We adopted a dog back in August. The man that brought him to the shelter advised that the dog had been living in a crate covered in feces and urine, left without food or water after his owner passed away. Apparently both dog and owner were undiscovered in the house for some time. We aren't sure if that story is true, but one thing is certain, the dog was emaciated and his fur urine stained. Best guess, our boy is around three years old and he was intact upon adoption. We had him neutered in September, immediately after bringing him home. I anticipated that he may deviate from the "norm" and defficate when crated, given that he became so used to it. That has not been our problem. He doesn't ask to go outside, but we read him pretty well. Even when he wasn't neutered, he didn't "mark" in the house. However, on three different occasions our dog has peed while in a dead sleep next to us on the couch. Each incident happened within an hour or two from his having gone outside and peeing normally. I am wondering what is going on because he does not drink water in excess, nor is anything about the frequency with which he urinates unusual...except maybe that on walks when he does mark, he pees a full bladder load's worth multiple times. What do you think?
