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OriginalGeek

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16. My daughter's little puppy is 15 years old

Reply to Whiskeytide (Original post)

Tue Oct 20, 2020, 03:13 PM

Oct 2020

and does the same thing - she'll trump outside but apparently any available floor is pee ok.

she used to always let us know when she needed to go out but i guess in her old age she ain't waiting. We do a lot of mopping.

And by "we" I mean "our daughter". It's her dog, her mess. (our daughter is 30, by the way. She can handle it)

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I need a little advice. We have a new puppy. About 20 weeks. She ... [View all] Whiskeytide Oct 2020 OP

How long have you had her? secondwind Oct 2020 #1

Since 5.5 weeks. Also, we have a well trained lab mix in the house. She's really his dog. n/t Whiskeytide Oct 2020 #2

Need to confine her till she gets it sorted out. BusyBeingBest Oct 2020 #3

Oh I know. I was being facetious. She is ... Whiskeytide Oct 2020 #6

I would not enlarge her free-roaming area until you can trust her not to have accidents. BusyBeingBest Oct 2020 #10

That's all great advice. Thanks. Our lab is very much ... Whiskeytide Oct 2020 #19

Sure! Ours hated having her crate away from every one, she would BusyBeingBest Oct 2020 #22

Also wanted to add: Humane Society and others advise against using ammonia BusyBeingBest Oct 2020 #24

Wow. I haven't heard that. Maybe I've been the problem all along. Please don't tell my wife. n/t Whiskeytide Oct 2020 #25

LOL--ammonia smells like piss to me too, being that piss is made of ammonia, but BusyBeingBest Oct 2020 #26

put her food bowl where she pees. mopinko Oct 2020 #4

Now that's an excellent suggestion. Thanks. n/t Whiskeytide Oct 2020 #7

and yeah, if you scold her after the fact, mopinko Oct 2020 #5

Even if you "think" you've cleaned up after her, she can still smell the urine. You need to get a Frustratedlady Oct 2020 #8

That has also been one of my tricks. We have ... Whiskeytide Oct 2020 #12

I've found it takes females longer than males to gain bladder control. sinkingfeeling Oct 2020 #9

What is the volume like? happybird Oct 2020 #11

Interesting. She's a miniature schnauzer. I'll ask her vet to look at that. n/t Whiskeytide Oct 2020 #15

Lesson The Jungle 1 Oct 2020 #13

Hopefully MFM008 Oct 2020 #14

Nope. But she has quickly become ... Whiskeytide Oct 2020 #17

My daughter's little puppy is 15 years old OriginalGeek Oct 2020 #16

I hung a bell on the door knob. Every time I took her out I rang the bell and said "potty" blueinredohio Oct 2020 #18

Great suggestion. Thanks. n/t. Whiskeytide Oct 2020 #20

that's a great idea. it never worked for me, but... mopinko Oct 2020 #21

We used to have a little dog who took a really long time to go potty only outside. LisaL Oct 2020 #23

I would be sure to rule out a UTI, just in case oregonjen Oct 2020 #27

I will ask about all of that next week when she gets a checkup. She ... Whiskeytide Oct 2020 #28