How can I get my dog to stop going in the house? Though potty trained she continues

prettyeyedram85 · 05-05-2007

to go on carpet.? My now 8 month old toy poodle Spicy was a little late to get her shots so she couldnt go outside to walk. We paper trained her because of this. Though there were some accidents she knows to go on the paper. However finally she can go outside and she even waits to go outside to poop most of the time if she can hold it. 80 percent of the time she is able to hold it. Sometimes she may look me in the face and just do it. But this morning there was poop at my bedroom door and half across the livingroom. We started putting her in the kitchen to sleep because she cant continue to sleep in my bedroom. At first I thought everything was fine and then she does this. I'm frustrated but I do love her. I feel like I've worked too hard to get a dog to give up because I was finally able to convince my mother to let me have one. However I just dont know what to do anymore. I dont know if shes being spiteful or what. I dont want to give her up but I just dont know where to go from here. Please help.

Trista J · 05-05-2007

Do u let her out b4 u go to bed? this culd help the situation a bit bcoz she may onli be doin it bcoz she realli needs to go and if u use the paper technique but outside she may learn that its not ok 2 do it in the house and it culd also b the smells from wen she used to do it making her do it again, wen a dog pees or poos somewhere the smells can stick around and they want to make sure that every1 knows that its there territory. or u culd jus call up ur vet and ask wat u culd do to stop itshe may also jus grow out of it.

K9Kim · 05-05-2007

This is why you never train a dog to go in the house in the first place. What was once OK is now giving you thoughts of getting rid of her. This is not her fault. You need to start all over again with a crate and out door training. Take her out more often and make sure she doesn't have a medical condition and praise her when she goes outside. Put her n a crate at night. You really made this problem when you taught her to use a paper or whatever IN THE HOUSE. Bad idea.