[iuharryhood]

I have a 4 year old schnauzer/poodle mix (schnoodle) that has been housetrained for 3.5 years. He was crate trained, but we have not had the crate set up for over a year. Recently, he's been having accidents when we're not home, even for a short while. We thought he was getting worked up when we left so we put a bark collar on to calm him down which worked for a while. I really don't want to set the crate up again. Any suggestions?

[cub-bears]

Either set the crate up again or bring her out after every meal/water time.Also, you're going to want to clean up the stains. A vinegar solution (maybe 3 parts water, one part vinegar) should do the job without staining the carpet (overly much). That's important.Maybe check for health issues, too.

[andthisisbetter]

I think there are several ways to do this.1. When you see the dog do an accident, take him outside right then, and let him out OFTEN, When he uses outside, Give a reward.When not at home, Get some puppy pads. and confine him to a small, but spacious room, This don't help training for outside, just in certain areas when he just can't wait.But the key is Take him outside often, and reward when business is done out there,I had a pup, that went out everytime the other 3 did. She Never had a single accident (that i know of . Hope this helps

[h.ritchie]

EASY! Just leave him outside or leave the backdoor open. You could train him to yelp at the back door. And when you're not home, leave some pee mats by the door so if he can't go out then he pees by the door, but there is pee mats to help it not get on the floor. Take some time with him after he pees in the house and say, "No! You go potty outside! That's a No!" then point to the floor and the pee and say "no!" then point outside and say "good, go potty out side!" then point back to the floor and say no. reapeat this a lot. Then go actually outside, and point to the ground and say, "Go potty here!" Hope this helps.