Het adopteren van een reddingshond zit vol lonende momenten. Toen jullie elkaar vonden, droomden jullie ervan een leven te leiden met leuke speelmomenten, hondenzoenen en knuffels op de bank.
Totdat je je realiseerde dat je droomhond niet zindelijk is. Je hebt een volwassen hond geadopteerd in de hoop dat je de onbenullige puppy's zou kunnen overslaan.
Heb ik gelijk?
Wees niet bang, deze fase van je reddingshond die in huis plast of poept is van korte duur als u de juiste stappen hieronder neemt.
Het is heel normaal dat een pas geadopteerde hond een ongelukje heeft in huis. Uw hond maakt een extreme levensveranderende gebeurtenis door. Ze zijn gestrest, onzeker en verward.
Als de 3-3-3 regel van reddingshonden legt uit dat het 3 maanden of langer kan duren voordat een nieuwe hond zich helemaal op zijn gemak voelt in zijn nieuwe huis.
Sommige reddingshonden hebben nog nooit in een huis gewoond, dus het concept van zindelijkheidstraining is nieuw voor hen. Het is aan jou om je nieuwe redding te trainen, zelfs als hij 1, 3 of 10 jaar oud is.
Een hond is nooit te oud om zindelijk te worden, hoewel ik je zal waarschuwen, hoe ouder de hond, hoe meer tijd en patiënten je nodig hebt.
Problemen met zindelijkheidstraining kunnen worden veroorzaakt door stress, verlatingsangst , een nieuwe omgeving en zelfs een nieuwe hond of mensen in huis.
Beoordeel de hele situatie voordat je ervan uitgaat dat je hond in huis plast vanwege wrok . Ik geloof niet dat honden dingen doen uit wrok. Er is bijna altijd een onderliggend probleem. Is er de laatste tijd iets veranderd in de omgeving van uw hond, is er iets waar ze gestrest over kunnen zijn?
Het is belangrijk om medische problemen uit te sluiten die ertoe kunnen leiden dat uw reddingshond zindelijk wordt in huis.
Enkele veelvoorkomende medische oorzaken zijn:
Als u gezondheidsproblemen vermoedt, neem dan onmiddellijk contact op met uw dierenarts.
Zindelijkheidstraining van een volwassen reddingshond lijkt veel op zindelijkheidstraining van een puppy . Begin vanaf het begin alsof hij een puppy is.
Every single one of my dogs has had their own signal of when they have to go potty. Our youngest pup, Thunder will circle the front door and hit the bell with his nose. Bear will pace around me and stare at me. And Ginger will sit at the front door.
Watch your dog’s body language and pick up on their subtle cues. It may take some time to learn, but when you notice it, you’ll have an aha moment .
Some people like to train their dogs to ring a bell at the door to alert them. This is easy to train by hanging the bell on the door and each time you take the dog outside to potty you ring the bell for them. Eventually, they pick up on the connection, bell equals outside potty time.
If you need more help, SpiritDog Training has a great course on Mastering Potty Training along with many other training programs you may be interested in.
You are here because your rescue dog is peeing in the house, which means you have pee stains on your floors. Dogs can smell dog urine even when we can’t.
It’s important to thoroughly clean any accidents with an enzyme cleaner specifically made for potty accidents.
The product I use and recommend is Nature’s Miracle. They have an entire line of carpet cleaner, hardwood floor cleaner, no more marking, and more. I also use Odoban for sanitizing and deodorizing the entire house.
Consider getting a black light urine detector to help you find old stains you can’t smell yourself, but I assure you your dog can.
After fostering many dogs and raising a puppy, there is a reason why we have all wood floors in our new house, LOL.
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Training a new rescue dog can take a few days or a month. It will depend on how old the dog is , if the dog was in a hoarding or puppy mill situation, and how consistent you are with the steps above.
Feed your dog on a schedule. Make sure they eat several hours before going to sleep and then take them outside 30-60 minutes after eating.
If your dog has trouble with bowel movements, consider adding a probiotic to his food . Exercise also helps, so take a long walk with your dog after he eats and has time for his food to settle.
If your rescue dog has lived outside for its entire life before coming to you, doesn’t mean he isn’t potty trained. Dogs do not like to eat, sleep or play in the same area as they potty.
So living outside your dog has most likely already established an area to potty and an area to live. By limiting access to the inside house and staying consistent with the steps above your new dog will be house training quickly.
If you live in an apartment or a home where it’s not easy to quickly take your dog outside, then you may want to try Doggy Lawn.
As mentioned above, I don’t believe dogs pee in the house out of spite. Look at other environmental, medical or behavioral issues before jumping to the conclusion your dog is out to get you.
Is your male dog peeing or marking inside the house ? You’ll notice the difference between a puddle of urine vs. a small amount of sprayed urine on the wall, furniture, etc.
We struggled with marking for a long time with our male puppy. By limiting his freedom and being vigilant I think we have it under control, but I don’t want to jink it.
There could be medical reasons your male dog is suddenly peeing inside, review Why does my rescue dog pee in the house above.
If your rescue dog was previously potty training and now having accidents, it could be a medical or behavior issue. Review Why does my rescue dog pee in the house above.
Your adopted dog peeing in house is not the end of the world. With a little time and a lot of patience your rescue dog will stop peeing in the house and you will have a potty trained dog.
First step is to check for any medical or environmental issues that could be causing the potty accidents. Then follow the 5 key steps above. Make sure to reward the good behavior and your dog will start asking to go outside to potty before you know it.
Trust me, I get how frustrating it is to have to clean urine or poop up after an adult dog. When fostering a dog we keep our mini carpet cleaner and Nature’s Miracle in arms reach at all times. Even with the best intentions, there will be accidents. But there is hope. Keep consistent and your dog will be potty trained soon.
If you have any tips or tricks to pottying training a rescue dog, please share below in the comments.
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