Our 14 month old Blue Heeler mix (Duke) has difficulty peeing when away from home. We rescued him off the street and have had him since he was approximately 6 months old. We travel with him in the truck daily. We take him to the park, etc. He has also traveled long distances in the past. Usually it takes him at least 10 hours before he will go outside to pee. We stop frequently for him on trips. Our other dog has no difficulty peeing and we often take Duke to the other dog's pee spot to see if smelling it will "entice" him to pee. Any suggestions on making him more comfortable to pee?
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Get him to go on command like service dogs do.
When he does go, give him what ever command you like. I use "Get busy". So, when he starts "hunting" for the perfect spot, start chanting "get busy" in a happy tone. When he goes, say, "Good Duke, good get busy", and pat him when he's done.
Older dogs look at you like you've just lost your mind when you start this, but he will pick it up in no time.
***NOTE***
Some dogs, especially males, can comfortably "hold it" for 10 hours. This isn't the first time I've heard this about Blue Heelers either. Maybe its one of those happy accidents when they're bred or something.
When you take him out to go pee, go pee with him.
Go out into your own garden with him and when he pees say "Go Pee!" "Good Dog!"...Then when he learns the command he should be okay with peeing when you tell him to!
Many dogs do not like to relieve themselves on a leash.Try getting him a portable playpen, light weight ,easy to pop up and your dog instantly has a space he can freely walk around in. Also was he trained on pavement or grass, some dogs are sensitive about what type of ground they will go on.
There is not much you can do about that just let him be he'll start to pee when he can't hold it anymore it just one of those silly things dogs do , my dog used to be like that if we would go on vacation it would take her way too long to pee , don't get me started on doing number 2 , it still takes her a day or two to do #2 she is just weired like that . And besides I can't make her pee or do #2 so I just wait for her and when she is ready she does it . So don't worry it's no big deal .
I've trained my dogs with the command, "go pee pee," because I used to travel with them a lot, and it just wasn't convenient to wait for them to get the urge. I started at home where the dogs were comfortable, and just said the words every time I took them out. When they did it, I told them they were good dogs. That method has worked with most of my dogs.
I did have one dachshund, though, that would hold it almost forever if we weren't at home. One day, I took her with me to visit a friend. We spent an hour and a half walking the dogs in territory that was unfamiliar to my doxie. My dog never squatted once in spite of almost continual encouragement from me. My friend decided to assemble her new lawnmower in her living room once we returned to her house. In preparation for that, she removed the sheet of directions from the box, and spread it open on the floor. At that moment, my dachshund rushed over to the directions, and with a look of extreme gratitude to my friend, drenched them. My friend was not amused, but I couldn't stop laughing.
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