Going peepee all the time
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| Sir Winston's Mom, I hear ya. Up until the time Ben was about five months old, he was a never ending spigot. He could stay dry at night and for periods of time in the day while crated. The rest of the time I would let him out, he'd go, and fifteen minutes later he would be peeing in the house, just as nonchalant as you please. I started taking him out every half hour while he was awake, and one memorable day he still had SEVEN accidents in the house.
His trainer thought that it was because he would become so involved in playing, he would just forget, like a kid. Then one day, he just stopped doing it. He is now seven months old and rarely has an accident. I guess it just clicked for him. I would recommend taking him out often, telling him "good potty" or something like that, and giving him a treat when he goes. It took a while, but it worked for us. |
| Lol. Don't worry too much. At that age, that's pretty much all they do! The formula for how they that can usually hold it is their age in months plus one. That of course is just an estimate too, it does all depend on the dog. Clyde used to pee constantly until he was about 4 months old. We let him out, he'd pee, we'd let him in, he'd pee, put him in the crate, he'd pee. It was really frustrating but he grew out of that. Housebreaking was another story...!
How much water is he drinking? You may want to consider limiting his water a little bit if it seems like he's drinking and peeing constantly. At his age, he's probably, about 16 to 20 pounds, right? His body, at the high end of the need rangle, doesn't need more than 5 cups a day. This is one of the few subjects I feel qualified to speak on because Clyde is a crazy water drinker so he's been to the vet through every test-- JRD, diabetes, etc.. He's healthy, just LOVES water so we've learned how to limit his water so he gets enough, but isn't peeing contantly too! |
| When I first got Willow she would go constantly. I asked the vet about it and she asked me to get a sample. Sure enough, she had a urinary tract infection. It's more common in female puppies, but not unheard of in males. You might want to have his urine tested just to rule it out. If he does have one, it is very painful and uncomfortable for the dog. Luckily it can be treated with antibiotics. |
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