My friend uses no name brand baby diapers and cuts a hole in the back for his tail. so no belly bad. and he actually likes wearing it now..he is used to it.

the belly band i use is made of fleece..the tiny diaper,fit inside it..no pocket for it. if i were to make one, i suppose i would of made a pocket for it..but really, it is not required..it stays in place..the band holds it there. he hasn't peed in it in quite a while.
if you want i can take some measurements of the one i have.

We had the same thing happen and took her to the vet. She had some medical problems and we had to have her put to sleep. Thats the hardest thing I've ever had to do. :? :?

that would be wonderful if you would do that for me. I really love this little guy and determined to make this work for both of us. I know doxies can be little stinkers and bullheaded so I'm determined to win this battle.

thank you for your help!!

You might also try to put some Rescue Remedy in the water bowl. A couple of drops. You can get this at a people health food store. It's a Bach Flower Remedy that works really well on anxious pets.

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Highly recommend the Rescue Remedy, wouldn't have owned by parrots w/o it. Its all natural. It takes alittle while to notice a difference but so worth it. You would be doing him a huge favor as he doesn't like being this way either but has no clue what to do except what comes natural.
Huge kudos for everyone involved that saved this lil guy.
Here is our brand new family member as of yesterday-yep another rescue. He is a big 3 yr old English Springer & I will be using RR. Good luck w/ your lil guy.

I'd say take him to a vet too if he just started this. Our Pugs did this in any part of the house except the kitchen.....so they were quarantined to the kitchen. Now they moved out of state and have a new home. Couldn't take that and the hair any longer. I'm glad that they found a new home together. They were Lenny and Squiggy. :)

Thanks everyone for the great advice. I feel like I need to clarify.....

Our vet IS a WONDERFUL vet that we've been going to for 15 years. I would trust her with my CHILDREN if she were a pediatrician. We have done all the necessary testing and he does not have a bladder infection. I will, however, ask her about stones. And He IS NEUTERED. Both of the boys are. They are brothers from the same litter and when they were reunited, they have been best of friends. Bentley (the one peeing) is more the cuddler than Jasper so if anyone should be having jealousy issues, it's Jasper. But neither of them really do.

Also, this isn't a 'sudden' behavior... it's something we had mastered after getting him last December, and didn't have to worry about until the weather got cold again.

We do have a doggie door, and the dogs have in and out privileges at will.

We did the homemade belly band last night, and he hated it. I'm going to use it at night, and when I'm not home. I hope he learns to not hate it as much.... he pretty much stayed on ONE spot the whole night. lol

We had a dog who became incontenant, but that is different I think. Also, a diabetic dog... Might want to get them checked out.
For cleanups, I've tried it all and vinegar works best

agree, but I put litre plastic bottles filled with water in places at risk, don't ask me why but it does help.

Holly- (Spoiled Bratzwear) makes hers with a super absorbent material inside (I can't recall the name of it) and PUL on the outside, with flannel against the body. Does not leak and holds alot.

I'll have to try this idea. thanks!

thanks for the info. I'll have to keep this site in mind if I don't want to bother making my own.

Most behavior problems like this is lack of exercise. Since he is a young dog yet, he probably needs at least 5 miles of walking a day. Our dog licks everything when she does not get enough exercise. If we don't have time to walk her we take her out and throw the ball for 15 minutes.

You might try using ammonia where you want them to pee. It attracts them to pee by the smell of it. I don’t know why.

This is good to know too. I do notice that if I haven't walked Chip (due to rain or my health issues), that's usually the day he has an accident. He really loves his walks.

So hard to know but I have a male terrier mix. He had bladder stones which is common for the terrier breeds, especially males. He needed surgery and afterward he was put on a special Rx diet. It's been 7 years now, he's 17 and doing well, no recurrence. Believe this is diagnosed by both physicial examination and xrays. Then again, it could be behavioral.

I also have a Maltishon (maltese/bishon) he does the same thing...he especially likes plastic bags!! Vet said (and I tend to agree) that he his marking.....he will go outside, go potty....come in and lift his leg ARGH....... but we love him :-)...he wears a diaper when we arent home....all guests are warned to not leave anything on the floor!

I used to make my own boy diapers. I used really wide elastic, maybe 5" wide I got at JoAnn's. Measure the circumfrence of his body including his winky. You want it a bit tight but not too tight. Sew velcro on each end so that when you wrap it around his body it will stay on. Then you put a sanitary napkin or an incontinence pad in it where his winky is. Really simple to make. I have also used fabric instead of the elastic. Since we had so many boys in rescue, I needed the boy diapers to be able to fit several different size boys. Make several as you will need to wash them for misses.

