[Metoomom]

I have looked around on here for a while and hoped I might see a similar circumstance. I am, like many others on here, experiencing potty training problems with my little one. I adopted her two years ago and she is now 5 years old. I'm guessing she didn't have a lot of consistency in her potty training. If I try to crate her while I am gone, she will go inside her crate and gets poop and pee all over her. If I gate her off, she will both go on the pad or paper, and off, and sometimes will walk through it and get it on her. If I let her roam when I am gone, she will go wherever she wants, both on hardwood floors and bedroom carpet. When I am home she barks at me every 20 minutes to go out. When she goes I give tons of praise and couple Cheerios. When she doesnt she gets no praise and no Cheerios but still dances around like she is expecting some. She acts like the boy who cried wolf! What can I do as after 2 years I do not feel any progress has been made and I am afraid I may have to give her up. Help please.