I don't know what is going on with him..is he mad at me or the husband? he is in perfect health...old, but he doesn't pee anywhere else. he can go in and out as he pleases.
this has been going on for a year ,on and off. maybe twice a week or so.
i need to buy a second mattress protector..i have to wait for the one to be washed and dried before i can make the bed again.
i am frustrated.
:thumbdown:

any help/ideas would be greatly appreciate..

oh and caging him will not help, he does it when i am home..!
and i do have another dog..she is a bully to him. she is younger.
i am taking off now to my quilt group..will be back to check later..

They have the mattress protectors in plastic that encase the entire mattress, helps a lot, keeping out moisture, bed bugs etc. Also in the winter helps keep the bed warmer.

I have known one other person this happened to. Yes, the dog was mad at the owner. I do not remember anything more about it than that.
I am sorry you are having to cope with this. I understand what you feel for an animal (especially one you have had so long). I do not know the solution.
Good luck.

Sounds like he is upset with you for some reason, are you away from him more? I know my Jack Russell is naughty if I'm away for an extended period of time. Hang in there hopefully someone will come up with a good solution for you

I can tell you one thing, he would pee on my bed ONCE! He would be banned from the house, and certainly the bedroom. If you know he has no health issues, then assume there is something else going on. Jealousy, fear, something. Call in Cesar Milan :roll: :lol:

This may seems like crazy advice, but I would contact several dog trainers online or in your area...and ask for help. There may be a reason your dog is doing this....and the cure may be simple.
I liken this to working with my teenagers....whoever understands why the do the things they do...but when you ask another Mother whom has been there...or a professional...knowledge is power....and bam...you find out that dogs and teenagers do have reasons why they do things.
lol Hope you find the answer, and let us hear from you when you do find out!

The dog is feeling stressed for some reason, maybe because the other dog is bullying him. Maybe he is marking his territory, telling the girl dog that the bed is his territory. Not sure how you could handle that. Maybe check with the vet.

I would close the door so he couldn't get in the bedroom and pay extra attention to him. Good Luck

I feel for you. My older dog pees everywhere. My vet says it is a behaivor thing. Jealous of the other dog. Wants to be dominant over the other dog. Marking his/or hers territory which is you and your husband. will continue doing it forever. you need to cage when ever you can not be in the same room with the dog and watching all the time. also take dog out on a leash to go to the bathroom. also if you see him/ her start to smell or want to mark make loud noise he told me to shake a can on marbles and say NO Bad Dog put in cage he said do this for six weeks to break the habit!!!!!!!! I try but too much trouble for me to keep taking out to bathroom on a leash. good luck. by the way is it a boy dog that is doing this? read your post again. He is a boy and the little one is the girl. Same at my house. Littleone is boss, definately a behaivor thing just like mine. It's really hard to stop. I close off all the doors I can. and do what the vet told me too but the bathroom leash thing is hard for me to do. He said that if you do it for six weeks it should work but if he pees again you have to do it for another 6 weeks!!!!

I can't believe you let it happen more than once!
First off - CLOSE THE BEDROOM DOOR

that's just nasty.....

I understand perfectly. A bit more time with her/him and some discipline for the younger one will help rectify this. We love our furbabies and deal with what is. We have very old pets in our household; 15 year old dog; 23 year old cat; 16 year old cat so the commitment to pets is long and "peeing on the bed" sometimes comes with it. Kudos to you for trying to work it all out! This too shall pass :?

Aw, pets, you just got to love them! I think it might be a issue with the other dog. Hopefully you can get it solved soon, I am sure its frustrating, but I want to say good for you for trying to figure it out! I am sure it will pass too!

I also think it might be the other dog that is causing the problem. Noone likes to be picked on.

KEEP THE BEDROOM DOOR CLOSED !!!!

I'd take him to the vet first, to rule out any physical problem.

Assuming there's no physical issues, it could be the other dog bullying him, perhaps a form of separation anxiety, attraction to any faint urine smell that might be left behind which could tempt him to pee there again, something upsetting him (new furniture or other environmental change?), etc.

It would be so much simpler if our furkids could talk! :wink:

I suspect he's acting out about the bullying by the younger dog. I think Murphy is right on the money. My old girl is 14 now and I am always trying to keep on top of the 5 yr old 'youngster' who would love to run the show. Mad at you? Maybe. Maybe an extreme way of saying 'these are my people, not yours' to the kid in the family. Glad you're working it out and not just writing him off as many would likely do. Wouldn't trade mine for anything; they have enriched my life immeasurably.

Is he sleeping on your bed, when this happens? He may be afraid to get down because of the other dog. They do make doggie depends. Also, if you are home make sure he goes out every 2 hours. If you can, let him out alone, so he can take care of business without the other dog bothering him. Treat him like a puppy, with lots of "good boys" after he comes in. If you have a doggie door maybe going thur it causes some kind of pain, after all he is older and it may hurt his joints. Just a few things I could think of

has something changed in his life about the time he started this, sometimes you have to go back in time to find out what triggered it, how to stop it now it has started could be a problem, good luck with finding a cure

you say he is old, take him to the VET for a ck up please.

