Hi Celia and Jimmy,
I know you are at the walk today so I thought I'd email the forum to contact you about Oscar.
I am taking him out to the garden regularly (every two hours) for a pee and we went on a half hour walk this morning where he was very well behaved and did his business well. I am giving him lots of praise and a dog biccie when he does his business in the garden. However he keeps peeing in the house also. I was out every couple of hours with him during the night last night but still he peed in different areas of the flat also.
I am giving him a firm 'No' when he does pee in the flat and taking him out immediately to pee in the garden and giving him praise/treat when he pees in the garden, but this doesn't seem to be working. I'm also not making a fuss when I clean it up afterwards so I am trying not to stress him out. Can you help please? Am I doing something wrong?
Many thanks,
Fiona

Hi Fiona

Have you had him checked by a vet for urine infections?? Excessive peeing and not being able to hold on could suggest a uti.
Something worth thinking about and also ruling out.

Other than that keep persevering he will settle in time. Maybe just ignore him from hear on out when he does something bad/unwanted. We had a few accidents when we first got our two. With our boy it did turn out to be a uti and dehydration.

Katie

Thanks Katie. I just got him yesterday so maybe it could be a UTI - his poos have not been a problem so it could well be a urine infection. I've been taking him out every hour this afternoon and he seems a bit better. Plus I cooked him some chicken which he wolfed down and had a good drink afterwards. He's snoozing now and looking a bit happier so hopefully he will calm down a bit.
Thanks for replying - my last greyhound was a girl and extremely clean so Oscar is like new territory for me.
Fiona

Well Fiona - although I have had "settling in" peeing with my dogs in the past, Bella seems to be a different story. We've had her nearly 4 months now and still she will piddle in the dining room, regardless of how often she has been out. We have also had a few "floods" in the hall recently, problem is, we think Mikey has had a wee infection (he has also been drinking for Scotland) and, since it is happening during the night, it has hard to point the finger of blame. Nothing for the past few days so we are just hoping for the best. Mikey may need a trip to the vet anyway just to be sure.
FYI - thank god for Vax washers! Lol.

Hi Isobel,
Thanks for replying. Sounds like I'm not alone then on the 'pee in the house' front. I hope things work out for all of us :)
Fiona

Awwwww fiona wee vet check to see if all ok wee had for couple of weeks till she sttled good luck xxxx

Fiona he will settle he prob sttling in i know its not ideal but be patient its all new to him new smells and new house the internet helps have a wee search good luck xxxxx

Hi Gill,
Many thanks for replying. You are all correct - I need to be patient while he is settling in and get him checked out too. He is such a beautiful boy with a lovely fawn coat and beautiful eyes - but he is a totally different character to my late girl. As Celia says, they are all unique personalities.
Fiona

Hi Fiona.
I would not panic at this stage.
He's a male dog and for the first couple of days many of them " mark their territory " to keep other males away. Just a thought.

Fiona dont know if this will help i worked in pet shop for 16 years we sell product called stain and odour remover takes smells and stains away preventing more repeats of peeing but he will settle he just wondering where he is now being where he been for a while hold on in there xxxxxxxx

He really is the most beautiful greyhound but I recall that he is quite shy? Maybe he is missing the company of another greyhound - I wouldn't want to add to your domestic burden but, if he has no medical problem and doesn't settle soon, he might benefit from having another greyhound for moral support?
You have chosen a really lovely dog and I'm sure you will help him resolve these early issues. Boys will be boys - hang in and best of luck!

Hi,

our Floyd had urine infection recently and he was the same, did not last over night, I got up every few hours to let him out, he could come home from the walk and go to the garden for a pee. I think Marion is right, first rule out any medical reason and then you can concentrate on his behaviour. The test is quick and simple just take his pee to vets. It is early days maybe he just needs to adjust.

