my dog is urinating in my bed

[Karen]

Thanks, we hope you have success!

[freckledimple]

I have a dog that keeps urinating in my bed, too River is a two year old, spayed, Great Dane. She does not have a UTI. She potties when I take her out, and hasn't had an "accident" in the house for over a year. She has urinated on my bed about four times in the last four months. The first time, I understand; I had a new puppy at the time, who still sleeps with me, and she had had an accident in bed the night before. Fortunately, the puppy is a toy breed River, though, has never slept in the bed with me. The third time, my sister had taken a nap in my bed that day. She has urinated on my bed at least two other times without obvious provocation.
A Great Dane does not leave a small puddle My Little Green Machine is getting quite a workout. What can I do to prevent her from doing this again?

PS. I usually keep my bedroom door closed, but a Dane can be surprisingly sneaky

[Karen]

Take her to the vet first, make sure it is nothing medical, especially as this is such a new occurrence, okay? Some females get spay-related incontinence, it's not that common, but also not unheard of, make notes of when it happens and the circumstances, okay? Are you making sure you still give River some one-on-one time, so you know it isn't a jealousy thing? Especially as the new pup is allowed to sleep in your bed, you might want to reconsider that, because it could be River is trying to "mark" it is hers, because the pup peed there ... and gets to sleep there, and she doesn't. Why are you allowing the pup in the bed, when River never did? that's sending mixed signals to her, for sure.

[freckledimple]

Oh, I'm pretty sure it's a jealously thing. I've actually tried to get River to sleep in bed with me; she'll stay for a little while, but then leave. Which is odd, because she'll stay with me practically all day on the couch, even when we nap. She was a great companion when I had the flu She and the puppy get along fine now; they even play together.
I'm trying to figure out how to tell when she'll decide to be jealous. Like when my sister napped in my bed; I never would have suspected her to pee after that.
Yes, the puppy does get a little more attention than River, but River still gets her one-on-one time. In fact, learning to train a small breed puppy has helped me see where I made mistakes with River, and to correct them.

[menmy3dogs]

I am not understanding the muzzling the dog for urinating on the bed, you will have to clarify your reasoning for that. Once you have ruled out a medical issue, I would not allow the dog on the bed, period. It is YOUR space, not hers and so for a while she has to sleep in a dog bed on the floor or in a crate. She loses the priviledge of sleeping with you on the bed. When you start allowing her on the bed, it is by invitation only. It is your space and not hers, she is not allowed to growl at you on it, tell you she wont move, nothing. It is your space and if she doesn't like the rules she gets taken off the bed.