poop in the house

[rebhhh]

hi all ;D

i have a problem with jill at the moment, she is 6 months now and when i got her at about 11 weeks of age the toilet training has been excellent hardly any accidents ! .... untill about a month ago ... everything on that front has gone wrong ! she is pooping and peeing in the house all the time for about a month now ! ....

im finding it really fruststrating we live in a nice house and my partner has OCD so everything is kept immaculate ! he is finding it realy hard to deal with especially having OCD so finding poo or pee is like a nightmare to him ....

iv tried everything we have 5 acres of land i walk her around lots of times everyday and watch her go ... she is used to a grate but thats only used as just a realx zone ... i dont want to shut her away but is this my only option for a while ? ... they are no places she goes she just goes wherever she wants ...

any tips guys ... all my other dogs have been excellent on there house keeping lol

[mchis]

Ha...I have a similar problem! When it rains or is exceptionally cold Lulu will pee at the entrance to the doggy door. And she is SNEAKY! I've never caught her but I know it's her. When I'm watching her to get her out she'll stop at the doggy door, turn around & look at me & then go out. I assume when I'm not there in those instances she'll look back, not see me & squat!

My house isn't "immaculate" but I keep it picked up & clean! Certainly pee/poo is a HUGE thing for me because I'm OCD about particular things and that is obviously one of them. LOL

I was telling my hubby last night I need a camera by the doggy door & have it set up to send to my laptop so I can watch. That way, when I see her squatting I can say set a blow horn or something LOL by the door & blow it while following with an "OUTSIDE PEE PEE". I'm thinking after one time of that she'd get the hint.

I am sure catching & correcting is the way to curb the behavior. Catching them is hard. I do crate Lulu sometimes & only let her run around after I'm sure she's peed outside & she'll do great for a while when it's decent outside. But another rain storm & she starts again. It's been kind of a "one step forward, two steps back" kind of thing with Lulu. LOL

Good luck to you! Wish I had better advice. Btw, I definitely wouldnt' hesitate crating her for a bit until she gets the hint. It's short term...she'll cope just fine as long as she has plenty of outside time as well.

[Kristi]

I'd crate short term as well, it sounds like the best option!

[rebhhh]

ok thanks guys , crate it is then for while also she is going through a stage i must bark at my reflection too at the widow ... its quite funny but irritating too !

im guessing its the adolences time at 6 months she maybe due on heat as i know they can do at this age so perhaps a hormone serge ... joys of children lol ...

[Sarah]

I'd crate her too and take her out and wait til she goes she only has freedom after she's been. Watch her too I can tell when larni needs to go coz she paces frantically and her bum changes colour lol she went through the same stage they seem to regress. I don't count themas fully house broken until a year. Larni is 8 months and cries to go out now finally