Jul
2012
How I Taught My Dog To Pee In A Bowl
If you read the title of this post and thought that I really taught my dog to pee in a bowl than there is something the matter with you.
Wait, maybe there’s something wrong with me because I titled the post that way to trick you into thinking that I taught my dog to pee in a bowl.
Either way this is a post about how I got my dog to pee in a bowl.
It’s your fault, you asked all about it in the last post and now you shall know.
The dogs peeing in a bowl has nothing to do with them or their hidden talents.
It has to do with my hidden talents. You know the talents that you don’t talk about at parties. The talents that you keep to yourself because you would never tell the public that one of your very few talents in life is catching dog pee in a bowl or a ladle.
This is a learned talent.
A talent that I learned at work.
Yes, I am the vet tech that catches your dogs pee when they are having peeing issues. You don’t want to do it. The vet doesn’t want to do it. So I have to do it.
I am the one responsible for catching the pee that is needed to diagnosis your dogs peeing problem.
In rain, snow and sleet I am there to catch the pee.
If I miss my opportunity to catch the pee it is my fault.
I have to be quick and I have to be accurate.
If I do my job correctly, the dog doesn’t even know I’m there.
Unless of course you have a closet pee-er. Then you’re on your own because I don’t have all day.
So my dogs don’t even know I am there. They have no idea that they are peeing in a bowl.
I can fill you in on some of my secrets if you want, but don’t tell anyone because then I’ll be out of a job.
1. Know what you are dealing with. Are they a squatter or a leg lifter?
2. Use a big soup ladle for squatters. It fits better under them.
3. Little leg lifters are tough because sometimes they put their leg down really fast and if your not quick they will step in the bowl, which is messy.
4. Know the signs. Some dogs do a little dance before they pee. Some dogs sniff. Some dogs try to sneak a pee. Always be one step ahead of them, or behind them, or on the side.
5. Don’t stare. Be aware but don’t stare. They know your watching.
6. Watch out for dogs that like to pee on top of something. This is Leroy. He likes to get inside the bush and then pee which makes it hard to see where he is actually peeing and causes leaves and other things to fall into the bowl, which if I am collecting pee for medical reasons is not very diagnostic when I have tons of bacteria in it from free falling debris.
7. Be cautious of misfires. A misfire would be kind of like an estranged squirt of pee. Misfires happen and you get pee on your hand. Don’t be alarmed, pee washes off. Unless of course it’s winter and your wearing gloves, then just throw them away.
I hope this clears up some of the questions that you had on how I got the dogs to pee in a bowl.
2 words:
HIDDEN TALENT.
Oh and by the way, the deer have been staying away from the garden and my peeper plants are coming back to life!
Thank you to everyone on the tips on how to keep the deer away!
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Two French Bulldogs
July 16, 2012 at 12:25 am (339 days ago)That is pretty fun. We have pretty good aim, huh?
Benny & Lily
Jen
July 16, 2012 at 10:20 am (339 days ago)I think Lily would be easier than Benny. Something is just telling me that Benny would have a misfire on purpose:)
Bongo
July 16, 2012 at 12:26 am (339 days ago)This is too funny. Do you make the bowl look like a bush?
Jen
July 16, 2012 at 10:19 am (339 days ago)Sometimes a disguise is necessary:)
Kristine
July 16, 2012 at 12:30 am (339 days ago)Did you misspell pepper or was that on purpose & a secret homage to the pee pee peppers for me? Hehe.
And yes, I did think you taught your dog to pee in a bowl. Then again, I never claimed to be normal. :p
Jen
July 16, 2012 at 12:33 am (339 days ago)LMAO, I misspelled pepper, but instead of changing it I think I’m going to leave it as peeper because that works too! Still laughing that you caught that!
Jen
July 16, 2012 at 12:48 am (339 days ago)Mad skills, definitely!
