Puppy Culture Potluck: Ep46 - Why Puppies Pee In The House Even When They've Just Been Outside

About this episode

This episode discusses common potty training challenges faced by puppy owners and provides insights into why puppies may urinate indoors even after being outside.

The question comes from the discussion group for our With Open Arms puppy owner course: “Looking for a podcast - Hello! Our 15-week-old puppy is presenting some potty training challenges…While he's reliably house-trained for bowel movements, he frequently urinates on rugs, likely because they resemble the puppy pads he's familiar with. More puzzling that even when we take him outside at the recommended intervals, he'll pass small amounts of urine and then refuse to empty his bladder fully, even after 10+ minutes. Inevitably, within 20 minutes of coming back inside, he'll urinate on a rug. He's very able to stay in his kennel for a full 2-hour nap with no anxiety or accidents. So he certainly is physically capable of holding his bladder. We are not sure what we are doing wrong or if this is just to be expected and to be patient. It does seem like he thinks that the rugs is the place to pee. Let me know if you have any tips! ” This podcast covers: Why being able to take a two-hour nap without peeing does not mean a puppy can hold it for two hours while awake Why “double and triple peeing” is really a developmental thing The physical reasons puppies may target fabric to relieve…

People in this episode

Host: Madcap Radio

Topics covered

• potty training
• puppy behavior
• urination issues
• puppy development
• house training

Keywords

• puppy training
• urination
• house training
• puppy behavior
• potty issues

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: With Open Arms

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