[sarahashleybarker]

I have a nearly one year old Papillon (spayed) who has been peeing on the bed recently. It all started a several months ago, she would do it when I was out of the room or not looking. Last night the situation came to a head, as she peed on my boyfriend's brand new $800 mattress....while we were in bed!!! She had just gone outside and did her business.

She is pretty well potty trained, at my condo she goes outside on the patio where she has fake grass and at my boyfriend's high rise condo, I take her downstairs to the doggie area. She lets me know when she needs to go and has very few accidents which are usually my fault if I didn't take her out on time or open the patio door.

I could start crating her at night and that would obviously eliminate the problem of her peeing while we are in bed, however, it doesn't stop her from running in the bedroom when we are doing other things or not looking and peeing on the bed. Any ideas on why she could be doing this and how to train her to stop? I highly doubt she has a UTI or any other medical problem, as this has been going on for months. It has to be behavioral. Please help!!

[Yogi]

I have a 4 yr old that also does this occasionally. I have learned to not let her in the bedroom by keeping the door closed when not in the room. Fortunately she has not gone on the bed during the night but at least twice a week she would go just before I got into bed. It could be an issue of dominance or could be a situation where she is insecure with the bf. I have a cat that whenever it was mad he would pee on my jeans. Seems it is their way of trying to tell us something especially since your dog is house trained and is good at letting you know when it needs to go out.

[4 dog nite]

This is probably the best article I've found on the issue of peeing on your bed. I've had the problem with mine in the past, and if I stop and try to see things from the dog's point of view, it's almost always easy to see it's because I've been a bit slack in my "leader of the pack" role and making them feel a little less secure.
Marking: Understanding It, Stopping It
Hope it helps