My Miniature Pinscher is potty trained and she still sometimes pees in the house.
Why?
Answers:
If she's an older Min Pin, you will need to watch more closely for the signals that indicate she needs to get outside. As their bladder muscles weaken and deteriorate, they may have less warning themselves that they have to go.
If your Min Pin seems to be in good health otherwise and isn’t showing other signs of age, but develops a habit of going indoors after years of being trained, take her to the vet. She might have a bladder, bowel, kidney or other problem.
Maybe this list of 7 common Min Pin housebreaking mistakes will help you:
1. Blaming your Min Pin. Housebreaking can be very frustrating. If you’re having trouble housebreaking your Miniature Pinscher, the first thing you need to understand is that you are responsible for our dog’s behavior because you create and control the circumstances and her environment.
2. Being impatient.—This is so important. If your dog doesn’t seem to be taking to housebreaking well, you must first examine what you might be doing wrong. Have you been letting him out unsupervised? Did you wait too long to take him for a walk? It would be so much more convenient if you could train the in a week, but this usually just doesn’t happen. Getting impatient and trying to rush him through it could cause unnecessary anxiety and stress in your new relationship. Instead, focus on praising him when he goes outside, getting him there on time, and being consistent. Dogs are like children – they don’t come into the world just knowing what you expect of them and how to do it. As his owner, it’s your job to show him the ropes. He’ll love you for it!
3. Swatting your dog.—Some Miniature Pinscher owners will swat their dog because of an accident, regardless of whether they caught their dog in the act, just after, or much later. It may be easier to swat a small dog than a larger one, but that doesn’t justify qualifying it as an effective housebreaking technique. The next time your find yourself reaching for a magazine or some newspaper, roll it up and swat YOURSELF on the head, because it’s your fault, not hers!
4. Don’t rub your Min Pin’s nose in it.— How would you like having your nose rubbed in it? Your focus should be on encouragement and positive reinforcement, not embarrassment and shame tactics. There’s just no need to resort to this type of punishment. Chances are, you just didn’t pick up their signals and will have to watch closer next time to avoid another incident! Rubbing your dog’s nose in it will only make them fearful and distrustful of you.
5. Not letting your dog out enough.—A Min Pin is not like a cat. Your dog needs to go outside. That doesn’t mean there can’t be exceptions, but as a rule, you need to take her out or see to it that someone else does. She needs exercise, sunshine and fresh air, just like you do.
6. Not using keywords to indicate going out to take care of business.—Throughout her life, your Min Pin will develop a vocabulary. The size of this vocabulary is up to you. With practice and patience, you can teach your dog to respond to words like “OUTSIDE?” and “PEE-PEE?” This is great for cold days when you really just want him to go pee so you can get back inside, or when you’re pressed for time. It also helps in the training process by giving your dog a clear idea of what it is that you expect them to do when you take them out to do their business.
7. Ignoring your Min Pin’s signals.–When your Min Pin comes to you, it could be to have you take him outside. If you’re too busy talking on the phone, watching TV or surfing the Web, you don’t leave him much of a choice…
If you want more Min Pin info, check out this site: http://www.my-miniature-pinscher.com...
Sometimes you just have to keep on them until they get to be a year or even two. It helped me to keep a puppy pad by the door and teach him to go on that.
She may pee due to excitement.
If she pees when you lean over her, she could be peeing to show her submission.
Usually, when a house-trained dog pees inside, it just means that you should've taken them out.
I wouldn't think into it too much :)
I had a min pin that lived to be 16 and she always at times would go in the house.Good luck.
Welcome to the world of owning a miniature pinscher. This is typical minpin behavior. Minpins are a very difficult breed to totally housebreak. Please pick up a book on minpins so that you can familiarize yourself with some of their odd behaviors. I have 5 minpins and each of them do the exact same thing that yours does. They are a darling breed of dog, but they definately have a mind of their own!
J. Smith
Do you take her out enough. What you need to do is put her outside with her food dish and water dish and just leave her out. Bring her in and for every time she does keep her outside for the day.
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