I have a question that has been bothering me since I got my kitten 6 mos ago. He is totally spoiled and VERY affectionate. What I'm wondering about is that he tends to get overly affectionate. He always purrs and kneads me neck at night. He often drools while he's doing this (which is no problem...), but I often notice that he gets arounsed while he does this....Does anyone know if that is normal!? Thanks!

We have two Bishon Havenese dogs. One is 7 months old, the other is 9 years. They have taken to peeing behind a chair in the living room where we seldom sit. Twice now I have pulled up the carpet, replaced underlay and some subfloor. We are sure the older dog is going there also. We followed all the rules to housebreaking, we pen them when we are out and make them go outdoors regularly. Several times a day we take them outside stay with them until we get a "visual" that they have done their duty. I think my wife may have a great idea. She put their food behind the chair. So far just one or two "accidents" behind the chair. Much fewer than before. However, my big issue is that the young dog will go to the patio door but wont' make any noise, so if we arent' watching she (or they), pee somewhere. 1) Any training secrets to get dogs to alert you they want out? 2) I am considering putting a motion detector by the door that turns on a radio or light so we know when they want out. Its winter now so we won't be using the door much ourselves. Any ideas? PS: we have intensely tried every chemical and method advertised to rid the carpet of odour but I can't seem to get it out. I would replace but until I have them trained, its futile.