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My house-trained dog is peeing inside. Is she sick or misbehaving?

Updated on September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Mixed Breed Medium (23 - 60lb) | Female | spayed | 3 years and 3 months old | 35 lbs

Khloe just starting peeing on furniture and in my bed randomly. What would be the cause of this? She was fully house trained. Do I need to retrain her or is their a underlining issue?

4 Answers

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Answered By Jessica Keay, DVM

Veterinarian

Published on November 20th, 2019

I am sorry to hear about your concerns for Khloe. I would recommend having her evaluated by her vet for possible causes of this issue. While sometimes it can be a behavioral loss of potty training, we can have other problems that cause urinary accidents such as urinary tract infections https://www.petcoach.co/dog/condition/utis-in-dogs/ and incontinence due to lack of hormones in spayed dogs https://www.petcoach.co/dog/condition/utis-in-dogs/

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Answered By Dr. Melanie, BVSc MS
Veterinarian
Published on March 12th, 2017
When a dog who was previously house trained starts peeing in the home, it's usually a sign of a medical illness such as a UTI, diabetes, Cushing's disease, bladder stones, or kidney disease. I see that Tiddy isn't spayed, and excessive urination can also be a sign of a pyometra (a life threatening infection of the uterus). I would have her seen by a vet as soon as possible for a physical exam, blood tests, urinalysis, and possibly x-rays to diagnose what is causing her excessive urination so she can be treated.
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Answered By Ana M, DVM
Veterinarian
Published on August 13th, 2018
Thank you for submitting your question regarding Bandit. The first step is to have him evaluated by his veterinarian to ensure that he does not have a medical problem causing the urinary accidents. An infection, bladder stones or an internal disease can all cause inappropriate urination. If he is healthy, then it is a behavioral problem. In this case, block access to your bed and wash all bedding thoroughly. You need to remove all scent of urine or he will return to the same place. Take him out frequently and reward him for urinating outside. I hope this information helps!
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Answered By Maria DVM
Veterinarian
Published on December 30th, 2018
I would first rule out a urinary tract infection at your veterinarian by running a urine sample. I would then consider crate training her. Crate training may work even though she is about four years old. Otherwise you can also try using a trainer to see if they can help with the problem. Thank you for using PetCoach. https://www.thejerseymoms.com/potty-train-your-puppy/
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