Peeing in the bed

[bogey]

We have a 2 year old mini that will go months without peeing inside but unexpectedly, will pee on our bed. We are going to shut the bedroom door from now on but my wife likes to leave the door open because he likes to sleep under the bed, especially if it storms. What is mainly concerning to her is that he always pees on her side, never on mine. He is definitely "my dog" as he follows me everywhere but he also loves to snuggle up with her after I leave in the morning. It is not as if he doesn't have plenty of time in the morning to relieve himself as we leave him and his sister outside for at least 30 minutes in the morning and he is never here for over 8 hours hours by himself. There were no storms today, nothing out of the ordinary. We have no idea why he does this and why he only goes on her side. Any ideas?

[JetEd73]

Your's ain't first to do this and he won't be the last.

He's telling your wife that she's number 3 in the pack, Your number one, he's number 2 and she's number 3. My guess would be that he's something of an alfa dog. Eliminating in a higher location is important in dog land.

Close the bed room door when unsupervised. Probably
wouldn't be a bad idea to take away his bed sleeping privileges
entirely. He can sleep in a dog bed or crate in the bedroom until he
gets the idea.

Do other things to reinforce where in line he is. Feed him after the
people.  Make him work for food.  Sit before the bowl goes down or
something.  You go through doors first.  If there are children in the
home, have them feed him which puts him under them as well.  A basic
obedience course can go a long way. I think all dachshunds should have
one.  It is good for emergencies too. What if your dog has something
toxic in its mouth? A Drop! command is invaluable.  (mine wont always
to that especially if it is prey.)  A stop or sit command could keep a
dog from running and getting hit.

check into Nothing In Life Is Free
training techniques.

[bogey]

Thanks Jet,

You have given us something to start with. It is funny, she is number 1 in the household but apparently number 3 in his eyes (which is making him go number 1 in the bed).

[klsb]

Also he might be punishing her for something. When Fin is mad about something, he will punish us by peeing on the bed, or something equally as degrading to us.

Maybe she scolds him more ofter then you do? Or else he might be jealous of the time you two spend together?

[peterparker]

Parker does this too, not in the bed mind you (the consequences would be too severe) but he does pee where I always sit on the sofa if we are  are outside and have left him inside, or the house routine changes.

[Munchfam]

Have you noticed if there is any triggering event when he does have an inside/on the bed accident? The pheromones in every animal's urine are very powerful and seem to stick around forever, even when we humans can't detect any odor. You've no doubt deodorized the areas he's had accidents on, but some people say that none of the products available work completely. Actually, I've found one that really does seem to work in X-O Odor Neutralizer, a non-RX product and completely non-toxic but not that easy to find except online. I had a dachsie who had an accident in my car, thoroughly wetting my front passenger seat once when he was sick. We were on the way to the vet and when I realized what had happened I reassured him that it was okay and just made a mental note that I would have to call someone about getting a replacement seat. The vet had some of the X-O product and I decided to try it. Long story short, I still have the car six years later with the same original passenger seat and no hint of odor despite the FL climate. I've had other pets sitting on the seat as well, and none have ever shown any interest in an odor in the seat.

JetEd definitely has the right ideas too about basic training. Two that he mentioned were always biggies with me ----- sitting before receiving food and dropping/releasing something on command (even if reluctantly). The drop/release thing can be a real life-saver!

[papbouv]

All that was said is great the train is called NILF you can Google NILF Dog Training and get more hints about the training also try Natures Miracle great to clean up accidents with if have a black light you can find all traces of urine they work great. No bed privileges sounds like a great idea he will get the hint quick, Example: Patches sleeps in my bed one night she growled at me when I was getting in the bed i asked her if she wanted to sleep in her crate. Few months later she growled again she was in that crate so fast don't think she knew what was going on.Has never growled at me again if she does back in the crate.Sleeping with the humans is a Privilege not a right some small dogs get away with more because they are small they need to be treated the same as big dogs. Dogs like structure in their life's if they do not get it they try to take over Pack Leadership.

[Dianne]

Yep, I agree with NILF.  It worked great for Judy.  She was guarding me; but, now she's a sweet girl...most of the time!

And, I also keep a plastic cover on the master bed...just in case!