I have very recently (like, just shy of 72h) acquired 2 foster dogs -- a 7yo male and a 3yo female. They told us that they appeared to be housebroken, so when the female was having pee-only accidents, we were a bit concerned, but thougth maybe they just stretched the truth about her bladder abilities. NBD -- we started with typical housetraining tactics: frequent walks, tons of praise and treats for going outside, watchign her like a hawk. Well, she managed to pee TWICE this morning, both directly *after* coming in from walks during which she peed. The first time was seconds after eating her breakfast, and the second was seconds after my husband gave her a treat -- both right by her bown and where she got the treat. Again, these are both within 5m of coming in from walks, so I'm starting to think it's more marking than not being house broken? Does that seem like a reasonable assumption? And if so, are there any tips to curb this, or is it likely that it will stop when they get used to being here? Their individual crates are coming today, so I'm hoping that having her own space to eat may help her feel safe and not need/want to pee.
Thoughts? I am more than willing to help her work on whatever she needs, but I feel like I can't really do that until I figure out what's going on in her little noggin.
Has she been checked for a UTI? It is probably not, but better to know and treat than to think it is behavior.
I would have her on a leash and the moment she's done eating or taking a treat, I'd take her right out side, give command for pee (so she'll learn it), praise and treat. I don't know if its marking as much as potty training does not always translate from location to location and she just doesn't know.
Our 12 year old will pee right by his bowl (well more by his sister's bowl) right after he eats if I don't move him along outside. It has become a habit and since it is on wood floors, I'm probably not getting all the enzymes up. Be sure you are cleaning with an enzyme cleaner, which I'm sure you are and just try to stop what seems to be a habit.