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starlitemale · Jul 4, 2012, 08:39 AM

Hi
My female unspayed collie cross four month old puppy has started to wet herself when she is relaxed or asleep on the floor.
She is house trained, but has had a few mis'haps but I have put this down to her needing more house training.
Could anyone let me know if this is something to worry about, or is it a puppy issue where she needs to train her bladder?
Many thanks in advance

Wondergirl · Jul 4, 2012, 08:41 AM

Has she been checked for a bladder infection or something wrong with her urinary system?

starlitemale · Jul 4, 2012, 08:43 AM

Originally Posted by Wondergirl

Has she been checked for a bladder infection or something wrong with her urinary system?

Not as yet as I have just noticed today, did wonder why she was slightly wet yesterday but put it down to her cleaning herself.
I have read that bladder infection is one reason, I was just wondering if there was anything else it could be

Wondergirl · Jul 4, 2012, 08:47 AM

I'm a cat person :), and I know some of the dog people will be along throughout the day to give you more qualified responses. Please check back to see what anyone wrote. I always try to put myself in the animal's shoes (fur? Whiskers?) and if that were happening to me, what could it be.

LadySam · Jul 4, 2012, 09:37 AM

I'm in agreement with WG, best to rule out physical issues such as bladder infection.
That being said, at 4 months old she will have mishaps, most dogs aren't fully trained until about 9-10 months old, some a little longer.
I would try walking her more often, the general feeling is that each month=1 hour of being able to hold it. So walk her about every 4 hours.
And lots of praise and "good girls" when she goes.

starlitemale · Jul 4, 2012, 10:42 AM

She goes out regularly for the back door is open and she is walked on a regular basis, plus she plays constantly with my 5 year old labby cross lurcher.
I am not that concerned with her little mistakes, just the self wetting thing when she is laying down relaxed or asleep. :S

LadySam · Jul 4, 2012, 01:18 PM

All the more reason to rule out medical issues, and continue with the good training.

Puppyinneed84 · Jul 10, 2012, 05:07 PM

Our puppy is doing the same thing! She is 6 months old and fully potty trained but wetting herself when she is asleep. She did have a urinary tract infection a while back, but she was put on medicine for it and we thought it was cured. Taking her to the vet this week. Curious about what your vet said!