Little Dog in a Big World

Posts Tagged ‘Puppy Behaviors’

Each puppy has their own personality and problems.   I was told that until 4 months a puppy can go roughly 3 hours without going to the bathroom.  I was very fortunate from the start that Misha slept all night without any accidents.  But, during the day she the potty queen.

I soon realized that Misha could be near a full bowl of water.  It didn’t matter how much water I put it in.  Her goal in life was to drain it.

One day, it was close to 100F.  Misha was running around and very thirsty.  She drank and drank and drank.  I soon realized the extent of our folly.  She became a pee fest.  Her poor little tummy ached, she whined and cried, and she peed everywhere–every 5 to 10 minutes.

Thankfully, after 3-4 hours she cleared herself out.  I learned a lesson.  From that point on, I rationed her water.  I put in enough to satisfy her and refilled it at certains times during the day.  I never deprived her of water on a hot day or over long periods of time, but I made sure that she waited an hour or two before having another go at it.  It made a difference.  She no longer had multiple accidents.

She was checked out by her Vet.  It was decided that since there were no other symptoms it was a puppy thing that she would hopefully grow out of.

I’ve notice over the last couple of weeks she has gotten out of water gorging.  She can now take a few laps of water and leave the rest.  I’m hoping that very soon I can fill the bowl the whole way and not have to worry that she will gorge on it.