Why Your Husky Pees In The House (And How To Stop It)

If your husky has been peeing inside it can be a frustrating experience and one that you’ll probably want to stop quickly. This post will try to help you to figure out why it is happening and how to stop it.

So, why does your husky pee in the house? There are a number of reasons that your husky might be doing it. Possible reasons include your husky’s age, stress, a change in its schedule, health problems, excitement, a lack of training, and separation anxiety.

And what can you do to stop it? The best way to get your husky to stop peeing in the house will depend on why it’s doing it. Possible methods include training it not to by rewarding it when it pees outside, letting it go outside regularly, taking it to the vet and crate training.

It can be difficult to pinpoint the exact reason why your husky is peeing inside but it’s important to take care of it now so that you can get your husky to stop doing it sooner.

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Possible reasons why your husky pees inside

There are a number of reasons that your husky might be doing it. You should take the time to consider the cause before trying to get it to stop since it will help you to deal with it more easily.

Stress

One possible reason that your husky might be peeing inside is that it is stressed. If your husky didn’t previously pee inside but it has recently started doing it after an event that could have caused it to become stressed then this could be the case. Possible causes of stress could be that it hasn’t been getting enough exercise or attention, its living environment could have recently changed, its owner could have changed, it might have lost one of its friends or it might be being mistreated.

If you think that this might be the cause then it is important to take steps to eliminate what might be causing your husky to be stressed. Some general things that you can do is to give it more exercise and attention, help it to become familiar with its new surroundings and you could try getting help from a dog behaviorist.

A change in its schedule

Like humans do, your husky will develop a peeing schedule. If you normally get up at 7 am and let your husky go outside to pee at that time then it will get used to doing so. But, if you suddenly change the time that you give your husky a chance to pee then it might cause it to need to pee at a time when you’re not around to let it go out.

If you think that this might be that cause then you should try to gradually change the times that you let it out to pee instead of suddenly changing the times by a large amount.

Age

If your husky is getting old then the reason that it has begun to pee inside could be because it isn’t able to control its bladder as well as it used to. If this is the case then you should take it to the vet to see if there is anything else that you can do to resolve the issue. You can also give it more opportunities to go outside to pee.

If your husky is still a puppy then the cause of its peeing is likely to be due to not being able to control itself very well yet and a lack of training. In this case you should try to give it lots of opportunities to go outside to pee and to train it to pee outside. You can train your husky to pee outside by going outside with its leash on and waiting for it to pee, when it does pee you’ll then reward it for doing so by giving it a treat. Doing this will teach it that peeing outside will get it things that it likes.

Health problems

It could be that your husky has developed some health problem that is causing it to pee inside. If your husky has suddenly started peeing inside and there are not any other external factors that might be causing it to be stressed then this could be the cause. If you think that this might be the reason then your best option is to take it to the vet.

Excitement

When huskies get excited it can cause them to lose control of their bladder which can cause them to pee. This is normal when they are young but if your husky is no longer a puppy and it pees when it’s excited then you should take it to the vet.

A lack of training

If your husky isn’t a puppy, it doesn’t show signs of stress and there is not anything wrong with it medically then the most likely problem is that you haven’t spent enough time training it to pee outside. If you don’t train your husky to pee outside then it will think that it’s ok to pee inside which is not what you want. You can see how to train your husky not to do it with a video in the next section below.

Separation anxiety

Another possible cause of your husky peeing inside could be separation anxiety. This is where your husky does not like being left without you and it causes it to become anxious. When this happens it could cause it to pee inside. If your husky only pees inside when you’re not around and it becomes anxious when you are about to leave then this could be the cause.

Things to consider when trying to figure out why your husky pees inside

Other events

One way to help you to figure out why your husky has started peeing inside is to consider other events that happened when your husky started peeing. Perhaps you moved home, maybe you got your home renovated, maybe its friend died, maybe someone in your family moved away or maybe your schedule changed.

What time does it happen?

Another thing to consider is the time that it happens. If it happens in the morning then maybe you’re not letting it go out to pee with enough frequency to help stop this you could let it go out to pee right before bed and as soon as you get up.

What other things are different when it pees?

You should also consider what other things happen at the same time that your husky pees inside. Maybe it’s when you’re away, maybe it’s when it is in a certain room or it could be when you change the smell in your house and it’s causing it to spread its scent.

How to get your husky to stop peeing inside

There are a number of things that you can do to get your husky to stop peeing inside and you’ll likely find that a combination of multiple approaches works best.

Train it not to

To do this take it outside with you and wait for it to pee or poo and then reward it. This allows your husky to learn that peeing outside is what gets it rewards. When you’re outside with it be boring and just let it explore the environment until it pees or poos.

You can watch the video below to see how it’s done.

When you’re training your husky to pee outside it’s important to remember that it will not happen overnight. This means that you need to be patient and that you need to train your husky consistently over the course of weeks or months so that it turns in to a habit.

Make sure to let it go outside regularly

One way to get your husky to pee inside less is to let it go outside more often. If you are currently making your husky have to wait for long time periods before it can go outside to pee then it is going to cause it to find it more difficult to wait until it can pee outside.

Don’t punish it

It might be tempting to punish your husky when it pees inside but it doesn’t normally work that well. Instead, you should pick it up when it pees outside and take it outside and to reward it when it does pee outside.

Take it to the vet

If your husky is not a puppy and it doesn’t normally pee inside then your first step should be to take it to the vet to make sure that nothing else is wrong with it. If they say that nothing is wrong with it then you might want to get the help from a dog behaviorist instead who would be able to give you more tailored advice.

Consider crate training

Another thing that you can do is to crate train your husky. This can help to stop it peeing inside since they will not want to pee where they live so when they’re in their crate they won’t pee. It’s important to allow your husky to gradually become familiar with the crate so that it wants to stay in there instead of forcing it to stay in there otherwise you can cause other issues.