My toy poodle acts up
Hi everyone! I have a male toy poodle, Charlie is a year and three months old. After I thought he was potty trained, he has begun to act up. Any chance he gets he will pee in the house. I take him out often so I do not understand his behavior. Can someone help?
Maya Garcia
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Is Charlie neutered? If not, he’s at an age where he is becoming increasingly territorial and may be working overtime to mark his territory. Neutering should help eliminate the behavior, if that is the problem.
If you have added a new dog or other animal to the household, that can also trigger the marking behavior, whether he’s neutered or not.
If there are no new animals in the house and if he was neutered for more than a couple of months before the house soiling began, you should get him checked out by a vet. Urinary tract infections or urinary crystals can cause frequent urination in inappropriate places. Fortunately, those conditions are curable with treatment. A quick trip to the vet will tell you if there is an underlying medical cause for his behavior.
Best wishes to you and Charlie,
Tempest
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Another question would be whether he was neutered as a juvenile (before he was four months old). More and more we are seeing incontinence problems in dogs and cats that were neutered or spayed too early. Specially with females.
Bibi
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I think that all the replys here are good ones. But also consider what kind of food you give him. Is it loaded with additives and corn? My moms poodle bishon and my maltipoo develope health issues when we give them Milk Bones or food with additives and corn. And is he nervous.
mattiesmom