Rescue dog peeing inside at night

[Swirlymurphy]

We have had this rescue lurcher for over 2.5 years. She is approximately 5?years old and came from Ireland. We believe she was a working dog and wasn't familiar with living in a house when she arrived with us. She is our 5th rescue.

When she arrived, she wasn't altogether great at staying dry at night. She has two walks a day plus a large garden to roam during the day and she has no problem staying dry during the day. Even if we are out all day, which is rare, she doesn't pee in the house at all. If we are out during the day, the dogs stay in the sitting room.

At night, both dogs sleep in the dining room where their beds are. We went on holiday for a week in June and the dogs went to a local kennel that we have used for years and are very good. They shared a kennel and got walks every day etc.

Since coming back, she has started peeing in here regularly at night. Not every night, and it doesn't appear linked to times of going to bed or getting up, nor what she has done that day. She pees copiously and in two or three places.

My feeling is that she is treating the dining room as her kennel. But what we do about it, I just don't know. The vet has ruled out any infections. Her diet hasn't changed. There are no new residents in the house. We clean with a special spray every morning.

I am at my wits end. We have always had rescue lurcher said but this one, love her though I do, is finishing me off.

Does anyone have any advice?

 

[Shady]

have you tried caging her at night ? this might break the habit again, my girl started peeing at night but it was caused by her muscles weakening after spaying and since giving her Incurin( french name, not sure in english) it has stopped, sounds like your girl has either gotten a bit lazy after her time in kennels or i guess it could be hormonal?,( i am not so good with doggy things, better with cats!)
i can understand your frustration , i had a cat that peed on everything, blew up 2 tv's, video,cd, dvd, toaster, he drove me nuts and i never cured it as he just wanted to be with my OH all day and night, he lived for 16 years...... they felt very , very long years!! xx

 

[Goldenstar]

First thing I would do is take a pee sample into the vet .
My lab had a low grade infection and the only symptoms was a pee at night .
I would attempt to give them a smaller area to sleep in as a start it always helps .

 

[MiJodsR2BlinkinTite]

The problem with rescue dogs is that you don't know their background and whether they've lived in kennels or a home.

I have heard of a similar problem (i.e. pee'ing after being in kennels) from a friend, who went away on hols and put her dog in kennels, and when it came back it started pee'ing in the house.

Yours sounds like she is feeling very insecure, her pee'ing is a way of marking her spot, her territory, making it smell of her. It might help to try caging her overnight so she feels secure and that this is her "space". You will need to get her used to it gradually, building up very slowly from 10 mins (or even less) to start with, and always making it her "reward" rather than a punishment place.

When we had our rescue dog, to start with she was wee'ing everywhere: she'd only been recently spayed before she came to us and often when they're spayed it can create a bladder/muscle weakness - which will usually subside, given time. This happened with our old rescue dog when we had her too.

Ditto suggestion of pee sample/vet, this could be the problem.

Good luck.

 

[twiggy2]

I would try leaving her in the sitting room if she is dry in there when left in the day, if she pees in there I would take a sample in for testing and speak to the vet about trialing propalin syrup or similar, I she still pees I would introduce a crate (carefully) and house train her from scratch.

 

[Dobiegirl]

After her spell in kennels it sounds to me as she has reverted back to her previous behaviour, the hardest dog I ever had to house train was a Manchester Terrier. He was born in kennels and lived his life there as a stud dog before having 4-5 homes before coming into rescue. I crate trained him and it took a while bless him but we got there and he went on to have a super home where he only had one accident but it would have been near impossible to house train him without a crate as Icouldnt be with him all night.
If you want a crate guide the one I used was from Cayla on here,pm her your email address and a small donation to her rescue would be appreciated.

 

[Swirlymurphy]

have you tried caging her at night ? this might break the habit again, my girl started peeing at night but it was caused by her muscles weakening after spaying and since giving her Incurin( french name, not sure in english) it has stopped, sounds like your girl has either gotten a bit lazy after her time in kennels or i guess it could be hormonal?,( i am not so good with doggy things, better with cats!)

i can understand your frustration , i had a cat that peed on everything, blew up 2 tv's, video,cd, dvd, toaster, he drove me nuts and i never cured it as he just wanted to be with my OH all day and night, he lived for 16 years...... they felt very , very long years!! xx

Thank you - she isn't cage trained although I think that might be where we need to start.

First thing I would do is take a pee sample into the vet .
My lab had a low grade infection and the only symptoms was a pee at night .
I would attempt to give them a smaller area to sleep in as a start it always helps .

Thank you - the Vet has given her the all-clear so I suspect cage training is the place to start

The problem with rescue dogs is that you don't know their background and whether they've lived in kennels or a home.

I have heard of a similar problem (i.e. pee'ing after being in kennels) from a friend, who went away on hols and put her dog in kennels, and when it came back it started pee'ing in the house.

Yours sounds like she is feeling very insecure, her pee'ing is a way of marking her spot, her territory, making it smell of her. It might help to try caging her overnight so she feels secure and that this is her "space". You will need to get her used to it gradually, building up very slowly from 10 mins (or even less) to start with, and always making it her "reward" rather than a punishment place.

When we had our rescue dog, to start with she was wee'ing everywhere: she'd only been recently spayed before she came to us and often when they're spayed it can create a bladder/muscle weakness - which will usually subside, given time. This happened with our old rescue dog when we had her too.

Ditto suggestion of pee sample/vet, this could be the problem.

Good luck.

Thank you - we believe she had not lived in a house previously. She came with huge sores/rough skin on her tummy/rib cage where she had been lying on concrete I think cage training may be the way to start.

I would try leaving her in the sitting room if she is dry in there when left in the day, if she pees in there I would take a sample in for testing and speak to the vet about trialing propalin syrup or similar, I she still pees I would introduce a crate (carefully) and house train her from scratch.

Thank you. We can't leave her in the sitting room as she digs at the furniture - she has already been through one sofa and three chairs in her 2.5 years with us! I haven't discussed propalin syrup - I've not heard of it so will give the vet a call on Tuesday.

After her spell in kennels it sounds to me as she has reverted back to her previous behaviour, the hardest dog I ever had to house train was a Manchester Terrier. He was born in kennels and lived his life there as a stud dog before having 4-5 homes before coming into rescue. I crate trained him and it took a while bless him but we got there and he went on to have a super home where he only had one accident but it would have been near impossible to house train him without a crate as Icouldnt be with him all night.
If you want a crate guide the one I used was from Cayla on here,pm her your email address and a small donation to her rescue would be appreciated.

Thank you - yes, I think crate training may be the way to go.