Dog Help

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QUESTION: I have a female dog her name is Moose she is about 10 months old and recently she has been having some problems, and i need some help in figuring out how to make her stop doing certain things.  For one, she is potty trained, and for the most part an outside dog, but is in the house at night and some during the day, but recently as soon as we let her in she will look at us and pee on the floor and i was wondering why she does that and how we can stop it.  Also we have an older dog who is abotu 9 or 10 and it seems sometimes for no reason Moose will just attack her and start biting her.  There are times i can see she would do it out of jealousy, maybe?    if you can please help me!!
ANSWER: Dogs do not feel jealousy. Perhaps Moose is trying to bump your older dog down in rank, and take over HER position because of her old age. Only someone experienced in canine behavior can say for sure, and they would have to actually observe the two dogs interacting. I cannot tell you for certain over the internet why Moose is attacking the older dog.

Have you had her checked to be sure she does not have any kind of infection or other health problem that is causing the piddling in the floor? It sounds almost like submissive peeing; what do you do when she does this?

Are you taking her out for potty breaks, or just putting her out in the yard? If you're just putting her out in the yard, you may want to try taking her out on leash so you can be sure she actually goes potty instead of playing/sniffing/doing nothing.


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QUESTION: First I want to say thank you for helping me out.  to answer the question abotu what we do when she pees on the floor we just put her back out, and she just plays.  Normally we just put her out bc we all work and dont seem to have the time to take her for walks.  but we will try that.  i also wanted to know why some days she is very lovable and other days she is very independant and doesnt care if you are around.

Answer
You're welcome, Jessica! I think the main problem with your dog is that she needs to be taken out on leash when it's time to potty. That way, you can be SURE she has actually gone to the bathroom when you let her back in, and it also allows you to praise her when she *does* 'go' out there. Keep her on the leash until she's gone to the bathroom, and then once she's finished, praise her and *then* take the leash off. This is very important because she needs to know that it makes you happy when she potties outside, and also that before she is allowed to play, she must go to the bathroom. You don't have to take long walks just to get her to use the bathroom, but it is important that when you DO let her out to potty, that you take her on a leash so she understands it's not playtime.

As for her behavior some days being more 'loving' than others, that's just her personality.