dog peeing

[mcbrash]

I have a 5 year old huskey/shepherd. When we first moved into our house 4 years ago, for a few days she would pee constantly inside. I took her to the vet and was told she had a bladder infection. This cleared up never to appear again until this past couple of days. We were visiting my son in his new house for a couple of days and she starting peeing everywhere. Not squatting as she would normally do but just laying where she pee'd, this is the same behaviour as the first time 4 years ago. Now that we have been back home for a few hours she is fine once again and not peeing anywhere but outside. I was told that perhaps she is marking her territory but this seems strange to me as she would just lie in this pee until we made her get up. Any suggestions at all? As I said everthing seems ok now that we are back home again.
Sandy

[AHApartridge]

this may sound cruel but if you rub your dogs nose in the pee then the dog knows that it did something wrong and wont do it again. it worked with my dog but i wouldnt advice using that method with toddlers.

[lankeela]

It not only sounds cruel, it IS cruel. This type of treatment has no place in a today's civilised society. The dog does not associate the treatment with what it has done, and if it is as a result of an infection, then you will end up with a dog that is frightened to do what it cannot help.

If the peeing is not due to any medical reason, then you need to try to ascertain what is making it do it. Perhaps the dog feels insecure in a new house. Did you have the dog from a baby puppy, or did you get it at an older age? Might is have been traumatised by being left on its own in a strange house as a youngster? There could be many reasons why it is doing this.

[mcbrash]

I really think that she perhaps was feeling insecure in the new house as it has now been 7 hours since we've been home and not once has she pee'd on the floor. We have had the dog since she was a pup of 6 weeks and she has suffered from separation anxiety for most of the 5 years that we've had her. It has only been the past few months that we have been comfortable leaving her on her own and she seems to have outgrown the anxiety. I can only think that perhaps she was upset at not being in her own environment as she has never been away from home before. I appreciate your comments, this is a wonderful site for any pet problems.

Sandy

[drgnrdr]

Some dogs when thrown off their routine they will sometimes loose it, it's stress related. I would still get her a Urinalysis just in case, so if it an infrection starting you can catch it in time. Some dogs don't know where to go in a new place, that can also add to the stress. Let us know how it goes.
Oh I agree with lankeela, no need to put their nose in it.

[GypsyGSD]

When are we going to learn that rubbing dogs noses in anything is nothing but cruelty,there would be a public out cry if babies had there dirty nappies shoved up there nose,every time they had a accident , i would re check with the vet again to make sure the infection has cleared completleyas in humans it can re occur , also has she been spayed as this can cause bladder problems then take it from there my old shepherd had this problem but it was the start of old age butn yours is a bit young for that