We invested in a machine called Spot Bot. Small and portable. We use it in conjunction with Nature’s Miracle. You can buy Natures Miracle at any pet store. It works well by itself also.

Deegw, what kind of carpet cleaner do you have? He was into the vet for a check up a few months ago and the vet thought he was in good health. She was aware he had started to do this and thought perhaps he was ‘forgetting’ where to go. We are good about encouraging him to go out pretty frequently, and is being confined to the bedroom now at night. There are times he has been let out, and then comes in and poops within 15 minutes! Frustrating.

Denali, I’ve considered the Spot Bot before and will have to look at it again.

I would confine your dog to areas that only have tile or other hard surfaces. We keep our small dog in the laundry room at night, because she randomly throws up and will pick the closes rug to do the deed! Much easier to clean up tile in the laundry room.

Nature’s miracle +1. Works best if you can keep the animal out of the area for a full 24 hours while it works to eliminate the odor.

I prefer Anti-Icky-Poo by Mr. Max to Nature's Miracle. It now comes in an unscented version, which I have not tried. Like any enzyme cleaner, it takes time to work and may require multiple applications.

I have the Hoover steamvac but they no longer manufacture the model.

I also want to mention that I never use a cleaning solution, it takes too many passes to fully get the soap out of the carpet. I use a spot treatment and fill the cleaning tank with plain hot water.

There are "wraps" or diaperish apparel for dogs who are in your pup's situation. You probably know that. Good luck with the cleanup.

Is he telling you that something about the new carpet is irritating him. The smell or the feel of it. I;m being serious.

In the meantime, keep him off of it and introduce him to it slowly. Take him into the room and then outside.

Blfenton, this started before the carpet was installed. Bad timing I guess!

I’ve just been reviewing the various machine options and none are great. Although the Spot Bot has some good reviews it appears they have poor parts that ultimately leak or fail and the a $50 cost to replace. I just hate this mentality. So will have to think about that I guess.

We have a really nice frieze carpet through out our upstairs and our two very senior cats would tend to go upstairs to vomit. :c( What I did and it worked great was to lift what I could with paper towels, then I would put just a tad of liquid detergent on a bartenders towel that was soaked with warm water and blot the spot with the soapy towel until it seemed clean, next I’d repeat the process with a clean wet towel to get all of the soap up. Lastly, I’d soak up as much of the wet as I could by blotting the spot with dry towels...(stepping on them worked best). I never dumped water on the spot, I would just use a towel that was really soaked with warm water. By the time I was done blotting and drying, the carpet would look as good as new. The detergent I used was Tide gentle scent / dye free liquid HE, but the trick is to blot and avoid rubbing the carpet as much as possible. (Oh, and if you don’t have or want to use liquid detergent, dawn dish soap is a good alternative because of the way it cuts through grease.)

I've recently purchased my second Hoover Steam Vac. I've been very pleased with both and the newer model even more so.

Have you tried puppy training pads in the area he's going? Not to encourage him to go on the floor, but if you can get him to go on those, you might be able to slowly move them off the carpet to a place that is more acceptable. And they will save your rug.

This is a timely thread as my DD is having issues with her elderly Tibetan Spaniel, India. When mentioned here the “Hoover Steam Vac”, could you be more specific as to which model? I’m finding several on Amazon. I’d love to send her one that works, but not necessarily the most expensive model if there’s another good choice. Thanks!

I didn't care for the SpotBot myself - kind of a pain in the neck and the results weren't always good. I've used Natures Miracle and Simple Solution and I think they are good for eliminating odors but for actual cleaning of spots on the carpet the best thing I've found is Zep Pet Stain and Odor Remover. I use it for all kinds of carpet stains.

When I first bought it they had pet version and non-pet and I assume the pet one has the enzymes to eliminate odors like Nature's Miracle. Now I just buy the pet one and use it for everything. You spray it on, let it dry and then vacuum - no real rubbing though I kind of rub it into the carpet fibers with my fingers. There hasn't been a stain this stuff wouldn't take out including red wine, red cake frosting and every shade of cat food barf. Sometimes it requires more than one application but it works.

I buy it at a local big box store (Menards) for about $5 a bottle. I have seen it on Amazon but way over priced compared to the local store.

We just went through this for that many months. I put down Puppy Pads on the rugs (completely covered them-such a lovely look, but cheaper than sending the rug out to be cleaned every day or so-ha) our almost 15-year old girl was using overnight or if we didn't see her go to the door and get there quickly enough. Her kidneys were failing and I think she had some dementia as well, especially near the end. I also found that the best thing to clean the carpets is Blue Magic Carpet Stain and Spot Remover available from Amazon. I bought it by the case when out lab mix was a puppy!

Good luck. This is frustrating and sad. My older dog is becoming forgetful (I can sympathize when it appears she's trying to remember what she was intending to do next). Best wishes hanging in there with him.

No suggestions to add for cleaning products. I've used dog diapers and belly bands with success in senior dogs. It seemed to encourage them to hold it instead of going indoors. Rather than ruin new carpet, I'd likely buy a cheap vinyl roll remnant and temporarily cover the area. It might be ugly but clean-up will be much easier.

Star Jeep, funny you should recommend that as I've put one down a few days ago. Unfortunately it doesn't cover the entire floor and he sought out the small section not covered to pee on it a few days ago. I need to look into the dog diapers and belly bands, although I can't imagine him keeping these on.... We are also working on keeping him more contained when we're not home which is when he most typically does this.

Thanks all for your thoughts and recommendations. It's given me more to think about and explore. We love our pets and have to take the bad with the good!

My elderly dog (15 yrs) goes thru similar spells but thru trial and error I've learned his stomach has become more sensitive as he's aged. Like Star, I sometimes have to use the belly bands but then he'll go for weeks and not have any accidents. Change of diet helped his sensitive stomach but he was also diagnosed with Cushings. It's a mild case of cushings, but it was enough to cause him to constantly pee. Older pets can develop problems quickly so it's worth watching for any other changes in his behavior and everyday routine. Contact your vet if you notice any changes. Are his stools normal?

As my dog has aged he also has had some vision loss. He now has cataracts so seeing at night is difficult for him. You may find your dog is going thru the same thing and he will probably eliminate better if you walk outside with him and spend time walking around. If he's like my dog, he may just need that sense of security from you when he's outside. Poor vision can cause them to become disoriented in lower light...........but sometimes they want back in the house so badly they forget why they went outside. :)

My 14 year old dog became incontinent when he developed kidney disease. I used a dog diaper (band) on him. I lined it with a Poise pad. It worked well.

I got a good deal on belly bands at Chewey.com when I adopted a boy dog this fall. They are disposable and their adhesive is great because you can remove the belly band and put it back on several times. It turned out the dog only tried to mark our house the first few days, but the deal on 50 was so good that I got the big package.

In the past, we had a poorly trained dog who peed on the carpet and we could not get her to tell us she wanted out. She simply followed the two boy dogs out the door and never got any training on her own because we were also providing 24 hour bed-bound care to a parent. Caregivers here during the day were not perfect at getting her out on time and we were lax at times, too. Poor dog was so wild that we could rarely even touch her, she had been raised in a barn/kennel with 150 other dogs a hoarder kept. We got her at age 4 and she had gotten no personal contact with people. It was just a bad situation for her. I had purchased a lot of mattress pads for Dad that worked great and that we could wash in the sanitary clean cycle of our washer. I got a set for the hallways where she liked to pee. They had the advantage of being ecologically smart, but also do not make any kind of plastic noise when she walked on them, so it did not scare her away from the pad. It was also nice for humans to step on as it was heavy and did not move around. These pads.