Endlessly peeing puppy

I remembered that I had a large roll of chicken wire. I cut out a piece 12 foot long, folded in in half to give the "walls" some strength and made a big pen. 3.5 foot by 3.5 foot. After trying to escape for 30 minutes, and crying, 'Indy' gave up and went to sleep on his soft bed. As he grows I'll have to get or make something bigger. Pen is in the middle of the living room where he can see me and also see me in the kitchen. So, at least temporarily, PROBLEM SOLVED !
PS: took him for his 1st walk in public today. He will race after any pair of legs that happen to pass us by. I think he will quickly learn because when he reaches the end of the long leash, he is suddenly snapped back. Also, he does not care one tiny bit about being on a leash. He will walk for 10-12 feet and then he thrusts his forelegs out ahead of him and refuses to move for 5-6 minutes.
 

senior chef said:
I my other thread I described how I got that 5 week old puppy only 2 days ago.
Big problem. He pee's incredibly often , maybe every 30 minutes or so. I take him outside every 90 minutes or so. Even right after we come back inside, he sometimes pee's within 10 minutes. Honestly, I don't see myself spending all day with him outside. I don't wish to keep him in his new crate , nor do I want to lock him up in the bathroom all day long. Either seems cruel to me.
Thus far, I have been allowing him to have free roam in the living room and the kitchen. He seems happy being there with me. I don't have a yard, so I can't put him outside all day either.
I understand he has no idea that he should pee only when outside.
Right now, I am mopping up after him 15-20 times /day.
Anyone have any suggestions on how I can deal with this problem ?
signed , STUMPED !
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Your puppy is too young to have left his mother!
 
I used a net sided play pen made for babies for my puppies and covered the whole bottom with papers, making a little nest out of an old towel in one corner for sleeping. My puppies have both been dachshunds, notoriously hard to train, so I just accepted that I'd have to completely clean out that play pen a few times a day and she would only be out of it to play either outside or in a room, like the kitchen, where accidents wouldn't matter too much. Most of the time she would be on my lap or up under my chin and at least she never peed on me. Puppies like to be cuddled a lot and I'm just the person for that job.

I would tell you how long it took for my dogs to be entirely trained so that we didn't come home to surprises, but I don't want to discourage you.
 
senior chef said:
I remembered that I had a large roll of chicken wire. I cut out a piece 12 foot long, folded in in half to give the "walls" some strength and made a big pen. 3.5 foot by 3.5 foot. After trying to escape for 30 minutes, and crying, 'Indy' gave up and went to sleep on his soft bed. As he grows I'll have to get or make something bigger. Pen is in the middle of the living room where he can see me and also see me in the kitchen. So, at least temporarily, PROBLEM SOLVED !
PS: took him for his 1st walk in public today. He will race after any pair of legs that happen to pass us by. I think he will quickly learn because when he reaches the end of the long leash, he is suddenly snapped back. Also, he does not care one tiny bit about being on a leash. He will walk for 10-12 feet and then he thrusts his forelegs out ahead of him and refuses to move for 5-6 minutes.
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The leash activity is normal behavior for a dog, but heā€™s too young to be walked outside and he has no shots, and even if he had a first shot, heā€™s too young to be walked outside
 
Aneeda72 said:
The leash activity is normal behavior for a dog, but heā€™s too young to be walked outside and he has no shots, and even if he had a first shot, heā€™s too young to be walked outside
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Truly ? I had no idea. Well, to give him some exercise, I'll walk him up and down the long walkway outside my apartment. He will follow me, running between my legs, PROVIDED he is NOT on a leash. Perhaps I'll try using a string.
PS: He is eating like a horse. 10 minutes later he drops, mid-stride, sound asleep as if knocked in the head. Currently he is putting on 1.5 ounces /day. : )
 
