stop dog peeing up my car wheels
Discussion
As the title goes.
Our entire Cocker Spaniel boy (9) enjoys nothing more than peeing up the wheels of both our cars on our drive, seldom catch him in the act but the tell tale shiny section of tyre tells the story, pointing it out to him he knows he's wrong but doesn't stop him next time he feels like it.
We're gated and fenced in so the two Cockers (one his mum) have full freedom of drive and garden.
Anyone found anything, spray or similar that deters this?
I can live with it because a good pressure wash cleans everything up again but interested if anyone else has cured this.
Our entire Cocker Spaniel boy (9) enjoys nothing more than peeing up the wheels of both our cars on our drive, seldom catch him in the act but the tell tale shiny section of tyre tells the story, pointing it out to him he knows he's wrong but doesn't stop him next time he feels like it.
We're gated and fenced in so the two Cockers (one his mum) have full freedom of drive and garden.
Anyone found anything, spray or similar that deters this?
I can live with it because a good pressure wash cleans everything up again but interested if anyone else has cured this.
There will be ways, but it's going to be significant effort.
You'll have to thoroughly clean them, inside and out, and the tyres too to get rid of any trace of the marking smell. This will involve wheels off and some sort of steam clean too.
You'll need to work out if your dog then is doing it as a learned behaviour, correct/train him not to most likely by keeping him on a lead anywhere near the car so you can stop him until he learns. Or train a new toilet area, which is much much easier with younger dogs.
Finally, you'll have to hope that something else isn't doing it overnight like a fox, which is causing your dog to mark over it. If there is this will make it harder to train it out of the dog and ultimately, still ends up with piddle on the wheels.
As for sprays etc. you'd have to find something the dog detests by buying all manner of scents and trying them on other items to see if the dog steers clear. Something slightly unpleasant won't guarantee the dog not wanting to cover the smell with their own.
You'll have to thoroughly clean them, inside and out, and the tyres too to get rid of any trace of the marking smell. This will involve wheels off and some sort of steam clean too.
You'll need to work out if your dog then is doing it as a learned behaviour, correct/train him not to most likely by keeping him on a lead anywhere near the car so you can stop him until he learns. Or train a new toilet area, which is much much easier with younger dogs.
Finally, you'll have to hope that something else isn't doing it overnight like a fox, which is causing your dog to mark over it. If there is this will make it harder to train it out of the dog and ultimately, still ends up with piddle on the wheels.
As for sprays etc. you'd have to find something the dog detests by buying all manner of scents and trying them on other items to see if the dog steers clear. Something slightly unpleasant won't guarantee the dog not wanting to cover the smell with their own.
Edited by TikTak on Tuesday 7th October 15:35
The chemical i use through my pressure washer smells of cherries, after a good washdown the wheels/tyres are spotless and like the rest of the car smell like a cherry tree if anything.
He'll leave it be for a few days once cleaned, but after a few commutes both spaniels, like every spaniel the world over, has to thoroughly investigate everything, that's usually when the peeing restarts.
No foxes visiting, cameras cover the whole place with night setting.
As for toilet area, he'll pee but won't poo anywhere at home unless absolutely desperate.
He'll leave it be for a few days once cleaned, but after a few commutes both spaniels, like every spaniel the world over, has to thoroughly investigate everything, that's usually when the peeing restarts.
No foxes visiting, cameras cover the whole place with night setting.
As for toilet area, he'll pee but won't poo anywhere at home unless absolutely desperate.
Not sure you can stop it once it's started, it's inherent behaviour. There's a visible landmark object in his territory, the tyres probably have interesting smells from the wider world, it gets marked.
Dogs love marking any noticeable object and especially one that seems to have smells on it that need adding to.
If other wildlife is using the garden then marking it as his domain becomes more important to him.
Dogs love marking any noticeable object and especially one that seems to have smells on it that need adding to.
If other wildlife is using the garden then marking it as his domain becomes more important to him.
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