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Potty Train Your Older Pug Dog
from:If you've ever come home and found that your mature,
always-housetrained Pug has just left you a big mess to clean
up, you're not alone. "Whoa!" you might say.
And it's natural if one thinks there must be another cause for
the mess, such as a broken pipe or a faucet left on...until the
moment when the Pug is caught in the act!
The screaming and disbelief was followed by the slam of the back
door as the old family pet is quickly banished out-of-doors like
a nine-week old puppy that had just had an accident. Such harsh
and fast action in such an instance can have serious and
detrimental effects on the older Pug. Whenever a completely
housebroken Pug starts urinating in the house, there is a
medical or psychological cause involved.
The medical reasons will be covered first, since the majority of
cases can be traced to that cause, rather than the
psychological. It is important that the reasons for such
behavior be pointed out and thoroughly checked before any
retraining techniques are instituted.
Many Pug dog owners believe that their dog will show signs of
aging with reduced vision and poor hearing. They figure that
signs of arthritis, decreased appetite, and more frequent naps
are also typical aging symptoms. They are quite surprised though
when they learn that house training is one of the most common
marks of aging in mature Pugs and subsequently one of the first
warning signs!
Since this is not widely known, it's understandable that Pug
owners think that his Pug has forgotten potty training, is not
as smart as previously thought, is lazy, or has turned into a
sneaky little dog. The truth is that this behavior is more
likely the first sign of the inevitable aging process. In fact,
as your Pug gets older, the muscles of the bladder gradually
lose their control, much like older human experience.
In the male, the aging process can also cause the prostate gland
to enlarge, and this will produce an inflammation which will
cause him to urinate often. Kidney diseases occurs in about 76%
of Pugs over eight years of age. When a Pug ages, there is a
gradual degeneration of kidney tissue with a weakening of the
kidney function.
Older Pugs need to drink 2x the amount of water that Pug pups to
fight off these kidney problems. It's little wonder then, with
such increased water consumption comes the need for more pees.
Older Pugs therefore need to go outside more often. In many
cases, the mature Pug dog will try its best to make his needs
known to you. But many times the owner simply isn't aware of
their Pug's new requirements and misses the dog's signs. Then,
the mature Pug is left with just one option, which is to go
inside the house. The Pug is just as upset and embarrassed as
the owner in these cases!
When this happens, negative reinforcement will only make the
situation worse, especially if the Pug tried to communicate to
its owner and these signs were ignored.
About the author: Michelle E. Arthur
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