My thoughts exactly. No sleeping in the bedroom with you either. I do not allow my dog on furniture and she is only allowed upstairs for a bath. Sometimes though, she sneaks up there to check on me if she is inside with me and DH isn't home. The dog I had before her wasn't allowed on carpeted surfaces in the house. It took him a long time to get that house training thing but he learned "off the rug" really quick. Worked out great on rainy days when his paws were muddy.

I agree that you should probably have him checked out by the vet.

If he is peeing on the bed just at night, you might consider a doggie diaper. I know that sounds terrible but these guys are a member of the family and if he is old they get special treatment.

We have a 14 year old female Lab and she takes estrogen twice a week for incontinence. We do know in her case that she just can't help it.

Everyone is entitled to their own opinions. If one doesn't have a pet as part of their family, it is hard to give advise. We wouldn't put a part of the family outside.
I agree that your boy dog seems to be stressed out from the bullying. Use baby gates to keep them separated. My Sam won't eat if Ruby is watching him. I use a baby gate from Walmart. Either of the dogs could easily knock the gate down but they don't. It would be a security for your boy to know that the girl can't get to him. A friend told me "they don't call girl dogs bitches for nothing". That is so true. My Ruby is very sweet but at times, she is a witch.

If you don't want to ban the dog from the room, I would keep the bed covered with a big sheet of plastic untill bedtime. I would hope that would discourage him until you can find a solution!

My dear old kitty was having similar problems. I figured out she was stressed but the other kitties. She now lives in the upstairs (where my bedroom is) and the others live downstairs. She is a happy kitty again and no problems.

It seems he is asking for help regarding his companions behavior.
He doesn't like to be picked on or bullied. I would seek some sort of behavior training for both dogs. Especially the more bossier one of the two. You and your husband need to show that you are "pack leaders" (your husband is alpha male and you are alpha female). Our dogs know this and act accordingly. Now Bella the mama dog is next in line, she runs the pen with an iron paw.

One of our sons has a cat, she pees on anything of his that doesn't move when she is mad at him. If the house isn't clean she pees, if his sleep cycle changes, she pees. He still hasn't figured it out even though we have explained it to him several times.
I agree don't keep him out of the bedroom if this is where likes to socialize with you and your husband. But keep it closed when you are not at home.

I keep my sewing room door closed because Kola and her invisible pal won't need to leave piles of hair all over my work and stash.

If you can't find a way to get him to stop then try "doggie diapers"..... Since it's a male just measure around his middle. Add 3 inches. Then measure from the hind leg to rib cage. Add 1/2 inch on each side for seam. This will be a rectangle shape when done. Using cotton fabric, cut 2 pieces. Sew them together, turn, close seam, edge stitch at 1/4 inch. On each end add velcro. It needs to be the width of the diaper. Line the diaper with ultra thin feminine pads(I use wal-mart brand), using the sticky side towards the cotton so it stays in place. You may need tro fold the pads wings in. Depends on how they're made. Hold the diaper, pad side up, under dog, wrap up & over dogs back, secure velcro. When putting this on your dog it needs to be snug. I've been using these for over 20 years on my dogs. I used to breed toy poodles & there's no way with 8 adult dogs as breeders, but in house as pets/family, that I could house break the males. The diapers are machine washable too. Each of my dogs has their own color. They have also never minded wearing them.

Older dogs often end up with weak bladder issues or kidney disease, which can take awhie, to show problems.

I agree about the vet. We had a black half siamese cat long ago who would let us know when he had kidney problems. He would go and pee in the sinks, so we would see the blood in his urine. Off to the vet we'd go (with him screaming at full volume in his Siamese voice) and after a few doses of antibiotics he would be fine for anther year or two.
Maybe your fur kid is hurting and can't get your attention any other way. Simply shut the bedroom door and see if he pees anywhere else inside.

Take him to the vet to get checked and ask questions.

As for your room, put up a baby gate to keep him out. That way you can still have your bedding on and it stays clean and dry without all the worry of where the dog is.

Hope you can get to the bottom of why this is happening.

Check out Patricia B McConnell, Ph.D. site: www.patriciamcconnell.com .. There may be something there for you.. I just picked up her short book "I'll Be Home Soon! on How to Prevent and Treat Separation Anxiety .. My flat-coated retriever Cooper has problems when I leave and I am reading the book and will practice what she suggests..

Everyone has great advice on here for you. I do know that dogs hate change, especially small territorial ones, so if you changed things up lately that could be it, moved his bed, changed it, changed furniture around etc etc

Shut the bedroom door and talk to your vet.

