A day at the dog park

[Folly's place]

My latest rescue dog, almost four years in, might still pee in the basement if she's not crated at night, or when we are gone. She'll be good for a couple of months, we get lax, and then there it is! Bozo!
Mary

 

[Ninjasquirrel]

Just took her out again...nothing for twenty minutes. We're getting tired but im going to take her once more. I figure if shes doing it to avoid the crate to crate her for a half hour and try again

 

[Ninjasquirrel]

Im beginning to see how this inside dog became an outside dog for the previous owners. I let her out of the crate after a half hour. And yes...she did go potty. But only a small poo. I tried to get her to go back into the yard because she ran right to the porch when she was done and she bit me. HARD. I couldnt believe it. I put her harness on her and pulled her back out into the yard to see if maybe I could displace the behavior...but no. She did not pee and bit me hard again when I tried to take the harness off. I finally just accepted I'm tired and so is she. She's going to pee the bed. I put extra soakers in her crate and put her to bed. She's never bitten me like that before but she was asleep when i took her out. Idk what to do. Shes usually so good for me. I'm at a loss and truly upset

 

[Conan]

Im beginning to see how this inside dog became an outside dog for the previous owners. I let her out of the crate after a half hour. And yes...she did go potty. But only a small poo. I tried to get her to go back into the yard because she ran right to the porch when she was done and she bit me. HARD. I couldnt believe it. I put her harness on her and pulled her back out into the yard to see if maybe I could displace the behavior...but no. She did not pee and bit me hard again when I tried to take the harness off. I finally just accepted I'm tired and so is she. She's going to pee the bed. I put extra soakers in her crate and put her to bed. She's never bitten me like that before but she was asleep when i took her out. Idk what to do. Shes usually so good for me. I'm at a loss and truly upset

Ugh. I'm sorry. What a bummer.
I'm sure my opinion won't be popular, but I would never keep a dog that bit me, nor would I push that problem on to someone else. This is coming from someone who had a bad dog for 13 years. She was an awful dog, but man, she loved me. Despite her many issues with dog aggression and bizarre animosity towards random people, she never showed even the slightest hint of aggression towards me.
Personally, I think that there are too many good dogs out there to suffer a bad one.

 

[Ninjasquirrel]

Ugh. I'm sorry. What a bummer.
I'm sure my opinion won't be popular, but I would never keep a dog that bit me, nor would I push that problem on to someone else. This is coming from someone who had a bad dog for 13 years. She was an awful dog, but man, she loved me. Despite her many issues with dog aggression and bizarre animosity towards random people, she never showed even the slightest hint of aggression towards me.
Personally, I think that there are too many good dogs out there to suffer a bad one.

She's never bitten me like that before. I'm not giving up but im hurt. She didnt hurt me physically but she could have. Id k what to think but I'm thinking we need help if this continues

 

[rosemarythyme]

She's never bitten me like that before. I'm not giving up but im hurt. She didnt hurt me physically but she could have. Id k what to think but I'm thinking we need help if this continues

Clearly there's something about the bathroom schedule/routine and maybe the crate routine that's upsetting her. Regardless it's not acceptable and you certainly don't want it to escalate. I'd encourage you to look for a dog behavioralist (https://www.petmd.com/dog/behavior/do-you-need-hire-dog-behaviorist) as well as consulting with your vet.

 

[Ninjasquirrel]

Clearly there's something about the bathroom schedule/routine and maybe the crate routine that's upsetting her. Regardless it's not acceptable and you certainly don't want it to escalate. I'd encourage you to look for a dog behavioralist (https://www.petmd.com/dog/behavior/do-you-need-hire-dog-behaviorist) as well as consulting with your vet.

It turns out there is a very good reason she didnt have to go. She already went. In OUR bed. Went to go to bed frustrated and tired to find A LOT of pee.

 

[21hens-incharge]

She bit you? Not good not good at all.

Not so sure I could keep a dog that bit me.

 

[A little Daffy]

I don’t know if this has already been mentioned before, but there’s a lot of misleading information about dog parks.

I help train dogs and service dogs, having one myself, and we always give strict rules to the owners about dog parks.

You want to make sure that the dog park has places for other dogs to hide, it shouldn’t just be flat land with a tree or two. Mine near me has great areas, such as a giant hill of dirt and concrete tunnels, a pavilion, and other areas for dogs to get away from other ones.

Two, dogs who are intact, whether male or female, really shouldn’t be at dog parks as this can cause many issues between certain dogs for dominance.

Three, dogs need to be exercised before they go to a dog park. I known this sounds counterintuitive but if a dog has too much energy at a dog park or geraniums over excited it can cause more problems than fix them by tiring him out. If my dog stays for too long and gets overexcited/aroused he’ll start to hump other dogs because he doesn’t know what to do with this excitement. It’s normal, so I just say that it’s time to go instead of berating him.

Four, dogs should not be on leash at a dog park. This causes more aggression in both sides. The dog on the leash is going to feel more agitated because they can’t move freely like the other dogs can. This’ll cause fear. The free dogs see this one dog as an easy target if any of them are in the mood to pick on someone.

Five, small dogs and large dogs DO NOT MIX at the dog park. Most owners will put their small dogs in the large dog park because they also have a big dog. Big problem. These large dogs will get together and form a pack of sorts and see the small dog as a small critter to chase. So what does the owner do? Picks up the small dog, problem fixed right? Wrong. Most dogs have what is known as a treeing instinct. When something goes up, they chase it at the tree and try to jump up to get it. So they jump on the owner and knock them down. Bad idea all around.

Six, toys can be dangerous, be careful. My dog get sick possessive of tennis balls. Not enough to hurt another dog or a person, but he does like to take ones that aren’t his, as do many German shepherds. This can cause an issue between the dogs and can break out in fighting. So I don’t bring tennis balls with me to the dog park. Any toy that your dog gets possessive of should not be brought to a park.

Finally, dogs should be trained. Your dog should know to come when called at the dog park, otherwise you risk having them wander off forever or not listen when there’s a fight. But you also need to be aware of what is playing and what is actual fighting. Many dogs play fight and growl but actually mean no harm. If you are ever worried, it’s best to remove your dog from the park for the safety of him and other dogs.

Sorry, I know it’s a lot of information, but all of this is important when taking your dog to a dog park, you have to know to be safe. We’ve had an issue near me where someone’s big dog wasn’t off leash walking towards the park with the owner and it attacked a small dog and nearly killed it. These rules are there to save everyone from problems.

Songster,
You are spot on. IMO.

 

[aart]

Not so sure I could keep a dog that bit me.

.....Or pee'd in my bed.