peeing EVERY NIGHT

I don't think it's mean. It's just during the night anyways so I'd imagine that she'd be sleeping most of the time anyways.

And, as far as pee pads go. I'm not really a fan of them myself. But, if you have no way of getting up to take him out in the night, and, he's peeing every night, wouldn't it just be better for him to be peeing on something like that then on the carpet? I'd only use them as a last resort, after trying the crate. But, if there's no other way to prevent him, I'd think it would be alright to use it. And, if he does pee more on the pee pad, after you've tried everything you can, I don't see how him peeing peeing three times on a pee pad instead of just once is going to be that major of a difference. it'd still be better than him peeing at all on the carpet.

Definitely a trip to the vet is in order. This is not normal, and not healthy.

Do, as was suggested, clean and deodorize that spot. Stick a piece of furniture there if you have to so he cannot get to that spot.

Are there any other changes - how long have you had his "sister"? Anything that might be stressing him out?

I would go back to the vet. Clean the area very very well with natures miricle or a similar product.

Also are you sure it is just him that urinating? If they are both free roam & only do it when you are asleep maybe they are both ding it? Maybe she smells his urine so she goes there, then he does the same, over & over again.

Also once you have gone back to the vet & you clean the area really well maybe to be on the safe side also place something in that spot, a piece of furniture or something.

Have you switched his food recently? What type fo food do you feed.

I know she wouldn't pee on the floor. i just know. she wont even pee near the house. the goes out in the AM and runs as far away from the house as possible.

He is peeing in the bathroom (but thank god there is no flooring down yet. it is just plain cement.

there is nothing new. Rikki (sister) is 13 and Falon is 3 so they have been together for 3 years. we always switch their food. he always has different stuff.


When i get money i will take hi m in to the vet.

Maybe he sees the cement as an ok place to go, because cement is also outside...I don't know, I'm groping! But, I know my friend's dog would pee on this green "grassy" welcome mat they had. It's a thought. I still think a crate would be a good idea. Could you get one big enough for both of them? I don't think it would be mean to have one in a crate and not the other, but, if you're concerned about that, could you put them together? And, with pee pads, once he's going on them, you could put them outdoors with you whenever you go outside to let them go to the bathroom. And, then, when he's consistently going on them, you could remove them to see if he'll hold it over night. Just a thought...

Jake had this spot on the carpet, on the stairs, where he would frequently urinate. He's completely housetrained, but one day he had an accident and after that he thought it was OK to use that spot. Somebody here suggested putting his food bowl on that spot for a while, so he would know it's a living area and not OK to pee there.

I did it, and it's been over a year since he peed there. It might be a coincidence but it can't hurt to give it a try. Can you feed your dog in a different spot for a few days?

i never thought about the food there, it coulkd work!
he has been good the last couple night because i take him out and when he pees he gets a "cookie" so i take him out at 7 and 8:30 (but he gets no water inbetween) and he usually pees twice.
so far so good.
i will see for a couple nights

Keep doing what your doing & good luck.

but the concret theory may be true. Also does anyone ever leave the door open when they potty, he may be watching the humans potty in there & think that is allright too.

the door is never shut to the bathroom, but i seriously do not think he is smart enought to put 2 and 2 together. (i'm not being mean. i am just stating the fact he is a moron...)

I'm still going to see about the vet wheni can get some money together.
thanks everyone

I just want to add that if you feed purina one or purina pro plan it MAY have something to do w/ urinary infections.

Long story but I used to feed it as well as many people I know & some I met along the way (talking to people in pet stores on the net etc...). For some odd reason a lot of dogs had urinary infections while on that food. It is not proven but quite weird that many many many dogs I have know & heard about had infections on & off while on that food then they all went away when their food was switched. Some dogs were on it for years & had uti's & the like ever since they were on it, some it was on & offf, some developed them later on. But everyone so far they have all stopped since they stopped feeding that food.

Not sure about now as I really have not discussed it in about a year but for about 6 years prior to that it was still happening!

My dog in particular Raustyk was on it for 3.5 years she had utis all the time, anal gland problems so bad the vets really wanted to remove them, ear infections & a weird rash on her belly. This lasted the entire 3.5 years wile on proplan . she had all sorts of meds some worked some didn't but everytime a med did work & she was done w/ the meds it would always come back and soon too. She was testd for allergies for her ear infections & rash & it came back as she was not allergic to anything. What is weird is that last year I ran out of dog food & could not get to the pet store so I picked up a bag of walmart max. nutrition (which has the same ingedients as proplan & purina one) and the uti came back in 5 days & her ears started to get infected & few red bumps popped back up on her tummy. I stopped that food right away & the symptoms were gone in a few days!! My other dog Nanook was also on it & he never had a problem.

Like I said it is not a proven fact & actually I found the ingredients to be semi decent (better than some foods for sure) but that is proof enough for me.

That sounds like a good start! Giving him a treat when he goes to the bathroom. And, putting his food where he was peeing sounds good, too! Or even just a water bowl. Or a bed or blanket he likes to sleep on. Anything that would make him think of that spot as a bad place to pee. Good luck! Keep us posted.