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Guides and Method

Guides for the first few weeks

Not a dog blog: answers to the real situations of anyone with a male dog who lifts his leg. No promises, and no diagnoses: those are for the vet.

The core guide

The PIPPI Method: how to help your dog understand where to pee

The nine points and the honest timings. All the guides below start from here.

Missing the pad · 4 minYour male dog misses the training pad: how to set up the toilet cornerThe wall next to it, always wet, is not the fault of the pad, or of your dog: the vertical target is missing. Here is how to make the two levels work together.Read the guide
How long it takes
4 minHow long it takes a dog to get used to it (and what to do if he won’t)Real timings, no promises: from the dog who uses it almost straight away to the one who needs several weeks. And the plan for when nothing seems to happen.Read the guide
Balcony and neighbours · 4 minYour dog’s pee on the balcony, without falling out with the neighboursDrips onto the balcony below, the smell in summer, the neighbours: the problem is not the pee, it is where it ends up. How to set up a corner that contains it.Read the guide
Smells and stains
3 minGetting rid of pee smells at home (without drawing him back to the spot)A dog goes back to where he smells his own scent: cleaning the wrong way invites him to go again in the same spot. What works, and what makes it worse.Read the guide
The puppy grows up · 3 minAt what age a male puppy lifts his leg (and what changes at home)One day your puppy stops squatting and aims upwards. It is growing up, not a problem: but the toilet corner at home needs updating.Read the guide
The older dog
4 minYour older dog pees indoors: the practical side, day by dayThe vet first, always: the vet is the one who finds the cause. Here is the rest: how to organise your home and your days while you look after him together.Read the guide
Plan B · 3 minRain, night, the unexpected: a plan B for your male dog’s peeThe storm at eleven at night, a fever, a shift that runs late. Walks remain the rule: here we organise the exception.Read the guide
Marking · 4 minYour dog marks indoors: what he is saying (and how to handle it)A few drops, always upwards, always in the same spots: it is not pee that slips out, it is a message. And no, he is not doing it out of spite.Read the guide
Going out is not enough
4 minWhen your dog can no longer go out as before: a toilet corner at homeYour hours changing, his legs getting older, a high floor with no lift. How to give him a dignified alternative, without feeling guilty.Read the guide
PIPPI Blue seen from the front, on a light background.

The vertical target

PIPPI, the vertical toilet for male dogs

Wash it and use it again. We help you choose the right colour for his eyes.

Choose your colour

The guides are there to help. The spot he aims at is the one you give him.