I'm not even sure if this is the place to post, it's a bit of a stab in the dark!
My husband and I are babysitting my BIL's 5 month old kelpie x staffy. The little thing has absolutely NO toilet training- it's to the point where it's like he can't control when he pees, it just happens. He also goes incredibly frequently, with seemingly no schedule or pattern between needing to go. It reminds me of the last time I had a bladder infection the poor thing.
We have 2 two year old border collies and so far nothing we did for them (regular toilet break routine, taking them out after meals, taking them out when an accident happens, etc.) Has had any effect. He also seems to let loose when he is nervous, so telling him to get off the leather couches and other similar things is leading to a lot of constant cleaning.
His regular house is not very dog suitable, and his toilet at home is a concrete patio so I don't think he's even associating grass=toilet. This means we're struggling to find something as a trigger for him to then reward the toilet time in the right environment.
We only have him with us for 2 more nights (1 noght down) but already cleaning accidents off the furniture is sending us mad. If you have any tips or advice I would be so so so appreciative!!
My husband and I are babysitting my BIL's 5 month old kelpie x staffy. The little thing has absolutely NO toilet training- it's to the point where it's like he can't control when he pees, it just happens. He also goes incredibly frequently, with seemingly no schedule or pattern between needing to go. It reminds me of the last time I had a bladder infection the poor thing.
We have 2 two year old border collies and so far nothing we did for them (regular toilet break routine, taking them out after meals, taking them out when an accident happens, etc.) Has had any effect. He also seems to let loose when he is nervous, so telling him to get off the leather couches and other similar things is leading to a lot of constant cleaning.
His regular house is not very dog suitable, and his toilet at home is a concrete patio so I don't think he's even associating grass=toilet. This means we're struggling to find something as a trigger for him to then reward the toilet time in the right environment.
We only have him with us for 2 more nights (1 noght down) but already cleaning accidents off the furniture is sending us mad. If you have any tips or advice I would be so so so appreciative!!