My dog pees beside the pee pad since we got a new dog. Why?

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Ever since we got Belle, almost two weeks ago, Molly has been peeing beside her pee pad or it’s surrounding areas. She’s never had issues with it, sometimes she’d miss but not to this extent. Today I’ve cleaned up her pee about 8 times. Why is she doing this? Pet's info: Dog | Yorkshire Terrier | Female | spayed | 2 years old | 3.96 lbs

Jeffrey Milner · Accepted Answer

Are your dogs sharing a pee pad? If this is the case this is the most plausible reason. Many times in multi dog house that are utilizing pee pads, additional pads are required. It allows each dog to establish their own territory so to speak. Going outside of the established area may just be Molly's way of saying, "OK, then this area is going to be mine." On the other hand, if your dogs are not sharing pee pads, I would say that you need to investigate matters from a medical standpoint first before examining a possible behavioral issue. It is equally plausible to thin Molly could have contracted something from Belle upon intermingling that is resulting in the symptoms you now clean up eight times daily. Hope this makes sense. Let me know if you need further consultation.

My dog pees beside the pee pad since we got a new dog. Why?

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