About Nicole Expertise I can and will assist you with any Boxer related issue you may be experiencing. Health, behavior, training and/or re-homing advice.
If you Boxer is having emergency health issues, please see a veterinarian immediately.
Experience I have owned Boxers for 8+ years. I have a multiple dog household (7 to be exact) and currently live with both male and female dogs. I am the proud owner of white Boxers, a blind Boxer and a deaf Boxer. I am also the director of a Boxer rescue and co-own a Boxer dog forum.
Education/Credentials I have been certified as an obedience instructor through Petsmart and have studied with a behaviorist.
Question QUESTION: We have 2 boxers....Precious which is 3 and Barney which is 1yr. old. With in the last couple months, Barney has been peeing in his crate during the day. We are not sure WHY:( Can you please give us some advice/guidance on how we can break that habit. They are only in the crate while we are at work during the day, other than that they are full time family dogs. Precious doesn't have this problem. If it was a bladder infection, we would probably have other symptoms right?
Look forward to hearing from you!
ANSWER: Hi Michelle,
No, you'd not necessarily see other symptoms. If this is something new, I would suggest you take him to the vet to be sure it's not a physical problem. Once you do that, and if he gets the all clear, please get back with me and we'll discuss the possible behavioral aspects. :)
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QUESTION: ok, Thanks so much for your very quick response Nicole.
He is a white boxer....does that make a difference :)
Answer lol No. :) Even if he was deaf, it would have nothing to do with urinating in his crate.
Get him to the vet sooner rather than later. If he keeps this up, his natural instinct to keep his 'den' clean is going to be damaged beyond repair.
You want a urinalysis. Let the vet know that he's house trained and has recently been unable to hold himself during the day. They'll check for infection, stones, etc.
As soon as he gets an all clear (which hopefully he will), get back to me and we'll try to figure out what his problem is. :)
