About 4 months ago my Mom rescued a doodle from a puppy farm. Since everyone works during the day it was said that she would be in a crate. We made sure to get on that is the right side, enough room for her to stand up and turn around. Luckily there was one that fits here! She is pretty tall. At first the only problem with the crate was she would whine, but that went away in a couple days. There was some pooping and peeing problems but when we got her she had worms from the farm. That was taken care of. We basically got on a really good schedule. Now for the past 2 weeks she has been whining and pooping in her cage. The whining never stops, the pooping seems to be random.
Although she is not my dog, my Mom has run out of ways to fix it.
She is only in the cage for a max of 7 hours a day. Depending on work. So the schedule does change a bit. But its never more then a couple hours. Shes only about a year and four months. The main problem is this came out of nowhere, and we are clueless what to do. There hasn't been any change in diet or feeding schedules.
If anyone could help I would appreciate it. Thank you.

I have a 4 year old labradoodle. Doodles tend to inherit the strong need for people contact. I know retrievers, especially goldens, are incredibly people oriented. This is one of the things that makes retrievers and doodles such great family pets. BUT, as is so often the case, what we love most about our dogs is often be the very thing we find most challenging about our dogs.

This sounds like it separation anxiety to me.

For crate training to be successful, you want the dog to feel comfortable being in the crate, even when you're not around. If the dog only gets stuffed in it when you go away, it won't take long for the crate to become a lonely place associated with negative emotions. The crate should be in a place in the house where the dog can relax and still see and feel a part of everyday family activities.

Try feeding only in the crate and giving a nice raw bone or kong to keep her busy while she's in there. This should help build some positive feelings to counter the negative feelings the dog has associated with the crate.

If it's a wire cage, throw a blanket or towel over the top to create a more secure, denlike feeling. If the dog is particularly noisy in the crate, try covering the whole thing for a while. That worked well with one of my dogs when we first started crate training. She would settle right down once she couldn't see out anymore. The other dog one would "amuse itself" by pulling the blanket into the crate with it.

Very IMPORTANT. Make going in and out of the crate as calm an event as possible. Don't rush right to the crate as soon as you get home and greet your dog excitedly. If your dog is beside itself with joy when you return, totally ignore it until it settles down. (NO talking, NO touching, NO eye contact) ONLY when your dog has settled down do you let the dog out, very calmly, and take it straight outside to do it's business. Once that's taken care of, you can let your dog play.

Make sure your dog also gets lots of crate time, while you're home. If the dog is allowed unlimited access to you all day long, or if it's non-stop action and play time whenever people are around, it makes it all the harder for the dog to be left alone. If you're busy in the same room and don't have time to play with the dog, put it in the crate with something to chew on, and go about your business. Praise the dog quietly and occasionally give it a treat when it's being calm in the crate.

Once you're successful with that, try putting the dog in the crate and leaving the crate door open (say while you're watching TV). Praise the dog and treat for staying calmly inside the crate.

Good luck.

Is the dog getting walked every day? A vigorous daily walk may help quite a bit.

can your mom take your dog to a walk?

Have you had the dog checked by your vet? Whenever a dog's behavior suddenly changes, the first step is to rule out a medical problem.

She might still be having a problem with worms, for example.

Also, is she spayed? If not, it's possible she's about to come into heat.