[Montana Scout]

Dutch just hit the 9 weeks mark. We've had him a week and he was doing sooooo well. He was getting me to take him out when he needed to pee. We had three or four days without any accidents.

Today he has peed inside twice and pooped once. He hadn't pooped inside since the first day we got him.

I'm extremely frustrated because he pooped inside 10 minutes after I took him outside and spent about 10 minutes walking him around.

He peed earlier about 30 minutes after he went outside and peed, which didn't make any sense to me.

He JUST peed in practically the same spot on the rug and it's only been maybe an hour or 90 minutes since his last time outside.

What's going on? Is he acting out? He's been a little punk all day. Chewing on the rug. Chewing on the cat stand. Chewing on the couch. I realize this is pretty standard behavior, but today just seems worse than usual.

The biggest difference about today is that it's pouring outside. Does he just not want to pee outside? Anyone have any thoughts on this? I just thought we had turned a corner and now it seems like we're regressing.

same thing is happening to me... 1st 3 days w/ only 1 accident, and now he seems to pee at will, i take him out exactly every 2 hours (timer) so i lessened the time and still..., earlier my timer went off, i stood up to get him, and he started to piddle... i never scold him for it, but take him outside and praise/treat him for going outside, i also spent about 10 minutes outside playing w/ him waiting for him to go pee/poop and he did, then 20 minutes later he decided to release the floodgate
not sure whats going on today, but he is only 7 weeks old so im not too worried about it... on the plus side he hasn't pooped in the house yet

 

[Montana Scout]

The pup is nine weeks old.

He is not peeing intentionally to tick you off. Sorry.

He is a baby, and he just doesn't get it yet.

Are you taking a yummy treat out with you when you potty outside? Do you use your happy voice, saying What a good boy, you when pee pee OUTside? Stress the word OUTside?

When he starts to potty inside, do you scoop him up saying, Eh, OUTside to pee pee? Then take him outside, let him finish and praise the dickens out of him for doing so and give him the yummy treat?

Are you paying constant attention to your puppy when he is loose?

Are you cleaning up pee spots with an enzyme cleaner, thouroughly?

Are you cleaning up accidents without any fan fare, of frustration leaking out at the puppy?

well im glad im doing something right everything stated above ive been doing... definatly understanding he is a pup and knowing accidents are accidents, so i roll up a newspaper really tight and hit myself with it :wild: