My rat terrier will nudge the blinds on the back door and sit there staring at us. He can be really annoying about it because he ALWAYS wants to go out while we are having dinner, even if he went out an hour before and did all his business. Meanwhile in the morning when it was been a good 8-10 hours, I sometimes have to practically force him to get out of bed and go outside before everybody has to leave in the morning. My favorite thing though is when he is fake saying he has to go and then suddenly changes his mind upon seeing that it is pouring rain outside.
I came in here to say exactly this.
Well, I wasn’t planning on mentioning the rain thing, but it does happen!
My 10 month old pup a big takes a big dump by the bedroom door or at the top of the stairs or by the front door. No barking. No whining. No coming to get me.
We have issues.
The original Bubbadog (RIP) would go and stand by the door. He had the patience of a saint and a bladder that must have been huge. He waited quietly till someone noticed.
Bandit will climb up behind me and nibble my right ear. This works even if I fall asleep on the couch. Sometimes I think he tells me for the other dogs, how they tell him I can’t figure out.
Our dogs act restless. They look at you, trot around, maybe bark if their initial requests are ignored.
Zoe does a weird little pee-pee dance. Her back paws stay in one place, while her front paws go a few steps toward the door, a few steps back toward you, a few steps toward the door, etc. So she’s basically pivoting back and forth on her back legs.
Doggie farts are a good clue that my mutt is ready to poop.
Sadie paces a bit and then stares. If I’m downstairs, she’ll come down and put her head on my lap. If there’s not a toy in her mouth (the signal to play fetch), then I know it’s potty time.
So far, she makes it through the night without having to potty. I’m interested to see what the signal will be if she has to go in the middle of the night.
Slight hijack: My old cat Rick has started to fart. His farts make a high-pitched squeaky sound, like air leaving a balloon. I have to laugh. I’ve never heard a cat fart before this, and it’s a hoot.
If we are awake watching TV: Opie will act very anxious, won’t settle and generally make himself annoying until you ask, “Do you have to go outside?” Then his wag enthusiastically and may bark and run to the door.
If I am sleeping/in bed: He will come and sit right beside the bed near my head and whine really softly - barely audible. I am a pretty light sleeper and he’ll heep doing it until I am awake and get up to let him out.
Potty time! Potty time! Leashes tied and doggy doors are open! Potty time! Sanitize with lime! Do all your shopping at WAL*MART!
My beagle, Sophie, raises one paw and whacks the wooden blinds on the French doors that lead out to our back porch, then looks around impatiently to see who’s coming to let her out.
Ramush will stand and stare at me with his head cocked and his brow furrowed until I comply with his wishes. If I’m sleeping and don’t immediately wake upon receiving the Stare of Death, he’ll give a little whine which always works.
Sits by the door and looks at you. If you aren’t there, barks - not loudly or annoyingly, to let you know he is waiting…
Sliding glass door leading from the kitchen to the back yard. Valor the 95 pound black Lab guide dog butts his head up against it. Nothing else in the apartment makes quite that sound.
Except when he does it from the outside, wanting to be let back in…
Old dog long toenails + tile floor = tap dance
She walks back and forth from the living room to the garage door, “tappa tappa tappa tappa tappa tappa” I think the dog needs to go out.
Rings the bell we tied to the back doorknob.
Does not salivate.
My dog has a bladder that is bigger than she is, I’ve seen her go 36 hours without going out, and no accidents. On the rare occasion she does have to go when she hasn’t been kicked out for a while, it starts with a paw on my leg, then to the door, then spinning around, then some jumping. If I’m sleeping, and this has only happened twice, she’ll nose me, and its cold. Then again, she had a sister that died a year ago, and they were outdoor dogs, they just came in to see me on occasion. Now, this one doesn’t leave my hip, so we’ve only been at this a year or so.
Old dog we had when I was younger, he’d head to the door and sit, and then he would wait… and then he would shake his head so his tags would jingle, then he would wait… then he would give a slight huff, then he would wait… then he would give a louder HUFF, and then he would wait… then he would give a big loud Valley Girl HUH!!! (like I’m an idiot or something), then he would wait… This is the time that you found out if he had to GO or just felt like going out, if he barked next, he had to GO!!!, if he didn’t bark, he was just being a PIA and would go back to sleep.
My dog sits near me, stares at me and when I look at him he licks his lips with his mouth closed. I know that sounds weird but you’d have to see it. I got him when he was 2 1/2 so I am not responsible. I had to learn this from him. Also if he is in the kitchen when I pour kibble into his bowl; he immediately runs from the room and sits on his bed.
I taught my first dog to go to the back door when he needed to go out. But then he was a lab and he learned to do everything but talk human.
She has a doggy door. But if there’s another door between her and the doggy door, she whines to let us know she wants out, but she also whines when she’s bored or she wants a treat or she wants attention or- you get the idea. So yeah, it takes a while to figure out what she’s whining about.
Why, damn you, whyyyy?
I went to war with Winston. he was the worst dog I ever had to housebreak. He is a year old now and he completely gets it. No more problems. Now we don’t have to call him" Winnie the Poop". I suspect that he could not hold it very well until he matured to a certain level. I know he wanted to be a good doggie. But he just stayed in trouble for what felt like forever. It will happen. He is a beagle.