[katieperez]

Hi everyone! I have a 24 week old rottweiler that managed to stay healthy through an awful ordeal with parvo and my doberman puppy. She ended up passing away a little over a month ago.We decided it was time to get another dog mainly to keep him occupied during the day when we're at work. We got another rottweiler (female) from a young couple (18 and 19 yrs old) that realized a rottie was not an appropriate pet for a one bedroom apartment. They lived in downtown Dallas so she had no grass, had never been on a leash, and stayed in a crate.We were told she was 14 weeks old when we got her on Sunday. On Tuesday when the vets opened back up after the long weekend, we got her records to find out she was 20 weeks old. My dilema is that she's having a very hard time 'holding it'. When we're home, she does tell us when she has to go. We come home everyday for lunch during the work week to break up the day and she still has accidents. She knows to go outside, but only when we're home. Am I expecting too much too quick? Abram (my male) was 100% potty trained @ 12 weeks. I know she'll take some time adjusting into our routine but she's certinaly old enough to hold it if Abram can do it right? Any suggestions on how we can keep her from relieving herself in the house while we're away? Or am I just blessed with my Abram being so good and this is typical?

[katieperez]

Hi everyone! I have a 24 week old rottweiler that managed to stay healthy through an awful ordeal with parvo and my doberman puppy. She ended up passing away a little over a month ago.We decided it was time to get another dog mainly to keep him occupied during the day when we're at work. We got another rottweiler (female) from a young couple (18 and 19 yrs old) that realized a rottie was not an appropriate pet for a one bedroom apartment. They lived in downtown Dallas so she had no grass, had never been on a leash, and stayed in a crate.We were told she was 14 weeks old when we got her on Sunday. On Tuesday when the vets opened back up after the long weekend, we got her records to find out she was 20 weeks old. My dilema is that she's having a very hard time 'holding it'. When we're home, she does tell us when she has to go. We come home everyday for lunch during the work week to break up the day and she still has accidents. She knows to go outside, but only when we're home. Am I expecting too much too quick? Abram (my male) was 100% potty trained @ 12 weeks. I know she'll take some time adjusting into our routine but she's certinaly old enough to hold it if Abram can do it right? Any suggestions on how we can keep her from relieving herself in the house while we're away? Or am I just blessed with my Abram being so good and this is typical?

Yes I'm quoting myself but I realized that this question makes it sound like my male rottie passed away. Just o make it clear, the doberman passed away and the rottie has been with me since he was 8 weeks old and going strong. Due to get fixed on Friday as a matter of fact:)

[labman]

Your experience with the male is closer to normal. I routinely have 7 week olds go 4-5 hours with very few accidents. Has the vet checked her for a UTI? Otherwise, it sounds like she may have been left too long, too young, and given up on the idea of being able to hold it and stay dry. Restoring her instinct for staying clean will be tough.

Make sure you are following everything at https://www.askmehelpdesk.com/dogs/i...tml#post251809

Adding the grid I suggest will at least reduce the consequences of accidents while working with her. Make sure you walk her around good before crating her, and make sure the crate is small enough to restrict movement.

Thank you for being responsible and neutering the male. If everybody spay/neutered all but carefully selected breeding stock, it would reduce the misery in this world.

[katieperez]

Thank you labman for your insight. It is depressing having to keep her cooped up all day while my Abram has free roam in the house while we're gone. They're such good buddies and if she behaved the way Abram does then she could have free roam too. I just hope she comes around because I feel like having her in a crate defeats the purpose of them keeping each other company. Everything I've read has said that with powerhouse breeds, when they get bored is when they get destructive and having a companion rather than being alone can help keep them balanced. My cats don't really give him the kind of play he wants:) So I was hoping to get some other ideas outside of a crate that maybe have worked for older pups who are 'half' potty trained. Any luck with a wee wee pad by the door? I'm scared to use that because I don't want her to think it's okay to go in the house so long as she's on a wee wee pad. And as far as getting them neutered/spayed, not only is it the responsible thing to do I agree, but especially after what I went through with Ruby, I realized not everyone should be a 'breeder'. I don't think people realize the potential expenses not to mention potential heartache that comes with young puppies. I definantly don't want to be responsible for an entire litter! Anyway, anyone have any luck with wee wee pads or another method I'm not thinking of? Or do I need to take a week off work to really crack down:p

[labman]

Taking a week off work would be a major commitment. It might work. If you could keep her dry all week, it could break the cycle.

I don't like pee pads. I see too many questions where somebody started with them and then struggles to switch to outside. Then there are the dogs with bad aim.

RubyPitbull has some good ideas too.

[AKaeTrue]

Have your vet check for a UTI.
The same thing happened to my rescued Rottie after I got her.
After antibiotic treatment, she never had another accident.

Vet said that they can get UTI's from having to hold it too long, too often.
My dog came from a situation where she was crated for the first 5-6 months of her life and was always forced to hold it and this is what we believe caused her UTI.