeds. "House soiling" is not good.
Yeah, using the shower, ah, not in my lifetime. I have been up all hours of the night if one of the dogs needed to go. In the rain, on the ice, when I was ill........ but the house was clean.
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