[Jespah]

I can’t stop Jemma from peeing inside. The last few weeks of Riley’s life she was having accidents in the dining room on the carpet due to the prednisone. Jemma can smell this and has decided it’s okay to do the same. I have tried to get her in a routine of you pee when we go out. I work all day and have no one to walk them during the day – and I don’t want to start this, for cost and routine reasons.

I get up at 5:40 AM and take her out immediately on her own – she pees and poops and we come right back in.
At 6:30 AM I take the two of them out for a 40-minute walk, she’ll usually have a 2nd poop and pee, sometimes she’ll have 2 pees and then days like today, she won’t have a 2nd pee.
At 5:00PM I take them both out for a pee and poop and right back in – often she won’t pee – sometimes it’s because she’s done it inside and sometimes she’s just more interested in the rest of the world.
At 6:30 PM we go for a 45-minute walk – usually get a pee and a poop.
At 9:00 we go out for a pee and right back in.

I don’t have time in the morning to meander around until she pees, so days like today I have to take her in and let my carpet take its chances. I put toys all over the area where she pees to see if this will deter her. I emailed her breeder, her suggestion was basically keep her crated all day and night – I do not want to do this, she is 10 months old and I want her to be able to live freely in our home when I’m gone. This problem was the main thing I was concerned about in getting an older pup.

Help – I need a good carpet cleaner for dog urine and any suggestions for the pee-er????