Dog weeing overnight

[Defcon5]

Boris is a year old pug.

Overnight he will usually have a a wee an a poo, and I'm struggling to understand why.

Yesterday for example, in the afternoon the GF took him round the park (2.5 miles), he had his tea at 1700, and I last let him out before bed at 0100.

I got up this morning at 0700 to find a huge wee and a poo in the kitchen. He always does it in the same place.

It's really annoying me now, it's getting to the point where the end pieces of the chipboard kitchen units are swelling up because he keeps weeing on them!

Thanks

[The_Burg]

I feel your pain.
We have 2 greyhounds, all day no problem. At night pretty much without fail at least one will pee.
Not a problem in summer we put them in the utility room with the door open.

You have never seen a lake of pee like a greyhound can produce.

Same issue with kitchen units. It get under neath too. Tip of the day, use a few handfulls of bio washing powder and sprinkle in, leave then hoover out.
(Best stuff for cleaning after 'accidents' too.

[HTP99]

Humphrey, our sadly departed Pug, had to be taken for another short walk just before bed; usually just a quick walk up the road would be enough to make him wee and poo if neccessary.

[Uncle John]

Our Staffie has always done this, she's 10 now and 60% of the time she will wee and poo overnight.

We've tried everything but if she wants to she will.

It was particularly distressing in the early days when you come down in the morning to a couple of presents, certainly doesn't make for a good start to the day! Almost got to the stage of the RSPCA but then we saw sense as she is such a lovely dog.

We manage the situation by putting her in the utility room where it can easily be cleaned. Still a tug of the heart though when she goes out there while our Boxer gets comfy in the lounge next to the radiator.

Edited by Uncle John on Tuesday 28th January 16:23

[Yertis]

Yep, same here with our whippets, particularly our younger whippet who we fear we may have had spayed a bit too early and arrested her development. To be honest we've got cleaning it up quickly and efficiently down to a fine art, and they only ever do it in the utility room. Only time it really tees me off is when I forget to check first thing and find it with my socks.

[jelevents]

We have 2 huskies and they are crated at night. Never had a problem as they will not want to mess in their beds.
One is almost 6 months other is 3 years next month, might be worth trying crate?
Don't listen to people who say its cruel, do it right they love it

[ClassicMercs]

Another vote for crates. Our 14 week old pup has been more than happy overnight after his first few nights and for a couple of weeks now has remained clean - even though the ''giant'' size crate (in anticipation of later need) has space for a bedded area and a toilet area.

The other thing is that your dog is in the kitchen and you can't hear if they are asking to go out - so they have just picked their spot in the kitchen (as our puppy has downstairs for when we have failed to anticipate the correct time to go outside).
When upstairs overnight we have a older dog who is alert and tells us when the other dogs want to go out - don't know how he has learnt that but its very useful to have him wake us on behalf of his quieter mates.

[jelevents]

ClassicMercs said:

Another vote for crates. Our 14 week old pup has been more than happy overnight after his first few nights and for a couple of weeks now has remained clean - even though the ''giant'' size crate (in anticipation of later need) has space for a bedded area and a toilet area.

The other thing is that your dog is in the kitchen and you can't hear if they are asking to go out - so they have just picked their spot in the kitchen (as our puppy has downstairs for when we have failed to anticipate the correct time to go outside).
When upstairs overnight we have a older dog who is alert and tells us when the other dogs want to go out - don't know how he has learnt that but its very useful to have him wake us on behalf of his quieter mates.

You can fit a divider in the crate to make smaller, just in case the space is too big he might mess.
Then you can move the divider as he grows, worked for us.

[jelevents]

ClassicMercs said:

Another vote for crates. Our 14 week old pup has been more than happy overnight after his first few nights and for a couple of weeks now has remained clean - even though the ''giant'' size crate (in anticipation of later need) has space for a bedded area and a toilet area.

The other thing is that your dog is in the kitchen and you can't hear if they are asking to go out - so they have just picked their spot in the kitchen (as our puppy has downstairs for when we have failed to anticipate the correct time to go outside).
When upstairs overnight we have a older dog who is alert and tells us when the other dogs want to go out - don't know how he has learnt that but its very useful to have him wake us on behalf of his quieter mates.

You can fit a divider in the crate to make smaller, just in case the space is too big he might mess.
Then you can move the divider as he grows, worked for us.

[michael gould]

We have two Yorkies that always did this......we were advisedto purchase a large mesh crate .....the both sleep in it together and I let them out at 7 every morning.....not had a problem in the past 2 years with this