I have an older 8yr old lab/pointer mix which was a rescue dog. For 3 months I have been cleaning up urine in my house and really dont know what to do to fix this.
I got the dog when he was 6 he was not housebroken, I did the basic puppy house training with much positive reinforcement, he learned quickly. Never had a problem untill now. I had the vet do some tests, I believe for urinary tract infection and a seinor anyalysis and I was told everything was normal.
He is very loyal to me and about the time this started my wife and I had our first baby. He still gets the same amount of attention, walks etc..., and does not really seem to care about the baby. He is good with other kids. As I thought this through I figure once the baby came his schedule got thrown off quite a bit, which I thought might be the cause of this. I have since reestablished his schedule and stuck to It with rewards and much positive reinforcement for 2 weeks. This has seemed to help a bit but he is still peeing all over my house, at 70lbs this is really bad. I don't ever see him doing this just the small lakes he leaves behind. Ususally when we are not home or upstairs.
He responds excellent to any food. I cannot crate him as he destroys the crate and cannot leave him in it all day while I am at work. He does no damage to my house when not crated. While crated he is very destructive. Winters are cold here so I don't want to make him an outdoor dog. ( he did that for the first 6 yrs of his life). I am at the end of my rope what do I do?
Any help would be appreciated? What am I missing?
I got the dog when he was 6 he was not housebroken, I did the basic puppy house training with much positive reinforcement, he learned quickly. Never had a problem untill now. I had the vet do some tests, I believe for urinary tract infection and a seinor anyalysis and I was told everything was normal.
He is very loyal to me and about the time this started my wife and I had our first baby. He still gets the same amount of attention, walks etc..., and does not really seem to care about the baby. He is good with other kids. As I thought this through I figure once the baby came his schedule got thrown off quite a bit, which I thought might be the cause of this. I have since reestablished his schedule and stuck to It with rewards and much positive reinforcement for 2 weeks. This has seemed to help a bit but he is still peeing all over my house, at 70lbs this is really bad. I don't ever see him doing this just the small lakes he leaves behind. Ususally when we are not home or upstairs.
He responds excellent to any food. I cannot crate him as he destroys the crate and cannot leave him in it all day while I am at work. He does no damage to my house when not crated. While crated he is very destructive. Winters are cold here so I don't want to make him an outdoor dog. ( he did that for the first 6 yrs of his life). I am at the end of my rope what do I do?
Any help would be appreciated? What am I missing?