Steel Bladder

[Christy&Riley]

Riley went 16 hours the other night and never went potty although we took her out 3 times. I came home at lunch today for a few hours. I took her out twice (it had been 6-7 hours since her last potty) and she wouldn't go. She has developed a preference for going in fluffy deep snow now and since it is melting (horray) this may be part of the problem. But then again, I took her out this morning and she went rather quickly. My husband thinks it is because she is getting older and doesn't need to go out as much. (11 months) I'm a little concerned it may be more than that. Should I be concerned or just assume she'll go when she is ready? Thanks!

[F, Calla & Luca]

Luca often goes many hours from mid evening til 1pm or so. Since she did go this AM I wouldn't worry but I would watch her and see if she is settling into a new pattern.

[Karen, Jasper and Jackdoodle]

I agree. 16 hours would be nothing for JD. 

[Christy&Riley]

Phew! That makes me feel better. I'm so used to her going all the time as a puppy that this is new. So blessed to have you guys to run this stuff by. Thank you!!!

[Nancy, Ned, Clancy, and Charlie]

Even though he is a small dood, Ned has a bladder of steel.

[Sally S Miles]

Same here, Journey has a bladder capacity that boggles my mind.

[Rose Coward]

My Molly definitely has a better bladder than I do.   :)

[Danni & Jedi]

I have nothing to contribute to this thread except to thank you guys for the ray of hope that little Jedi, my 8wk pup, could someday NOT be dragging me outside in the middle of the night!

[Christy&Riley]

Yes, it will get better! It wasn't long ago we were in your shoes. My husband was so sweet and did night shifts with Riley so he was a zombie for weeks. It was huge relief when she started signaling that she had to go out rather than following her around praying her butt wouldn't drop out of the blue. LOL We were spoiled because she only had a few accidents in the house. I think part was because she is a really good puppy, part was because we were so regimented about taking her out ALL the time and part was because we got her in the summer so we spent most of our time outside to avoid accidents inside. Take lots of pictures now because he will grow fast!

[Robin and Libby Louise]

I always worry so much about Libby needing to go out every few hours, but when the weather is bad (rain, specifically), she becomes a Cameldoodle and can hold it for as long as it takes to stop raining.  I agree - just watch her to see if anything else is different.

[Gail and Bailey]

My Bailey can go forever without peeing also.  However, I have taught her to pee on command if I really need to be sure she is "empty" when we need to be gone for an extended time.  

[K and Racey]

Nice work Gail. We also trained Racy to go on command and when she is done then she sits. This makes it a lot easier when we are going somewhere. 

[Lori, Quincy & Frankie]

It always amazes me that when I come home and Quincy has been in his crate all day that he first luxuriously stretches , then ambles out of the crate, jumps on the couch, grabs his squeak toy amd, runs around and then finally looks to go,out!

I call it his nurses bladder from the days when I had no time to pee!