Jen
July 16, 2012 at 10:19 am (339 days ago)Mad and a bit scary:)
Jessica @ YouDidWhatWithYourWeiner
July 16, 2012 at 12:56 am (339 days ago)That is funny that you posted on how you did it after talking about it the other day
What about short dogs that squat though? I am not sure I could get my Dachshund Gretel to pee in a ladle – even that would be too tall (she would have to sit on it).
Jen
July 16, 2012 at 10:19 am (339 days ago)I have to admit Dachshunds are tough, more so the leg lifters than the squatters though. Their little legs get in the way all the time and they don’t leave much space to work with!
Aimee @ 4TheLoveofAnimals
July 16, 2012 at 1:01 am (339 days ago)LOL, I always wondered how vets were able to catch it from a dog… since it seems tricky. Now that I know I’m not sure I will think of a ladle the same way again.
Jen
July 16, 2012 at 10:17 am (339 days ago)Lol, I know-you have to not think about it as a soup ladle, but as a pee utensil:)
Diana Stoll
July 16, 2012 at 1:03 am (339 days ago)Okay, I’ll confess: I too have this Hidden Talent. I am very good at catching my dogs’ pee in a bowl. You are absolutely right that it’s important to know their individual pee styles (squatter vs. leg-lifter or whatever). You are also right that this is NOT something I brag about at parties — but there are no secrets between Newf families!
Jen
July 16, 2012 at 10:16 am (339 days ago)Ha! I’m glad that I am not alone with this hidden talent! I knew there had to be someone else out there too!
Nope-no secrets between us Newf peeps!
sprinkles
July 16, 2012 at 1:37 am (339 days ago)It would be pretty easy to get Chico to pee in a bowl. He thinks he needs to “mark” anything and everything. He’s gotten better, but I still have to watch him closely in the house if I’ve moved the furniture around or put something new on the floor.
Jen
July 16, 2012 at 10:15 am (339 days ago)The markers are easy! Sherman and Leroy are definitely markers, there isn’t anything they won’t pee on!
Colby
July 16, 2012 at 5:32 am (339 days ago)Very interesting…I never had to catch my pups pee, but now I have a great reference to look up just in case. I try not to stare when my pups potty. It’s just good manners.
Happy Monday!
Colby
Jen
July 16, 2012 at 10:14 am (339 days ago)LOL, see that’s why I’m here, to give you the pointers that no one else thought to:)
Urban Hounds
July 16, 2012 at 6:04 am (339 days ago)WE had a lot of trouble when we had to catch the sweet late Dr. Z’s pee for her kidney tests she was such a little dog and squated so low that it was nearly impossible to get anything under her. Id say you have a good talent
urban hounds
Jen
July 16, 2012 at 10:13 am (339 days ago)The low squatters are tough, you have to get down low and be ready!
Roo
July 16, 2012 at 6:05 am (339 days ago)So because of the pee in the bowl in your garden, you now have a hybrid pepper called a peeper? You have hidden talents galore!
Hilarious!
Waggin at ya,
Roo
Jen
July 16, 2012 at 10:13 am (339 days ago)Exactly! I have peepers!
Alfie- Alfie's blog
July 16, 2012 at 6:07 am (339 days ago)Roooo how funny. I’m a sniffer leg lifter combo so you should have no problems catching my pee in a bowl! *waggy tail*
Jen
July 16, 2012 at 10:12 am (339 days ago)Your a classic case Alfie, no problem:)))))
2 brown dawgs
July 16, 2012 at 7:50 am (339 days ago)You are a woman of so many talents. I once had to get the pee from our golden who was a squatter. I used an old ladle. Who knew it was the preferred method…lol. So maybe the deer did your garden pruning for you and your pepper plants will be all the better for it. Next year you could come up with a schedule. Plant, harvest, deer munch, Leroy pee in a bowl, fresh growth, harvest again.
Jen
July 16, 2012 at 10:12 am (339 days ago)See you knew the correct way to catch it and didn’t even know it! You are talented!