DD got her puppy pen on Amazon I think it was about the $45 Aussie .
She bought it as soon as the pups started moving around as she couldnā€™t even go to the toilet without the 5 pups and their mum sitting at the door waiting for her to come out.
and it kept the mess in one place when it was breakfast / dinner time .
She never left them in the cage for long only overnight and meal times
 
Kadee46 said:
DD got her puppy pen on Amazon I think it was about the $45 Aussie .
She bought it as soon as the pups started moving around as she couldnā€™t even go to the toilet without the 5 pups and their mum sitting at the door waiting for her to come out.
and it kept the mess in one place when it was breakfast / dinner time .
She never left them in the cage for long only overnight and meal times
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Indys favorite two spots are underneath my recliner (dark and cave like) AND sleeping on a pile of my dirty laundry on the laundry room floor. I imagine it's my personal smell that he likes.
 
senior chef said:
Indys favorite two spots are underneath my recliner (dark and cave like) AND sleeping on a pile of my dirty laundry on the laundry room floor. I imagine it's my personal smell that he likes.
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Underneath the recliner is not a good place for the puppy. There are things to chew under there and he will chew. Once being under there becomes a habit it will be a hard habit to break. A crate is necessary. A crate is a safe place. underneath the recliner is not safe.

You need to think ahead. Will underneath the recliner be a good place at 3 months? At 6 months?
Have you owed a pup before?
 
We never got a puppy that young. Most only let them go after 8 weeks. We got a beagle male pup at 8 weeks from a relative. We also had other dogs in the house. So he learned real fast that when the other dogs went out in the huge back fenced-in yard to go he did the same thing. I don't think he had over 2 accidents a week in the house.

Take the dog to the vet. It also might have a UTI infection. The vet can give you loads of information also. As they see infant dogs whose mother got killed & the vet will tell the owner how to care for a very young infant dog.
 
senior chef said:
I my other thread I described how I got that 5 week old puppy only 2 days ago.
Big problem. He pee's incredibly often , maybe every 30 minutes or so. I take him outside every 90 minutes or so. Even right after we come back inside, he sometimes pee's within 10 minutes. Honestly, I don't see myself spending all day with him outside. I don't wish to keep him in his new crate , nor do I want to lock him up in the bathroom all day long. Either seems cruel to me.
Thus far, I have been allowing him to have free roam in the living room and the kitchen. He seems happy being there with me. I don't have a yard, so I can't put him outside all day either.
I understand he has no idea that he should pee only when outside.
Right now, I am mopping up after him 15-20 times /day.
Anyone have any suggestions on how I can deal with this problem ?
signed , STUMPED !
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Please take this 5-week old puppy to a VET and get him checked out and get your questions answered by an expert.
 
senior chef said:
I remembered that I had a large roll of chicken wire. I cut out a piece 12 foot long, folded in in half to give the "walls" some strength and made a big pen. 3.5 foot by 3.5 foot. After trying to escape for 30 minutes, and crying, 'Indy' gave up and went to sleep on his soft bed. As he grows I'll have to get or make something bigger. Pen is in the middle of the living room where he can see me and also see me in the kitchen. So, at least temporarily, PROBLEM SOLVED !
PS: took him for his 1st walk in public today. He will race after any pair of legs that happen to pass us by. I think he will quickly learn because when he reaches the end of the long leash, he is suddenly snapped back. Also, he does not care one tiny bit about being on a leash. He will walk for 10-12 feet and then he thrusts his forelegs out ahead of him and refuses to move for 5-6 minutes.
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A puppy should not be going out on walks until he has the proper vaccinations to make it safe for him. If he picks up parvo, it will likely kill him. There are several dog diseases he should be vaccinated against before he's out in public.
 
Is there a reason why you have not taken this baby to the vet?

He needs deworming, shots, a physical exam, and proper doggie equipment which means a crate not a spot under your recliner, a puppy pen not a chicken wire affair that he can get tangled up in, and age appropriate food-at the very least.

Puppies, like babies, are very expensive and need a proper start in life to become decent adults.
 

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