BerniceC: how old is your dog? Ours had a problem with his bladder so we went to the pet store and bought him 3 wraps..they are just that..a denim wrap that velcros together on his back..inside we put 2 pads (the adult kind that older people wear...depends pads,thats it,lol...At first Patch wasn't
to happy at all but it doesn't bother him at all anymore and he is able to be with us all the time now.I wouldn't have a dog that I had to keep outside or in the basement..he is part of our family.Maybe you should also call the vet...have you noticed when he goes a stronger smell then usual? Ours when he was younger started peeing in the the house out of the blue and then walked right over and peed on my husbands shoes,THAT was funny,but we also thought,hmmm,maybe something is wrong.Took him to the vet and sure enough,bladder infection with a calcium deposit in his bladder that needed surgery.It may be just because he misses his daddy,but the vet could tell you for sure..please keep us updated!! Dogs can't actually talk to us so they try to tell us what is going on the best way they know how.