Dogs are normally clean animals and when properly trained, try their best not to urinate in the house. If you as a responsible pet owner train your dog to do his business outside, a healthy dog will not soil his living area. There are several reasons why a dog will urinate in the house:

Solutions

When a dog once markes his spot, he will use it over and over again. You can wipe it off, clean the carpet, he will find his place dead-on, it’s his new toilet spot. Dogs smell much better than humans do and even if the spot smells fresh and clean to you, it still smells like a “potty spot” to the animal. The only cleaners to completely eliminate the problem are cleaners that break down the enzymes so you can wipe them away. Enzymatic cleaners are non-toxic and safe to be used around the house.

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Most manufacturers guarantee results and offer money back guarantee. It is important though that all these cleaners need to sit for several minutes before you wipe the residue off. Also, don’t dilute them, use full strenght. When using on a heavy carpet I’d recommend repeating the procedure at least two more times. Urine might have soaked into the padding. Make sure the padding gets treated also by either lifting the carpet up, if possible, or soaking the area thoroughly so it can sink down into the padding.

After you have eliminated the “potty spot”, you still need to look into the reason why your animal changed it’s behavior. If it is a very young dog, he might not be fully housetrained yet, and you should consider crate training for a few more weeks. If you can’t find any females in heat in your neighborhood, did not bring any new animals into the household, and did not leave the dog alone for excessive hours, get a check-up with a veterinarian.

There are products that can be used for spots your cats will leave. Unfortunately cats can get into the same habit. Please see more details under Cat Training.