[Dannyc211]

Bailey was completely potty trained and she never had any problems once she was trained. She has a doggie door that allows her to go out and do her business when she needed and everything was perfect for months. However, i then needed to get a rug under the pool table because there is a big worry about what it is doing to the hardwood floor underneath. This is when the problem began. Bailey decided that she would never go outside to use the bathroom again. I have dedicated an entire weekend to watching her and as soon as i catch her i grab her and take her outside as fast as I can so she can continue outside and I can give her praise and throw a party even but she wont go. After doing this for 3 months I do not know what to do any more and am about to crack and fall to the floor giving up. She has become so used to me trying to retrain her the way she was trained before with a Professional dog trainer that she has come up with a completely new technique that is scarring me. What she does is make sure to never go to the bathroom if I am home! She will hold everything in until i go to sleep or step out for work and then she lets loose all over the rug. it got to a point were I had to put fences around all the rugs in my home to prevent her from going potty on them. But now my house looks like a mini prison with gates everywhere! I called my dog trainer that I used when she was a puppy and she told me that I needed to either completely block her from going into that room or just get rid of the rug. Now here are the two problems with that 1. I cant keep her from that room because that's the only room that leads to the back where she is supposed to go potty. And second of course i need the rug there because of the damage being caused to the floor. I really need help guys I just don't know what to do anymore. I don't even know how much money Ive spent on carpet cleaner/odor remover because of this. Please help me out guys. How do i get her to start going outside again and allow me to have my home back and not look like a mini prison where people cant even walk through.

Oh and P.S.
The whole crate training thing makes it worse. She is crate trained and it just adds to the problem. She wont go to the bathroom when I am home watching her, She just holds it in! So... when she's in the crate and I am gone she wont go to the bathroom and when I am home and she is out of the crate she wont go to the bathroom! She waits until I fall asleep and she is with someone else before they put her in the crate or when I am not home and she is with someone who is. And all she does now is go to the bathroom next to the gate surrounding the rug!

[debirose13]

I had an issue with a cat but didn't know dogs could be so attracted to rugs. I do know that once a dog or cat have soiled a rug - even if you have cleaned it a dozen times, they will still be drawn to it. Their KEEN sense of smell. So ... a new rug will have to be in the works.
I also read that putting down tin-foil on the rug will hinder the pet. I never tried it. It is the noise when they walk on it that scares them.
Might also want to get the vet to check for a bladder infection. Just in case.
Debi

[Yogi]

Rugs and carpets often carry a chemical smell that you or I do not pick up on that a dogs nose can. This often draws them to it for this purpose. In your case I would look to individual foot pads for each footing on the legs of the pool table to protect against wear on the hardwood floors.

[lange]

Originally Posted by Yogi

In your case I would look to individual foot pads for each footing on the legs of the pool table to protect against wear on the hardwood floors.

I had a few ideas but really, what Yogi said is probably the easiest route.