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spray for dog pee

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Question
QUESTION: I have a 8 month old pitbull whom is spayeded.I have problems with her peeing the coach.Is there a spray so that she wont go back after its clean. Or what should I do?

ANSWER: If she is not house trained, then you will need to do that.*  However, some female dogs that have been spayed become "spay incontinent". They tend to leak when they are sleeping.  The fact that she seems to pee on the couch led me to question whether this might be a problem for your dog.  If it is, there are medications that can help, so see your vet.  To clean urine stains, I use Petastic.  I think you can buy it online if it isn't locally available to you.

*Good resource: "Way to Go: How to House Train a Dog of Any Age" by Patricia McConnell.

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QUESTION: Is there something to put on floors or coach that when she smells it she wont want to to pee on it. Like a spray or anything.

Answer
No spray will work if the dog is not house trained.  They just move on to a different spot.  You couldn't possibly spray the whole house every day, you'd go broke!  Those sprays are designed to keep dogs away from a small area, during the training process.  Petastic takes the odor away so that dogs can't smell the urine (just cleaning the area won't take the odor out).  But, if she is urinating on the couch from anxiety, or to claim the area as hers, or to cover some other scent (some dogs do it when you get a new partner, or a new pet), then that won't help. Boundary Spray, should you want to try it, is available here: http://www.carealotpets.com/item-detail/?ItemID=A577