Lovely boy, I am sure he will be fine

Hi Marion,
Thanks for replying. Unfortunately, I can only have one greyhound so if it is that he is missing other doggie pals, we'll need to have a rethink. The good news is that he settled much better last night. We went to bed at 8pm as we were both shattered. We went out at 9pm, then 11pm, both times he had a good pee and his poos are looking a lot healthier - lots of praise and treats. Then we both slept until 4.30am with no accidents at all. I thought I'd take him out at 4.30am even though he seemed quite content to stay in his bed, and he had a good pee and poo again and was rewarded with some freshly roasted chicken pieces - yum. He also took wee things to his bed with him, like a fleecy coat and my slippers - it was as if he was collecting some things to say 'these are mine and this is my bed thank you' :) It was so lovely hearing him softly snore during the night - bless him.
Fiona

Hi Monika,
Thanks for your reply. I'll take a wee sample to the vets tomorrow when they are open again after Easter Mon holiday. He's happily snuggled up in his bed at the mo while I have my first cup of tea of the day in my bed. He's a lovely boy. We met a couple my neighbouring families yesterday when out in the garden - they have pedigree-type dogs and they totally fell in love with Oscar, despite the muzzle and all. He has the most beautiful eyes. Our lovely neighbours' dog Alfie the cockerpoo fell in love with him too and was gently licking his face - Oscar seemed to enjoy it :)
Fiona

Hi Celia and Jimmy,
Thanks for replying. We had a much better night last night and he seems a bit more settled today. I have some old sheets down on the living room carpet at the mo and he peed on a corner of one yesterday so I'm just leaving that wee pee bit at the mo so he can still smell it. The sheets are easily washed when he feel a bit more secure. His scabby belly is looking better too and his scabby botty is starting to improve.
He has been well behaved meeting other people and dogs so far, and is loving his bed and his meals as well as trying to steal my food too ;)
Will keep you all posted via the forum.
Fiona

Hi Gill,
Thanks for replying. I think I know that product - I'll buy some of that today to see if it works :)
Fiona

Hi Fiona
Good to hear that Oscar is settling down a bit perhaps a small furry toy would help him something that he can call his own and cuddle up to in bed,remember he has been taken out of the only environment he has ever known and placed in your loving care,everthing is new to him. Oscar is a lovely dog quite shy and timid ,Iam quite sure that you will be rewarded for your hard work during this time by the love and faithfulness that Oscar will begin to show towards a loving and caring family like yourselves.
SUDOCREM is good for these sore bits that they get on thighs and belly.

ps an old teddy or something similar can get these at charity shops for a few pounds

Hi Fiona, It sounds like you are winning already, by being kind and considerate to him and making him feel more confident in his home. It's great that he gets on with the neighbour's dog and, hopefully, there will be no UTI and he will soon settle happily with you (and your slippers!). It's a great sign that he associates them (ie your scent) with security when he goes to bed.

Hi Bert,
Thanks for replying. It's funny you said Sudocreme as that was exactly what I was thinking when out our walk this morning but I couldn't remember the brandname! :) I have eczema and my Mum used to buy me a wee pot of Sudocreme so this was exactly the product I was thinking of this buying for Oscar :)
Thanks,
Fiona

Oh, and I've given him a wee soft toy doggie which he takes to bed when he's not shaking the living daylights out of it :) but I'll get another for him so he's got more. He's also got lots of soft old cushions but seems to prefer taking my nice expensive ones from my bed :)
I totally get what you mean about it all being a totally new environment for him - he probably has sensory overload - loads of new things to make sense of - wee soul.
Fiona

Thanks Marion :) Its all a learning curve - I want to do what's best for him and, as he's so different from my late grey Trixie, its hard figuring out what he wants. I took him for a walk this morning to our local favourite dog-walking area and he was a bit freaked out by all the space and the dogs. Its a large field with woodland areas and nice paths and lots of folk round my way walk their dogs there but I think he was just trying to take it all in and wanted to go the opposite way when we saw any dogs. I just kept talking to him and reassuring him - thank goodness for the strong collar and leads though. He wasn't shaking or anything like that but I think I'll take him up next time during the week when its a bit quieter and just stick to walking up and down our street for the moment. I thought he might like seeing some other dogs and I'd like to get him socialised as quickly as possible but I realise he'll need time and lots of reassurance. He's fast asleep now on his blankets in the sunny spot.
A man with two lovely spaniels said that Oscar is beautiful - I was so chuffed