I like the schedule, it makes sense to me:)
Bassetmomma
July 16, 2012 at 8:22 am (339 days ago)I think there should be some kind of “Pee Catcher Award” out there for people like you. I mean, come on……you are clearly under acknowledged for your special talents! lol!
Jen
July 16, 2012 at 10:11 am (339 days ago)I know, right? Maybe like a bronze ladle!
Jodi
July 16, 2012 at 8:31 am (339 days ago)Oh Jen you had me laughing with this one! Once you mentioned it
Jodi
July 16, 2012 at 8:33 am (339 days ago)Stupid, stupid laptop! Posted my comment before I finished!
Once you mentioned it I remember when Delilah had a UTI and I had to catch her pee, I used a throw away aluminum pan and ran behind her. Crude but effective.
I hope you have that ladle labled. Because I will never eat soup at your house.
Jen
July 16, 2012 at 10:10 am (339 days ago)When I have to take a sample into the vet I always use a throwaway plastic dish! Some people get very creative with what they bring urine samples in. A Ziploc bag is one that I could do without out!
we three doxies
July 16, 2012 at 8:51 am (339 days ago)I is a squatter if you wanna knows…howevers, I will keep my pee to myself so I not has to endure da indignities of doin’ a blog post bouts my mum catchin’ my pee in a teaspoon. Then again, none of my posts are very dignified.
I assumed you would need a bucket to catch da newfs pee….hehehehe.
Puddles
Jen
July 16, 2012 at 10:09 am (339 days ago)LOL, a teaspoon? Come on Puddles-I bet you pee more than that!
Surprisingly, the Newfs are markers so the pee doesn’t come out in buckets:)
Jackie Bouchard
July 16, 2012 at 10:12 am (339 days ago)I’ve had to catch my pup’s pee before for the vet and it’s not easy! That’s a handy talent you have! Good thing you are in that profession. Might be kind of a weird talent if you were say, a dentist or painter.
The ladel idea is a great one. I’ll try to remember that for next time I need a sample!
Jen
July 16, 2012 at 10:30 pm (338 days ago)Ha-ha! It would be a very weird talent if I was a dentist or a painter!
Beth
July 16, 2012 at 10:17 am (339 days ago)You definitely know how to write a headline!
Jen
July 16, 2012 at 10:30 pm (338 days ago)Thanks!
caren gittleman
July 16, 2012 at 10:45 am (339 days ago)Mom says she sure wishes she had had you around a few weeks ago when she had to collect MY pee in a bowl!!
She was a nervous wreck! She doesn’t know as much about doggies as she does kitties so it was all new to her.
mom has to go through her email and make sure she is getting your posts. She subscribed but came over her manually so we will see!
Barks and licks and love, Dakota and “Mom”
Jen
July 16, 2012 at 10:25 pm (338 days ago)I would drive up to Michigan to help your Mom anytime!
gina@the dog house
July 16, 2012 at 10:55 am (339 days ago)That is a very inventive solution. I never thought about the trouble that vet techs have to go through. And if all fails check out this Pet Loo that I found to feature on my website. I think it would catch even the smallest dogs pee. http://www.dawsondogs.com/catalog/item/8518124/9368406.htm
Jen
July 16, 2012 at 10:24 pm (338 days ago)Thanks for the link! That is great!
Stefanie
July 16, 2012 at 11:31 am (339 days ago)That’s so funny! Now I know why I was never a successful “pee catcher”. I would stare at my dog and try and will her to go – plus I kept giggling at how silly I must have looked. She was highly suspicious of me and the ladle and giggling around anyone usually doesn’t help the flow go. In the end – I took her to the vet so they could do the dirty work.
