8 week old Basset hound

hollie · 11-20-2011, 09:51 PM

Hi im new to this. I have a 8 week old pure breed Basset Hound. I just have a question. Can anybody tell me why does she pee alot? I can take her out side to use the bathroom and she comes back in and uses it on my floor,and then about ten minutes later she has to go back out to use it. Can anybody answer that for me?

Mikey T · 11-20-2011, 10:19 PM

very simple answer however I suggest you read the entire article

Housetraining your puppy

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Do not rely on a puppy to tell you when it's time to go out. That is expecting too much responsibility and communication at too early an age. It is up to you, the adult human, to know when he needs to go out. Watch his activity level and the clock.
A 12 wk puppy who is busy playing may need to urinate every 15-20 minutes, whereas a resting puppy might go for an hour, and a sleeping puppy can go 8 hours at night. Activity makes urine! Activity makes urine! Repeat this 10 times, slowly. This is a very important lesson for new puppy owners.

Keep in mind that basset are natorious slow to to house train. IMHO it is not possible to housetrain a basset earlier than six months and 1 year is more typical. Keep in mind a lack of accidents is not an indication of housetraining but simply and indication of suitable management practice and just the first step in housetraining.

The one part of housetraining missing in the article above is the importance of shcedule in preventing accident. Using a strict and highly regular schedule of feeding acess to water, sleeping and play the need to eliminate becomes much more predictable making supervision and management to prevent accident possible.

The other area house training often falls apart is a signal or cue for the dog to use to tell you it need to go out. What often happens is human do not pick up on the cue or ignore it. so the dog is left to continulaly try something else and no consitent learn or reinforcement patern emmerges resultin g in fustration for both the dog and human. Teach the dog a specific behavior that you will not ignore and is effect when you are not in the same room as the dog often makes this aspect of house training much easier. One of the easier cues to teach is the dog to ring a bell see House Training: Ring My Bell!

While house training is the most asked question we get from puppy owners it is at best the third most import thing to teach a puppy rate far below
Bite Inhibtion and socialization for more on the imortance of socialization see Timid BASSET and be sure to read the links I provided.

Lucy&Millie · 11-20-2011, 10:21 PM

Hi Hollie!

I'm sure Mikey T will be along with a fantastic reference for you about potty training issues.

One thing I would suggest, is have the Vet check her for a Urinary Tract Infection. My Millie had one and had it caused a major delay in her potty training!

Good Luck!

Lucy&Millie · 11-20-2011, 10:22 PM

He beat me to it! :-)

Mikey has the best advice for potty issues! :-)

hollie · 11-20-2011, 10:45 PM

Would that cause her to just go a little bit at a time and then have to go back again for a little bit? I have another question. Can u tell me why she drinks a lot of water? I have been picking up her water bowl and controlling how much she drinks.

Lucy&Millie · 11-20-2011, 10:48 PM

If she goes out and pees, and then comes in just to turn around and go out an pee, then she probably has a Urinary Tract Infection (UTI). I would have the Vet run a culture and find out.

Mikey T · 11-20-2011, 10:54 PM

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we found this forum while we were googling about training our basset

because she can. scent hounds unlike other breed tend not to have a full button that is they are always hungry. I am convinced many a dog use water to fill up

As to why this is the case in scent hounds is unknown but i think the follow speculation has a lot to be said for. When scent hounds were selective bread for persistence in hunting the mechanism that signal to the dog it is full became turn off. If you have two dogs that are exactly the same in every aspect but one One feel full after eating and one does not. Which dog is going to be the more dilligent hunter? so when selectively breeding for hunting persistence the feeling full mechanism was lost in scent hounds.

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Would that cause her to just go a little bit at a time and then have to go back again for a little bit?

that is a typical symptom of a UTI along with straining to go keep in mind that a UTI most of the time makes it painful to urinate as well.

Lucy&Millie · 11-20-2011, 11:14 PM

By the way, if it is a UTI (and I strongly believe that it is), many medicines used to treat it are very cheap at regular pharmacies. If you are near a Wal-Mart, it is about $4, even better is if you are near a Meijer and they are free there!

bubbad · 11-21-2011, 12:05 PM

All of the things above plus she is only 8 weeks old generally she will need to go out every 10 to 15 min.while awake.She may not have total control for up to a year be prepared and consistant.

Jaxlee · 11-22-2011, 10:30 PM

Our first Basset took 6 months to potty train...he was only 8 weeks old when we got him...seemed like a long time at the time, but over 12 years, it was a blink. Jed was pretty much trained when we got him at 13 weeks?? I was expecting another long training bout (with everything I read about Bassets), but was pleasantly surprised. He was outside most of the time, with his siblings and Mom in a dog house...maybe that was the difference?

11-20-2011, 09:51 PM	#1 (permalink)
hollie Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Posts: 2	8 week old Basset hound Hi im new to this. I have a 8 week old pure breed Basset Hound. I just have a question. Can anybody tell me why does she pee alot? I can take her out side to use the bathroom and she comes back in and uses it on my floor,and then about ten minutes later she has to go back out to use it. Can anybody answer that for me?

11-20-2011, 10:21 PM	#3 (permalink)
Lucy&Millie Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Indiana Posts: 270	Hi Hollie! I'm sure Mikey T will be along with a fantastic reference for you about potty training issues. One thing I would suggest, is have the Vet check her for a Urinary Tract Infection. My Millie had one and had it caused a major delay in her potty training! Good Luck! __________________ Lucy - Age 6? Millie - Age 2

11-20-2011, 10:22 PM	#4 (permalink)
Lucy&Millie Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Indiana Posts: 270	He beat me to it! :-) Mikey has the best advice for potty issues! :-) __________________ Lucy - Age 6? Millie - Age 2

11-20-2011, 10:48 PM	#6 (permalink)
Lucy&Millie Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Indiana Posts: 270	If she goes out and pees, and then comes in just to turn around and go out an pee, then she probably has a Urinary Tract Infection (UTI). I would have the Vet run a culture and find out. __________________ Lucy - Age 6? Millie - Age 2

11-20-2011, 11:14 PM	#8 (permalink)
Lucy&Millie Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Indiana Posts: 270	By the way, if it is a UTI (and I strongly believe that it is), many medicines used to treat it are very cheap at regular pharmacies. If you are near a Wal-Mart, it is about $4, even better is if you are near a Meijer and they are free there! __________________ Lucy - Age 6? Millie - Age 2

11-20-2011, 10:45 PM	#5 (permalink)
hollie Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Posts: 2	Would that cause her to just go a little bit at a time and then have to go back again for a little bit? I have another question. Can u tell me why she drinks a lot of water? I have been picking up her water bowl and controlling how much she drinks.

11-21-2011, 12:05 PM	#9 (permalink)
bubbad Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Boiling Springs,Pa Posts: 1,347	All of the things above plus she is only 8 weeks old generally she will need to go out every 10 to 15 min.while awake.She may not have total control for up to a year be prepared and consistant.

11-22-2011, 10:30 PM	#10 (permalink)
Jaxlee Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada Posts: 15	Our first Basset took 6 months to potty train...he was only 8 weeks old when we got him...seemed like a long time at the time, but over 12 years, it was a blink. Jed was pretty much trained when we got him at 13 weeks?? I was expecting another long training bout (with everything I read about Bassets), but was pleasantly surprised. He was outside most of the time, with his siblings and Mom in a dog house...maybe that was the difference?

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