Ask Amy: Puppy's pee pushes parent out of bed
Your puppy seems to be peeing in the bed. I assume that she leaves your bed and retreats to her crate because, like you, she does not want to lie in urine.
The most obvious solution would be for your husband to take this precious baby out to pee one last time before bedtime.
I ran your question past Dr. Lacey Rosenberg, a veterinarian with Cornell University (who, when I caught up with her was treating dogs at the Westminster Dog Show). Dr. Rosenberg emphasized, "If you have not already seen a veterinary professional regarding your dog's incontinence, it is important to see someone soon."
Yes, you have the right to wake up in a urine-free bed. Yes, your pup should sleep in her own bed.
The fact that you are posing this question at all means that you and your husband are on vastly different planes regarding the dog, and -- I assume -- other things.
Dear Amy: My 14-year-old son has a group of friends that routinely gets together on Friday and Saturday nights at each other's homes.
The kids take turns hosting, but nothing is set in stone in terms of a rotation, etc. The group size varies between four to six kids.
The issue is that one kid never hosts and never offers to host.
This has been going on for well over a year. It is clearly not a question of money or too small of a house or parent/sibling chronic illness, or broken home, etc.
I'm frankly sick of it.
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