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Originally Posted by Dueller
Once they're beyond puppy stage dogs can learn to "hold it" until you take them out.
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My female Mastiff loved the cold weather, especially romping in the snow. She got in the habit of waking me upa at 3 in the morning to go outside. I just assumed she had a harder time holding it as she was getting older.
We went away for the weekend and my sister who lived around the corner was also not around so I asked my neighbor to let the dog out a few times a day.
We get back and the neighbor is outside, asked him how it went. He says the dog hid upstairs the entire time and would not come down so she never went out.
I thought Oh God what kind of mess am I gonna have on my hands.
Go inside expecting a stench, nothing. Dog comes tearing down the stairs and I let her into the yard where she pisses for what seemed like 10 minutes straight.
Go around the house looking for messes. Absolutely nothing. She held it all from Friday eve till Sunday noon.
So next time she tried to wake me in the middle of the night I just told her to go f herself.