I love my dog, 6 years old, about 50 lbs. he’s sweet and wonderful. But. He insists on going outside 4-5 times a day to go pee because he never goes all the way to empty his bladder. He’ll insist on finding a ‘good’ smelling area and will wet there, quit, and even if there is a block longer on our walk he’ll stay full until we get home only to insist on going back out a short while longer.
How do I deal with this? I’m a city apartment dweller and have to put on full winter gear and go outside with him so it’s becoming a frustration of mine.
He will never “pee it all”. They hold onto some of it as they use it as a messaging system. They’re basically doing the dog version of checking their text messages and need some to reply. That’s why they like those good smelling spots. You can take him out frequently but also place a little more space between trips to get him used to a more normal schedule. Also a vet wellness check could help.
This, they always can urinate more. Ops doggo just likes to go on walks with them.
My little girl demands to walk 2 or 3 times in the morning. I have a flexible enough job that I can take a 15 minute break and walk her. But sometimes I have to tell her she is SOL and has to wait.
I’ve let her go as long as 12 hours without a walk and she does fine as well. Dogs are resilient creatures.