How to prevent my puppy from lying in his urine after peeing?
Updated On September 23rd, 2025
Pet's info: Dog | Rottweiler | Male | unneutered | 2 months and 29 days old | 88.361 lbs
Kronos is kept indoors till he completes his vaccination. The problem is that since the day I got him, he has a habit of lying down in his urine after peeing on the hard floor. He stands up dripping and stinking of urine and I have to wash him sometimes three to four times a day. What baffles me is he could easily lie down on any dry part of the house but he deliberately, repeatedly lies down in urine instead. What can I do?
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Published on December 15th, 2019
You may want to work on crate training Kronos, or start taking him to a potty location more often. A puppy generally needs to go every 1-2 hours at Kronos' age, so you will want to have yourself or someone take him to the potty spot, make sure he goes, and then remove him from the area so he can't lay in it. He likely doesn't quite understand what is going on yet at such a young age. I'm including a few articles on crate training and potty training that may help! https://www.petcoach.co/article/how-to-choose-a-wire-kennel-or-plastic-crate-for-your-dog/ https://www.petcoach.co/article/how-to-crate-train-your-puppy-or-older-dog/ https://www.petcoach.co/article/housetraining/ https://www.petcoach.co/article/5-common-housetraining-mistakes/ https://www.petcoach.co/article/top-5-tips-to-potty-train-your-dog-young-and-old/
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Published on February 2nd, 2018
Hi, thanks for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach! Kuro is a bit young to have too many expectations. I would only walk him in the areas you want him to urinate in. If he won't go put him in the crate and try again. use commands like "go pee pee" or "do your business." Then when he goes make a HUGE deal about it: verbal praise, pet him, great treat and then play with him for a while. If he does poop or pee put it in the area you want him to go. He will eventually catch on! I hope this helps and I wish you and Kuro the best!
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