Rugergundog
Saginaw Michigan USA
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| 06/18/2008 7:54 AM |
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Hey all; i have some house breaking questions for you all.
My GSP is 8 weeks old now. I have had him for just about 2 weeks and he has begun to have accidents more often. Just pee accidents. He does not take a full blown full pee; just little squirts.
I let him out every hour and he still does this. I will even let him out more often; he will pee and 5 or 10 min later he will have a little "squirt" accident in the house.
He is so small to notice when he is get'n ready to pee but if i notice him I command "outside" to sort of startle him to stop. Its not really working on him as he does it so fast as its just a squirt.
I clean the spots with odor remover pet cleaner and limit his water to a degree also.
Any suggestions or is this just a normal routine to go through with a 8 week old? I just got concerned that maybe he has a bladder problem or infection or something.
Thanks
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wgspr rescue
Milwaukee, WI
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| 06/18/2008 9:43 AM |
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| He's really young, our gsp pulled potty tricks on us till she was 4-6 months old, before she finally got in a routine! They have itty bitty bladders at that age! |
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Hogan
Wisconsin
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| 06/18/2008 11:19 AM |
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I agree with Lisa, your pup is very young and does not yet have full control.
Is your pup from a large litter? The reason I ask is that I have seen the wetting problem more in pups from large litters. Reason being, there was much more competition not only for feeding but watering. If this is the case your pup may be drinking much more water than is necessary. |
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tchrisman
Shapleigh, ME
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| 06/18/2008 11:55 AM |
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| I can't believe the breeder sent him home at six weeks. (I can believe it, they are a pain in the ass at that point, but...) If you are concerned about infection, take a few CC's of the urine to the vet. You're due for the first shots now anyway. |
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Morrison
Twin Cities, MN
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| 06/18/2008 12:09 PM |
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Don't forget that as he grows his little bladder and the rest of him might grow at different rates. The little piddles are pretty normal for that age and, yeah, he did come home a little early - socialization is definitley in order.
Are you crate training him? It does wondersfor housebreaking. Also, when you let him out to pee make sure he pees, gets praise or a treat and goes right back inside. He will learn that outside = peeing, not playing. |
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pattyl
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| 06/18/2008 5:30 PM |
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I second the crate training!
Carry treats with you and give him a treat every time he potties outside. Make a big deal over it.
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carlower1
Kansas
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| 06/18/2008 7:57 PM |
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| regular trips outside should help take care of this... at this age at least 2 times and hour is advisable.. Give the "go potty" or what ever command you are using and treat/praise when he does... If he has an accident in the house clean it up and ignore him, do not make a big deal about it or he will get confused, especially since piddles are as much a human training issue as it is a puppy training issue. |
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flygirl
Muncy, PA
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| 07/25/2008 10:08 AM |
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pattyl,
you recommend treats. What kinds would you recommend for this soon to be GSP puppy newbie? I haven't had a puppy in almost 20 years.
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everbell
Kanata, ON
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| 07/25/2008 10:13 AM |
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Ooo ... REALLY good treats. If you can get freeze dried liver or salmon, those are aewsome. There are a number of common food companies that selll really high quality training treats (the two we use most often are Eagle Pack and Wellness). |
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Bogart and Shiraz (GSPs)
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unowhoandwhy
Middleofnowhere, NH
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| 07/25/2008 11:03 AM |
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My dogs go wild for little bits of hot dog & cheese. It can get a little greasy, but they are more than willing to lick your fingers clean if you don't have a handi-wipe. 
It's what helped me train my hard-headed, selectively deaf female GSP to come when called. She knows that if she comes to see mommy on her own she'll get a treat and if she comes when called she gets two treats. Of course, she's so smart that she has managed to work the system to her advantage & will go outside, turn around and come right back in for another treat. She still gets a treat, though.  |
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carlower1
Kansas
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| 07/25/2008 1:22 PM |
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try peanut butter!!! less of a choking hazard, you can roll it up in a little piece of cheese so it is handleable or you can go to the store and get the peanut butter chips from the baking isle (the kind you stick in cookies) My dogs go bonkers over peanut butter to the point that they all sit and cry if the kids make pb&j sandwiches and DON'T give a smudge. They do the same thing for cheese slices.
My vet advised against hot-dogs until he was closer to somewhere between 3 and 5 months of age, because most people don't cut the hotdog down properly and it is more of a choking hazard.
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ccrgsp
south carolina
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| 07/25/2008 1:44 PM |
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| i was using the cheese dogs and thought it might give him poop problems....it never did, but i switched to pieces of deli meet or baked chicken....i've used this as treats for when he does his bis outside or working on recall.....it has helped ALOT compared to normal treats...especially the recall |
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Texas Belle
Austin, TX
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