We have adopted a one year old chocolate lab from the humane society. He has been in our home for one week. I just noticed a wet spot underneath him on the bed where he was sleeping. We immediately took him outside and he did have to pee some more. He is not completely housebroken yet. In fact, I don't think he has ever lived inside before. But he has been doing really good with very few accidents. I'm just wondering if this is normal? We have had many dogs over the years and I've never had one with a bed wetting problem. I would sure appreciate any advice! Thanks so much.

No it's not normal, but it could be due to a few factors...
One being that he is just a little stressed out at the moment, the second being that he actually has incontinence or a urinary tract infection.
I would be getting him checked out by a vet to rule out any medical problems. It's always good to get a new dog vet checked anyway, even if the shelter says they have been already.

I have to agree. There is simply no way to tell if he has a stress problem, a training problem, or a kidney problem without lab(oratory) work.

Congratulations on your new pup.

I third that.
It could be any of three thing mentioned above. The thing with shelter dogs, is their history is really un known. Most dogs don't like to pee or poop where they sleep, they are actually very clean animals. So as far as him puposly peeing where he is sleeping, is not very likely, not ruled out, but not likely. Do you know if he was recenlty neutered, or if he came to the shelter altered?

He was neutered in October. He was surrendered to the shelter by the same people who bought him as a puppy. He is a beautiful registered lab. They got him when he was 8 weeks old and when they realized that it takes a little work to train a puppy they just put him out in a little pen.

He was wild and crazy at the shelter but he is doing really well in our home. He has settled down a lot and we make sure he gets plenty of time to run and play. He has never been in a house before and I know that must be stressful for him. He really hasn't had many accidents at all. I just woke up last night and found a little wet spot on the bed under him.

We also have a three year old english mastiff that we adopted at 18 months. He was really easy to housebreak and we've never had a bed wetting incident with a dog before. The kids yes, but not the dogs. I really appreciate this good advice! Thanks so much.

I'll get him in to see the vet this week for sure.

I'm so glad you got so many good responses. I agree with everyone that posted here.

Please update us on your lab. So often people post then leave and we never know what happened. It's great to get feed back.

Also, we love pictures. :)

Wow that is really commendable to take a dog with these issues.
It will probably take him some time to get used to and trusting you. But it will be so worth it. Both breeds are lovely and should compliment wachother nicely. Are they getting along fine?
Good luck!

They are getting along really well. Last year we lost our little 9 year old boxer to cancer and our very first dog a lovely chocolate lab named Charlie who was 16 1/2 both died. Logan, our mastiff has seemed a little lonely. The two of them stick together all day, in fact when our new lab Bronco is in his crate Logan lays down right next to it to nap.

I have been pleasantly surprised at how fast this new dog has settled down. He seemed so hyper in the shelter but after a nice long walk and a good session of playing catch in the morning he is very mellow and just follows me around the house.

It is so kind that all of you take your time to help out with your knowledge and experience. Thanks.

:)

I thought I would just add a little update. Our lab got a clean bill of health from the vet and has not had another bed wetting incident. We have been really careful to keep him on a regular feeding/going out schedule and it seems to be working. Thanks so much for all the good advice.

Wow thanks for coming back and letting us all know! I am glad he got a clean bill of health! Good luck, and enjoy! :)

I thought I would just add a little update. Our lab got a clean bill of health from the vet and has not had another bed wetting incident. We have been really careful to keep him on a regular feeding/going out schedule and it seems to be working. Thanks so much for all the good advice.

Thanks so much for the update. It's really great to hear about dogs that find "home." Now, about those pictures...

I have no idea how to add a picture. I'm not too computer savvy!

Lol just click on "go advanced" below the reply box.
That will take you to a new screen.
Then at the top of the new reply box there will be a little picture of a paper clip.
Click that, find the image on your computer then click 'upload'

Wait until it uploads and then click off the pop-up window. :)

Or use "Go advanced/manage attachments".

If the photo is too big to upload use IrfanView - Official Homepage - one of the most popular viewers worldwide (http://www.irfanview.com) which is a free program that can resize. If you need specific help, we can do that too.

Yep, we like pics.

My, guess, the dog had a dream or is still trying to settle in.

Looks like your going to have one happy family.

AMHD can be your extended family. It gets to be addicting for some of us.

You even I had heard that even dogs won't pee in sitting position.

But I feel they got more control over potty in puppy hood that peeing

My puppy do potty either in the batroom or gallery near the drainage hole. But peeing he could not control many times

Even once at vet clinic when a big gsd started barking on him, the poor little one even being in my hand end up peeing on my hands