Why does my cairn terrier stink

He was crate trained but you got tired of having the crate in the house. The dog is house broken and likes the couch anyway. Let's also say you have another dog who is an outside dog but due to illness is now spending nights inside on his blanket.

What can happen? What was exclusively the Cairn's territory is now a territory shared with another dog. What does the Cairn do? He starts marking his territory - the other dog's blanket, the other dog, the couch the Cairn sleeps on and other choice places in the house. You unknowingly injected a major problem into the environment and the best way to deal with it is by getting back to the basics - the crate. The Cairn goes back into the crate every night his routine is disrupted.

Odds are he will also be quite relieved. He knows he is not supposed to pee in the house and probably feels a measure of guilt about doing so but can't help himself. For me, the number one reason for the cairn peeing in the house again is because he just got back from the pet boarders and seems to have an urge to mark everything, inside and out. The dog is on a lead when coming in after an extended stay elsewhere for the first day or so and his movements are severely restricted so if there is any marking going on, it will be dealt with quickly and then everything goes back to normal.

Question: How do I keep a Cairn terrier off furniture? Answer: Salting the furniture with mouse traps under newspaper works well and it is entertaining. Kind of a pain though if you have a slow learner on your hands. Another option is a personal piece of furniture, namely a dog bed or kennel.

Cairns are perfectly capapble of learning to stay in one spot for reasonable periods of time. Make that spot a desirable place to be - more desirable than furniture. Place the bed next to the couch or wherever people congregate. Remember, Cairns are social animals and it won't do much good if the dog bed is tucked in an out of the way place in another room.

If the cairn is on furniture because you are not in the room or not in the house, I wouln't blame the cairn and I would start looking around for wet spots and other surprises as well.

Search: My 18 year old Cairn terrier male is suddenly peeing in the house when he never did before. First off, Congrats on an 18 year old Cairn Terrier! I was actually talking to the vet a while back about a similar issue and something to remember, 18 year old Cairn terriers and 80 year old men have a lot in common in that it is not uncommon for incontinence to be an issue.

I have had several breeds that reached advanced ages for the their canine groups and you need to face the fact that control is not what it once was. Crating a dog does no good when control is a problem. It is best to place your Cairn in an environment where clean-up is a minimal issue. It's a fact of life If you get a chance, send along a pic of the 18 year old Cairn. It will lay to rest the doubts that the seemingly improbable, is possible.

Question: My Cairn terrier keeps peeing on guests feet right in front of me! Answer: Entertain a better class of guests. If it's your feet the dog is peeing on, you might look here. Answer: When you want to start having house breaking problems.

We got rid of the crate for a while because we were tired of having it in the house. Some six months later, problems started.

Problems ended when we tossed the Cairn in the garage and back into the crate. Problem solved. What is interesting is he loves the crate. Let him in the garage in the evening, he heads straight into the crate, turns around and waits for a treat.

Of course Cairns being Cairns, it can be difficult getting him out of the crate in the morning, but that is preferable to a urine stained house. The Smelly Cairn Terrier Gas problem - Revised and Expanded I can now answer this in five words but that doesn't make for interesting reading so I will tell a little story.

We generally board our dogs, two Catahoulas and a Cairn times a year for a week or so at a time. Each time we came back to retrieve the dogs, the two catahoulas looked skinnier and healthier, and the Cairn actually looked like he had the beginnings of a waist. The last time we got the dogs, they looked really good so I had to ask what what the boarder was feeding them and how.

I should preface this with what I was feeding them and how: All the dogs got fed in the evening. For the large dogs it was about cups of dried, mixed with one can wet each. For the Cairn, it was about 1 cup dry with a tablespoon or two of wet.

Worked out well enough and the Cairn smell was considerably reduced with just a taste of wet. What the boarder was feeding them and how: The boarder fed the dogs in the morning , not in the evening. The big dogs got cups of a custom, concentrated mix of dry only. The Cairn got a little more than a cup of dry. No wet. He then opened up the big male's mouth and showed me all the tartar of which wet food he said was a contributing factor.

He went on to say that wet food is only required by those who have been conditioned by advertising and bad advice. I mentioned that if I put dry only out, the dogs would go a day or more without eating. The boarder went on to say that that was correct however Find out the best and worst foods for your dog and which to avoid. Additional Resources AKC. Clubs Offering: Training Classes. By Mara Bovsun Nov 03, 2 Minutes. Nov 03, 2 Minutes. Cairn, the barbarian Nothing's refined about them and that is a point of pride among Cairn people.

They are named after a pile of rocks. Cairn Terriers are tiny. And they have unusual feet. The movie star who played Toto was dumped by her first owner. Selecting a Puppy How do you know what breed is right for your family? How do you find a reputable breeder? Do you keep a pile of fox poo in your kitchen? Have you had him vet checked since the problem started, and have you mentioned it to the breeder you got him from?

Sounds very strange. Gaucho 19 2. I suspect he is having "wet dreams" as our parents used to call it. Unless you intend putting him to stud,take him back to the vets and have him neutered,or put up with what is after all, natural. As it is a Dog and 18 months old he is in the prime of breeding. Coleslaw 16 Lucky wasn't neutered until he was 3 yo.

Never had problem with smell before, nor now. I'd go easy on the deodorising shampoo, normally dogs shouldn't need bathing that often, it strips their coat of oils and can lead to skin problems. We have a special vet presecribed shampoo for irriitated skin - can't remember what its called offhand but bob martin would be no good for a skin irritation. What are you feeding him? Cole - maybe Keith's dog is just sexier than yours?! For example, if the odor is the symptom of a bacterial infection, frequent baths will not help, and in fact could compound the problem.

Look inside your dogs mouth, check his breath, are his teeth yellow? Dogs, like humans, need to have their teeth cleaned regularly and bad breath can be the symptom of tooth decay. Look inside his ears. Offensive odors can commonly occur from ear infections. If the skin inside your dog's ears is red or sore, if the ear has a bad odor, or if your dog reacts in pain when you examine his ears, he might be suffering from an ear infection.

Check your dogs coat. Some skin disorders, such as seborrhea can cause odor. Sebum is a normal product of certain skin glands.

In seborrhea, excessive sebum is produced and appears as dry, light-colored flakes in the hair coat or as greasy, waxy scales on the skin and hair. Because sebum is a fatty material, it becomes rancid and causes a strong coat odor. Once you have examined your dog thoroughly, you might want to have your vet verify your findings and prescribe the appropriate medication if necessary. If you, and your vet, do not find a medical reason for your dogs odor, then and only then I feel it would be safe to assume that your dog is just a "Smelly dog.