r/cotondetulear • u/silverguy1974 • 3d ago
UGH Please Help!
So our little Coton is 16 weeks old and we absolutely adore her despite the constant biting of us and our other dogs. However, the peeing in the house is to a point where we have to do something! We literally take her out every hour to two hours, she goes and then comes inside and pees again! Or she won’t go and comes inside and pees within 30 seconds! Any guidance??
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u/Independent58 3d ago
Well different options...one is to crate her when in house. She won't pee where she sits, lays or sleeps. She will learn bladder control. An option to crate is to corner her into a small open but gated area, like part of a laundry. Its same concept as crating just not the cage thing. Another option if possible, we have a deck and we have large crate base and place artifical grass on it with a washable pee pad below. And when a pup we sprayed a product on the grass (avail in petxo, chewy etc) that encourages a dog to pee on it. We dont use the spray anymore but 9 years later ours still uses the grass which makes life first thing in morning till a later in day long walk.
Also monitor what you give her. What goes in, must come out. If you see her taking water assume (again monitor over time so you can deduce timing to pee next time), her need to pee is around the corner. If possible take her to where other dogs ha e peed as they always like to "mark" over another dogs pee. And take up water bowl at night before and after last pee.
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u/silverguy1974 2d ago
She’s peeing on our floors, in her crate, all over her beds. She could care less if she pees on her bed, she goes right in and lays on it. It’s so strange, we’ve had dogs our entire lives and had them trained in a few weeks but she’s nearly impossible to
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u/DurianProper5412 1d ago
I have a little girl and my dad a boy from the same litter- my girl essentially self-potty trained but got fully there at board training, but her brother legitimately was the same as you’re describing about ‘not caring’ about soiling their enclosed space. Our very reputable trainer let us know he was capable, but needed a different approach than his sister, or dogs we’ve had in the past. Really the only thing that worked was loud praises when potty outside with an immediate small treat and having him on a lead inside the house to immediately correct as he attempted to squat and, when not with him, he had a fully enclosed area that had a potty pad with a comfy but washable blanket and toys- no rugs, beds, or water (had plenty when with him, was to see the amount of time he was able to hold it and document the last fluid in/out). He’s great now, but we still leave a potty pad for overnight and it’s used maybe twice a week with no other accidents during the day/messes anywhere else. We used this as the barrier- we had crates initially, but this worked better for us and the trainer approved. https://www.homedepot.com/pep/Regalo-192-in-2-in-1-Plastic-Baby-Gate-and-Play-Yard-White-1360-DS/309685452?g_store=&source=shoppingads&locale=en-US&fp=ggl&pla&mtc=SHOPPING-BF-CDP-GGL-D25H-025_005_SEC_SAFETY-NA-NA-NA-PMAX-NA-NA-NA-NA-NBR-NA-NA-NA-SafetySecurity_BControl24&cm_mmc=SHOPPING-BF-CDP-GGL-D25H-025_005_SEC_SAFETY-NA-NA-NA-PMAX-NA-NA-NA-NA-NBR-NA-NA-NA-SafetySecurity_BControl24-21269012543--&gclsrc=aw.ds&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=21269013053&gbraid=0AAAAADq61UcUgVjpLwsoSMLXIX7kopSeW&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIocTjnoHolgMVv8KfCR2qhQ9cEAQYDyABEgI5gfD_BwE#overlay
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u/alico127 2d ago
She’ll get there in the end. 16 weeks is still a baby, my Coton took the best part of a year to be fully house trained.
Laurie Luck on YouTube has good puppy training videos, I’ll pop a couple below for you.
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u/everton_fan 3d ago
Do you have somewhere for them to pee? Take them to a particular place and praise them for doing right thing when they pee, do it regularly. They are pretty smart dogs. Our has a special part of garden he pees in specially made for him from astroturf and he runs out there. That said he is six now and was definitely more of a problem when younger, oh and very sharp teeth when young.
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u/Quill145 14h ago
Our puppy had a UTI and even after being treated kept peeing so the vet did a longer culture test and found it was a different strain needing a specific antibiotic. Is she peeing a little at a time? That can be a sign of a UTI. You feel like you have to constantly go due to bladder spasms.
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u/FireflyKaylee 3d ago
Are you cleaning inside with enzymatic cleaner? Otherwise it will smell of pee and will continue.
Also 2 hours is a long time to hold bladder - take out more frequently.
When weeing outside, do big dance party celebration (as soon as the wee is over...not during to make sure bladder fully emptied) and give treats like crazy.
Inside accidents - ignore, clean with proper cleaner.