When you say that the female is 11/2 - does that pertain to size, age, or what? One thing to always check into, when a female dog or cat (and maybe a male, too) is having accidents, is a bladder or urinary tract infection. This can cause them to need to urinate frequently, and unexpectedly. A cat will often avoid the litter box, connecting the box with the pain experienced upon urination. Was your dog ever fully housetrained, or is she still in training. If still in training, a wire cage is the best alternative. You probably can go to the pet supply store, online, or ask your vet about this, in orde to get full details regarding the proper methods of crate-training. We crate-trained both our dogs, and our son's puppy is doing well with this method. The dog will keep the area around it, within the cage clean, until you take it outside. This becomes a habit in the house, in general, and offering treats for the "good deeds" outisde is mandatory. Another help is something that seemed to help with my son's boxer mix puppy. First of all, she had some sort of infection in the urniary tract and the vet prescribed medication. Secondly, he was not feeding her enough. I could see that she was not up to her optimal weight. My suspicion was that she was running to the water bowl in order to fill her tummy with something. (A dog should always have access to water, or it WILL get sick.) But in her case, I think she was drinking more water to fill the void from a sparse diet. Just a guess, but between the medication and the increase in her feeding, she is doing better than she had been. Also, sometimes a certain food may cause a problem. Do you feed any canned food. I have heard that canned food contains a diuretic. I don't know if that is true, but that could also contribute to a problem. You ought to consult your veterinarian for problems such as this.
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