I need some advice, please!

**steelergrl** · 12-19-2006, 06:51 PM

We usually go for a long walk as soon as I get home from work. I never rush her to finish. She is usually dragging me in the house. Heck, I live in Florida so I love to be outside this time of year.

I don't know if her previous owner (it was a puppy mill) corrupted her in some way. I will have the vet check her for a UTI when I take her there next month. Thanks for the advice.

**applesmom** · 12-19-2006, 07:38 PM

It's not that you're rushing her. She's probably so busy enjoying her walk that she just doesn't take the time to completely empty her bladder. In a puppy mill situation there is seldom a need to learn to empty the bladder completely as they go right in their cages. You're fortunate she doesn't soil her crate.

Peeing often and in small amounts is usually the first and most obvious sign of a UTI too.

Good luck, I hope it goes well and she just has to learn to relieve herself completely before going back inside.

**HorseDreamer101** · 12-19-2006, 08:20 PM

If i was u, i would leave ur dog out in the backyard for an half an hour and also play wit ur dog so she wont be alone and she will have tome to go to the bathroom!

**agilityk9trainer** · 12-19-2006, 08:19 PM

Originally Posted by steelergrl

We usually go for a long walk as soon as I get home from work. I never rush her to finish. She is usually dragging me in the house. Heck, I live in Florida so I love to be outside this time of year.

I don't know if her previous owner (it was a puppy mill) corrupted her in some way. I will have the vet check her for a UTI when I take her there next month. Thanks for the advice.

Absoultely first and foremost get her checked for a UTI.

There is something called "excitiable urination" whereby some dogs will tinkle a bit when they get over-excited. If the UTI turns up negative, I would agree with Applesmom about the dog being too busy on the walk to fully empty. Your best bet then to control the situation is to play with the dog on a hard-floor surface where cleaning up the tinkles will be a breeze and no odor will be left behind.

Many dogs outgrow the excitable urniation, and over time, you may see it go away.

However, I think a UTI is probably your culprit.