There is a spray available to prevent them from going where you don't want them to and a spray to encourage them to go consistently on the potty pads-we just got done housebreaking Romeo-our cocker spaniel and it was a great help-took awhile though so you might also want to invest in rug spot cleaner-got them all at Walmart or check local pet store Good luck-it does get better

When we brought home our little bundle of joy many years ago purchased something from the petstore that was like fake grass. Has the color look and feeling of grass but you put the potty pads under it. Place that by the door and that worked wonders. Good luck! :)

My MollieSue had peed in the house for years, during the night, or then during the day when I got a job. She's a rescue muttly and had been abused in her previous life, so is skitterish at times. I jokingly told the vet about it while there for a different issue. He put her on antibiotics for just in case she had a uti, and also an anti-anxiety pill as he said sometimes they do it out of stress. She's not peed once in the house since, and it's been 2 months now! :) :)

I have a schnauzer and maltipoo and the way I trained my dogs I put a pee pad down in laundry room and when they peed and pooped I took it outside and now they use it outside. I still keep peepads in laundry room for them at night in case they have to go. It works-they go out and mark their territory.Now they want to go out all the time. My schnauzer had surgery the end of July-he had 13 bladder stones and we go out every two hours to pee and poop. I never leave my dogs alone-if we have to go anywhere important we hire a babysitter.lol

My dog is unaltered and pees on bags too, My husband doesnt want to have him fixed, which drives me nuts.

When my cat started urinating in strange places he had some terrible bladder problems, we almost lost him cause we didnt take it serious.

I would never use those belly wraps, before taking it to the vet for blood work to make sure there isnt a problem first.

Good luck!

My little 14 year old "baby" started peeing in the house a few months ago. She hates to go outside now that it is getting cooler. Anyone know if they make doggie diapers for little girl dogs? I have been working on re-training her and it has helped. I told my hubby when I get to be as old as she is and I start peeing on the floor, I want him to remember to be as patient with me as he is with the dog.

Since he seems scared of the cold maybe while you retrain him you could try making outside in the cold, fun for him. Special treats, playing with favorite toy, lots of petting...make him like being outside.

With a lot of boy dogs peeing is part of claiming their territory, is your other dog a male too, that could be the problem, I think he is sooo happy to have a good home at last he is staking claim to it. You will have to be quite severe with him if you are going to get on top of this problem, when he pees tell him he is a "BAD BOY" in a very loud voice then take him outside, when he does wee outside tell him he is a "Good Boy" and give him a treat.

If all else fails he could be like my old Springer Spaniel Ben, if you can't eat it or make love to it, pee on it, he eventually grew out of it, he would then only pee on judges at the dog shows.

Lol. Now THAT is unfortunate! Lol!!

hi i hope this not to late try cage training they will not gowhere they sleep let him out side and then back in the cage for awhile till he gets use to the routine and maybe he will get what he is suppose to do might help
maggied that how i trained max he is gone down had to put him down two weeks ago couldn't walk he was a big dog

Oh Maggied, so sorry you lost your furbaby..

:cry:

So sorry to hear that maggied. We lost our English Setter several months ago, she also couldnt walk. That's the worst part about fur babies. They leave us way too soon. ((hugs))

that's just too sad, maybe stay out side with him and just be there. poor little guy. That might take time to over come, and then it might not ever go away. Like to shoot somebody----better yet tie them to a tree and make them stay there all day without a coat. damn

Good luck with your pooch.

+1.

I have had my dog for 5 years and she never peed in the house , but all of a sudden she started peeing on my Oriental rugs and ruined 2 runners. i took her to the vets and he could find nothing wrong with her.He told me to have a dog psycholist see her.(I need it for me not her) Anyway I got a dog crate and put her in it at night for about a week and she hasn't peed on the floor anymore. Can't figure out why she started .

i took my boy to the vet yesterday to be tested for anything that would cause the dog to start peeing.
she said "Good News/Bad news". for being 12, he is in fine shape,all blood work and urine tests came back just fine..
she says it is the other dog in the house..who is being an alpha bully...to him. (she is 4)
so, they have put her on some meds to calm her down,and he is on meds to stop his anxiety.

looks like everyone in the house is "certifiable" :XD:
EXCEPT the DH...but now i am thinking..maybe he is the one driving us all crazy here! :hunf:

i will let you know in a week, if things have changed.

she also said, with the male, just take a bandana,roll it up and tie is around his waste, so it goes around his "winkie". do not put it on to tight..but she thinks that may help. i will give it a try..because the belly band with pad, doesn't stop him from peeing,it just catches the pee..she seems to think he is so nervous, that he is going around marking everything..
and she is such a witch...groan.

At 4 am this morning, I was getting the leash and he was "squeeking" and dancing around as he was squirting out all over the place. I took him outside, and not ONE drop was released..........lets see - he should be caged ALL the time when he isn't outside doing his business??? if we put a bandana around him, he WILL chew it off.....

oh no...poor baby. and you too! Gizmo doesn't try to chew off the belly band..i will try the bandana later today.

My embarassing moment was when I was selling Avon, and I was visiting with a neighbor. I was waring a fox jacket and her dog started to pee on everything in the house-----------thought I was some kind of fox. lol

My embarassing moment was when I was selling Avon, and I was visiting with a neighbor. I was waring a fox jacket and her dog started to pee on everything in the house-----------thought I was some kind of fox. lol

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