Peeing problem =[

[rme147]

I have 4 dogs. 2 Doxins who are older and 2 Corgi Puppies, a male and a female. They are both 5 months old. All dogs go potty outside, except my Male corgi pees in the house ALL THE TIME. He potties outside too, but at least twice a day we find another puddle in the house. He is the only one of our 4 dogs who does this. I rub his nose in it everytime that I catch him in the act, and put him outside, and I reward him as often as I can (when I'm at home) for going outside, but he keeps peeing in the house. We have hardwood and dogs dont' go in the carpeted bedroom, so it can't be smell, plus its always in different spots... what do we do? My husband is going bananas because he always manages to find it by stepping in it. Any advice would be helpful... thanks!

[Michael Romanos]

Number One thing: DO NOT rub dogs noses in anything. This kind of reaction on your part went out with the Ark.
With all your tribe of dogs, smells are going to be strong, too strong inside your house for a busy, hard scenting and determined male Corgi puppy. You have just got to spend more time with him, taking into account that he will most likely wish to wee (or pee) when he awakes from a sleep or snooze, soon after food, soon after a drink, after exciteability ie anything that excites him, after playing or running/racing around, first thing in the morning, last thing late evening. Don't allow him a drink late at night ie after his late night (last thing) toilet walk.

[KJohnson]

when we had the problem with Westin, we started to only let him drink during three main parts of the day, once in the morning, once in the afternoon and once at night, which made him only have to pee four times a day. If you can limit him to water during certain times, you can figure out how long it takes him to process the water and have to go pee.
When he was having accidents, we would try to catch him "in the act" and move him outside to he could associate going to the bathroom in the bad spot to being moved to the good spot, and then rewarded when he was DONE peeing outside.
Good luck!

[Michael Romanos]

One may think there are no urine-type spots or smells inside a house but few dogs are perfectly clean and drip free all the time and Corgis are low to the ground.
Kelly has some excellent points/techniques.

[MyPemCharlie]

Piddle problems mean that the pup has too much freedom. Until he is reliably housetrained, you cannot let him out of your sight. He has to be confined to a small room or preferably crate when you can't watch him like a hawk.

When you see him start to sniff around or circle like he is about to pee, say "Uh-uh!" to break his focus, and take him out immediately. Any accidents that do occur need to be cleaned with an enzymatic cleaner specifically labelled to neutralize pet urine odors. I use a homemade version of 1 cup white vinegar, 1 cup water, and an ounce of Listerine mouthwash (for a kitty who seems to miss the cat box at least once a week).

I agree that rubbing his nose in it after the fact won't teach him anything except that "Mom is mean sometimes".

I believe that taking a dog out for a long walk in the morning really drains their bladder (and bowels) so they're really good in the house for several hours without needing to potty again. That might be worth a try.

[rme147]

Thanks for all the advice- I'll try as much as I can... We have a baby due in one week so (we didn't know when we got the puppies otherwise we'd have waited)- he may spend babies first week at home with "grandma and grandpa" (My parents) just until I'm recovered enough from a c-section. They are great with dog training so it may be good for him. Our dogs come there with us every time we go so I know he'll be fine. We usually do go for walks every morning- except for the past few days because it's hard for me to be up that long haha, but he still pees in the house. Ill try limiting his water, but we have a fountian on our porch (a 1000lb fountian) that they sometimes drink from but I'll block it as best I can. Thanks again for all the tips!

[Chip's Mom]

It sounds like you have a full plate and with a baby on the way, it is only going to get busier. I have three corgis and none of mine were housetrained at the same age. Dale my middle boy took a lot longer then Chip and Taffy did. Patience is the key and eventually he will get it. Good luck