Jen
July 16, 2012 at 10:24 pm (338 days ago)The staring is the biggest mistake:) Eyes in the back of your head is what is needed in this case:)
SUGAR: goldenwoofs
July 16, 2012 at 11:39 am (339 days ago)Woof! Woof! Golden LAUGHS! Happy MM! Lots of Golden ALOHA n Woofs, Sugar
Jen
July 16, 2012 at 10:23 pm (338 days ago)Thanks Sugar!
jan
July 16, 2012 at 11:51 am (339 days ago)I like to learn a new skill every week. This post takes care of this week. Thank you
Jen
July 16, 2012 at 10:22 pm (338 days ago)LMAO, I am so glad that I could provide you with a new skill this week Jan! There will be a test next week:)
Nichole
July 16, 2012 at 12:25 pm (339 days ago)LMAO… I couldn’t think of a better Mischief post topic!
Jen
July 16, 2012 at 10:22 pm (338 days ago)Thanks, I think I am done talking about pee now!
24 Paws of Love
July 16, 2012 at 2:49 pm (339 days ago)Sounds like something that should be left to a professional.
Jen
July 16, 2012 at 10:21 pm (338 days ago)Yes and don’t try this at home warning label:)
Phantom, Thunder, Ciara, and Lightning
July 16, 2012 at 3:13 pm (339 days ago)Peeper plants – brilliant:)
Thanks for the tip. Three of us are leg lifters with powerful shots:) And one of us is a squatter, a very low to the ground squatter. Mom says she guesses she should be thankful the vet won’t accept a pee sample unless it is obtained by them.
Now to go read all those deer repellent suggestions. Maybe something will work here for the rabbits.
Woos – Phantom, Thunder, Ciara, and Lightning
Jen
July 16, 2012 at 10:21 pm (338 days ago)LOL, don’t tell anyone but that was a typo, but it worked so I stuck with it!
I am laughing that your vet won’t accept a pee sample unless it is obtained from them, that’s a good approach!
I have read that marigolds work on rabbits and maybe some dog urine? Good luck and let me know what you find out!
kristi
July 16, 2012 at 3:37 pm (338 days ago)I had to wipe the tear from my eye sister Jen….I just didn’t realize how talented you were;) You are my idol!
Jen
July 16, 2012 at 10:19 pm (338 days ago)I know, I know. You are just so jealous that you don’t get to do this anymore:)
Pamela
July 16, 2012 at 4:55 pm (338 days ago)I am so disappointed. For years, when my vet said to bring in a urine sample, I did it. I had no idea that vet techs provided this service.
I think you’re just spoiling your clients.
Jen
July 16, 2012 at 10:18 pm (338 days ago)LOL, you are a vet’s dream Pamela! We tell people all the time to bring the urine sample themselves and they just laugh at us or tell us they tried but couldn’t!
snoopy@snoopysdogblog
July 16, 2012 at 5:38 pm (338 days ago)I never knew there was so much skill to this – why don’t you just ask us to pee into the bowl? Tee Hee
Actually sometimes I’m like Leroy and like to pee on top of a bush, don’t ask me why, it’s not even like it’s comfortable!!
Wags to all
Your pal Snoopy
Jen
July 16, 2012 at 10:17 pm (338 days ago)LOL! I never thought of asking!
Why do you boys do that? Inquiring minds want to know!
Diane and Cosmo @ To Dog With Love
July 16, 2012 at 6:01 pm (338 days ago)Short dogs with lots of fur… now that’s a challenge too! Cosmo also likes to pee on top of a bush, lift AND squat. So you always have to be on your toes… or mind your pee’s and q’s! Your post is hilarious!
Your pals,
Diane and Cosmo
Jen
July 16, 2012 at 10:16 pm (338 days ago)Oh, short dogs with lots of fur is a definite challenge! I bet Cosmo brings a big challenge to his vet techs:)
Kelli
July 16, 2012 at 6:56 pm (338 days ago)Thankfully, haven’t ever had to do this for Buster. So glad there are talented people like you out there to do it for us if need be.
