hello i am new and have a question

[lshelley21]

Hello, i am new to the board and i have a great dane puppy. She is a deaf, merelyquin 9 months old. She is great could not ask for anything more but... one problem is that she is housetrained.. . doesn't go when we are not present..altho ugh when we are present she will pee a huge waterfall in front of me looking right at me. She doesn't ask to go out, i just take her out when i feel she has to go.  This is the third time in the three months that i have had her (twice this week) On weekend she does it too. Any suggestions on why she does this? She is great for 9 hours we are working..not one mistake, but when we are home she seems to have no problem going. It is not a submissive thing... i take her out all the time..everyhou r when home....she is fine when we are away for hours...just not when we are home.. any help?? 

[navarre1316]

Welcome!!!  I'm Heatherton and I have Daphne, a boxer and Stone a siamese mix.  You will love it here and as you are about to find out there is a ton of advice on this board!!  Enjoy!


I agree with Melissa, when she does go outside incorporate a signal, or love on her A LOT so she knows it's a positive thing to potty outside and maybe if she does it inside again ignore her for a few minutes.  We used to have a cocker and he HATED being ignored, when we realized that and he was bad he would get ignored for 10 min or so.  Good luck!!

[lshelley21]

I know she doesn't have a UTI (already got that checked) , She is great when we are gone. I do reward her when she goes outside, we play and everything. It seems as though it is really hard in the mornings for her. Her pee is HUGE... like a waterfall. She is 31 inches and 105 lbs. I guess i will start rewarding her in a different way...... This morning i went to the bathroom...she came in and peed too.... i interupted her by startling her and then she walked while peeing over to me and continued to pee.... if i interupt her going... she just pees as she walks. No joke...at least 4-5  cups come out of her in the AM. Her last outing is at 9 pm. My husband gets up at 2 am. to go to work, so she goes out then too, and then at 620 when i wake up. So she goes and goes and goes. It isn't like we make her hold it too long. If she can hold it for 9 hours when we are at work, how come she can't hold it when we are home?

[navarre1316]

She is adorable!!!  Have you had her this whole time?  Unfortunately, maybe it's just a quirk she has to work out!!  I know you don't want to hear that as I'm sure you love to start your day cleaning up pee!!   As with any puppy patience is a premium!  Hopefully something will work for you.

[lshelley21]

thank you... i got her at 7 months old. she had 5 homes and then rescued from the breeder and put in a shelter. She was at the shelter for 2 months...2 months at the breeder....and 2 months in 5 different homes...poor girl, and now and foreever with me. She is the most mellow, sweet, happy, lovey..cant say enough good things about her. The breeder kept her in a crate for 18 hours a day so therefore she put in the shelter.  So all and all she is great...and she LOVES TO SWIM!!!! I will try that cranberry pill though...any bad things that can happen out of it?

[navarre1316]

WOW!!  Well as with any rescue you have no idea why they do what they do!!  My Daphne is a rescue.  I've had her for 5 months and she just walked into the kitchen by herself two days ago!  She has a thing about thresholds and hesitates when she goes through any doorway by herself!  OH, OH, and she woofed, low, when she heard the mail man put mail in the slot!!  That's HUGE, she's finally "protecting" her home, reluctantly but it's a start!!  Give her time, she's probably still very unsure and if she's been moved around that much she's just waiting for you to get rid of her too.  She'll come around, it will just take time.

[lshelley21]

When we get home and let her out... she definitly pees and poos outside. No mistakes inside when we are not home..only in front of us. I would limit her water except when i do she drinks a whole bowl like i depriving her and i don't want to deal with bloat.  She is in a crate at home now... starting from square one again... so no water now...but the temps here in MA are skyrocketing.. . 102 right now.. so i cant deprive her of it.

[2dogmom]

Hello and welcome to BPO! Im Lacy and Im owned by Gus, my little man...

As far as the peeing, I would also suggest limiting the amount of water you give her. I live in an apartment and Gus is there all day by himself as well. He never has an accident because he has basically taught himself not to eat at all and drink very little while Im gone even though his food and warter are always out.

Here's what I would do...give her a little water in the morning and leave her a half bowl or so when you leave for work and take her out before you leave. When you get home, take her out immediatley (reward her). She probably wont have any water left when you get home so give her a little with her dinner then take it away an hour before you go to bed and take her out right before bedtime. I know it seems like shes not getting enough water but an inside dog doesnt need nearly as much as the outside pups.

this is what I did with Gus and it worked really well, and now like I said he does it all on his own and knows that house-potty is a big no no.I really hope this helps!

[navarre1316]

Maybe just hold it at night before bed.  Melissa and I must be posting at the same time!!

[lins_saving_grace]

Grace did that to me.  Man she and i fought for months.  peeing in front of the door was her way of asking to go out and her way of getting my attention.  and she had a slight UTI as a puppy too. 
So...after the UTI was fixed she and I went out every 10 minutes till she got the idea.

[lshelley21]

Yes Jaz is fixed...at 5.5 - 6 months old      it shouldn't have been till later though. But oh well.

[lshelley21]

remembering a 105lbs dane is a puppy is a hard thing..but under that huge body is  a p-brain who is a sponge. I figured it was weird that all day she is fine and then in the AM she goes potty. Then again... this is only the third time... so i am not really worried... just irritated.  Then again she does have to make mistake to learn that it isn't ok. Thank you for all your help. ALSO while i have all of you... do you know any place online or something that i can get T-shirts for her? She has sunblock on...  but that also means that anyone who pets her...includin g the comforter has sunblock too...so anyone know of any T-shirts or outfits for Giant dogs???

[lshelley21]

yeah.. i did look and came out with people clothing...and if i look under xlg i get girth of 12 inches or it is 15 inches too short. I guess i will make her clothing... you know i should open up a shop just for giant/large breeds.. make big, cute dresses like they have for the little ones....at least for white dogs....  Well thanks for all your help... I will reduce the water  in take...and watch her more closely... oh oh oh... how can i get her to bark? She doesn't bark...there are no signs that she has to pee.. poop yes.... pee no.... oh i could use bells...althou gh she can't hear it... how about a push light? you think that would work?

[lshelley21]

hmm... i am sure i can figure something out.  It is funny when she does bark... since she is night blind..she barks at inadimit objects and people. Well actually she can see at night if there are no lights...but when there are lights she can't see well.  Or she will think she hears something... or the floor is vibrating... but i do have to say..it is nice being able to clean or whatever and she doesn't wake up from a nap..lol.

[lshelley21]

That is the thing... she did not pee while crated... I picked her up in cherryfield maine which is 5 hours away...and she never peed once on the way back to my house....she does hold it for long periods..when let out she peed... she is a camel in that factor... that is how i know she can hold it.  Someone at work told me perhaps it is an attention thing, but believe me... there isnt one person who doesn't pay attention to her...again this is the third time... in 2 months... not too bad for a pup who had a hard life. But i just would like it final...from being free off lead i mean it is sort of like she has learned to pee anywhere ... because usually it is outside and wonderful. Could she think the same inside... like she forgot she has to hold it? I know she can... that isn't a factor... it is just why is she fine when we are gone and then she will pee right in front of me? Is it a behavioral issue or more of she doesn't really know...even though she has been fine for two months and only 2 other times she did that.  The other two happened on a weekend... i can only blame myself for all of this, except why can't she wait a little longer till i get the leash? I think behavioral...b ut i don't know.  She isn't usually in a crate in the afternoon because she doesn't do anything when we are gone. So she is free in the house... just when we are there...(she is confined to one room)