I really appreciate all the advice and ideas to try..here are my thoughts now, on the matter:

1. if a kid started wetting the bed, i would not throw him out...my brother was a bed wetter into his early teens, he could not help it. it was medical, and my dad just made it worse.
i don't find it disgusting at all..i find it frustrating and depressing, that i don't know why he is doing this..

2. they both sleep with us. Gizmo is my dog..they both sleep under the covers at the foot of the bed, near our feet. i would not change that.Chula is daddys girl.

3. i think doggy diapers would be a good thing to check out. thank you for the advice on that one, and how to measure.that will be my first step.

4. i think Chula may be the reason..she picks on him, I would never get rid of her, reguardless.i don't beliece animals are throw aways,just because they don't act they way we want them too. but talking to a behavioral pet person, may shed some more light on it. thanks, i will check that out tomorrow. i will also check out the book recommended.

5. the doggy door is apart of the sliding glass door, which is in my bedroom. :roll: he is not peeing at night in the bed..he is peeing when i am home. The door is open, so they can come and go outside at will. i close the bedroom door whenever i leave the house, since this started happening. i retired 6 years ago, so i am home all the time, a homebody, except on wednesdays..when i go quilting with the girls.

sooo, i am going to measure him and do get/try diapers. maybe i can make some cute covers..for them. :shock:

My D O G S don't know they are dogs..shhhh

i raised my 3 kids, 5 foster kids, and have 4 grandsons..i did my part..these are a part of my family. my husband works long hours,he is gone 13 hours a day...we are company for each other. they go camping with us..i have taken trips to oklahoma,texas and florida, by myself. with Gizmo..he would not let anyone come near me in the car..i am safe with him..no one comes near my house, without them letting me know..no one. JRT's are notorious for having seperation issues. it is a given when you have one. he watches my every move..lol

the vet says he is healthy..weight is 16 pounds..he has idiopathic seizures..controled by meds..now i am thinking of checking into the phenobarb..he gets his blood and urine checked every 6 months. it is all good.

i have always had a matress protector..prior to having a bladder suspension, you never knew when and if i would
"leak" . so glad my husband didn't trade me in..for a better working model.

again, thank you all for the thoughts and ideas, they are a start.

Hi Kim,

Sounds like you are on the right track. I love your insight on the dogs, we feel the same about our 3 ladies and Miss Kola the cat.
We wouldn't give them up for anything and would fight tooth and nail to keep them.

Have you checked for a possible bladder infection or UTI? I have a male cat that just recently (he is 11 years old) diagnosed with IBS ~ and I now have to give him liquid prednisone daily to keep the inflammation at bay. Not sure how old your is but as they get into their adult years the gastrointestinal system can develop issues......this is just a reply based on my experience. Good luck!

I agree with the other comments about making sure he doesn't have a medical problem and looking at dominance issues. You also might want to consider dog diapers.

I have an older male dog with canine dementia. He sometimes tries to pee in the house where he shouldn't. When we moved to a new house with lots of carpet, we bought him "bellybands" online. Look up "Happy Jack Dog Diapers". They're made of fleece with a velcro fastener and a shoulder strap to keep him from "slithering" out of them. We line them with inexpensive sanitary pads and have several of them so we can wash them as needed. He doesn't mind them at all and they work perfectly. They also look like they'd be easy to make if you wanted to make your own. Good luck solving the problem! Let us know how you do...

Lots of good advice here. I wouldn't give up my pets either, even with the accidents. They are my family, and so much company.

looking up "happy jack" now..thanks!

Generally, this kind of behavior will take place after a stressful event. It is very common after a dog was scolded. This is why many dog owners think that their pet is being spiteful. The truth is the dog is very upset and vulnerable and when a dog is in that state he is more likely to make himself feel better by peeing in your bed.

Some dogs are more submissive than others. Very submissive dogs, shy dogs that lack self-confidence and often young pups will urinate when in the presence of more dominant dogs and humans.

Many dog owners mistakenly believe that this type of urination is a housetraining problem, and try to correct it with discipline. But scolding a dog who has peed on your bed will only make the behavior worse! Because the message he's sending is misunderstood by the owner, the dog is caught in a vicious cycle - his instincts tell him to urinate to please his superior by showing submission. But when he does, he is punished. He then tries harder to please by urinating even more. This results in more punishment, and still more urination. After a time, the dog may become so confused and insecure that he urinates at the mere sight of a human being or another dog.

I would just give him a lot of attention and love and try to take him out often and when he pees outside, praise him a lot. I think he is intiminate by the other dog but patience will help him.

I am happy to see you are not part of our throw away society pets are our four legged kids , but then not all kids get a fair shake in this world just watch the news. my 2 dogs and cat are family I wouldn't dream of tossing them out , you work to solve the problem my boys were not always easy to understand when they went through there teen years but we hung in there and have 2 great adult sons. I am sure you will work out this problem out .

Just a thought, where on the bed is he peeing, one side verse the other. Your side or your husbands. I have heard of male dogs marking on the scent of the human female in relation to hormonal changes of the human. Just a factor to consider.