) Buster is a leg lifter.. and you might need a rain coat. Just sayin’. On a side note, he likes to poop on top of bushes, too. Like, back his booty up over it and go. Which makes it impossible to pick up with a poo bag. (eye roll) lol
Jen
July 16, 2012 at 10:15 pm (338 days ago)LMAO! I am totally picturing Buster pooping on a bush, now that would make me laugh everyday! Leroy makes me shake my head every time he gets on top of a bush or small tree, What is the point?
houndstooth
July 16, 2012 at 6:56 pm (338 days ago)OMG! I nearly peed my pants reading this! You are The Catcher of the Pee! I bow to you, woman! I wish I’d read this before work, but I’d have been giggling all day.
Jen
July 16, 2012 at 10:14 pm (338 days ago)LOL, I am The Catcher Of Pee! Oh boy, I bet my hubby is going to love that title that I added to my name!
Misty Shores Chesapeakes
July 16, 2012 at 9:38 pm (338 days ago)I can not stop smiling! You are so talented and a very good instructor, I would never have thought of a ladle, I have used aluminum pie pans.
Jen
July 16, 2012 at 10:13 pm (338 days ago)Ha-ha! Why thank you very much! See, now I think you are talented because you used aluminum pie pans and I never thought of that!
Mango Momma
July 18, 2012 at 7:04 am (337 days ago)I had to collect pee from my mastiff, Raja. I actually used one of those little sample cups from the vet. Yeah, I got a little pee on my hand, but I figured, no big deal. That’s what soap and water is for.
Mango Momma
Jen
July 18, 2012 at 10:45 pm (336 days ago)The little cups are so hard to catch pee in, you must be a very good catcher!
jet
July 18, 2012 at 1:03 pm (337 days ago)Hey Leroy, Hey Sherman, Jet here. Hi Miss Jen.
Ok, this is officially hysterical and eloquently (vocab builder) detailed! Who knew? Mom asked me to share that I fall into several of the tricky categories. Luckily, Mom doesn’t have to deal with that, however, on a horrible weather day, that would be awfully helpful.
Jen
July 18, 2012 at 10:41 pm (336 days ago)I wouldn’t of thought of you as a trickster in this category Jet!
Edie Jarolim
July 19, 2012 at 1:53 pm (336 days ago)Just so you know… I “catch” dog pee every day, twice a day, in order to test Frankie’s blood sugar levels (not as good as blood tests but a heckuva lot easier). I use a large kidney shaped — ha! — glass ashtray that I got in a second hand shop. Frankie alternates between squatting and leg raising; neither is a problem.
And yes, I’ve accidentally spilled the pee. And no, I don’t tell anyone I wash that glass ashtray with the rest of my dishes.
Jen
July 19, 2012 at 7:55 pm (335 days ago)A kidney shaped ashtray? Now that is one I never heard of! That is great! I am taking it that you are a pro pee catcher with having to do this twice a day everyday!
Spilled pee happen and I am laughing so hard right now that you wash the ashtray with the rest of your dishes, just my style:)))
Montecristo Travels
July 20, 2012 at 11:00 am (335 days ago)I have not laughed this much in a long time. Thank you for this post. Out of curiosity – a 3 pound Chihuahua … long hair so plenty of “bloomers” or as Mom likes to say “kilt” since I am a boy … at the rear. Not a lifter or a squatter but a … well a bit of both. Squat with a partial right leg lift. HOW would you go about that?
Jen
July 20, 2012 at 11:21 am (335 days ago)LOL! Ladle for sure and proceed with caution, drips are bound to happen in this case:)))
lauren
July 24, 2012 at 1:53 pm (331 days ago)oh my gosh, you are soooo freakin funny. i was wondering about that when i read your first post. and i totally passed along this tip to someone else who is trying to get a woodchuck the hell off her property–he keeps destroying her deck.
Jen
July 24, 2012 at 11:02 pm (330 days ago)LOL! I hope the pee works for the groundhog!