how many dogs are up there? You said dogs, and I'm just wondering how you know it's him doing it? dogs are funny, they get mad at you and they do things like that..heck, I have 4 of them in here, when I brought Ginger home, I got up the next morning, and I had 2 piles of crap on my family room floor(now, these other 3 have been completely pee pad trained for a long time)..He must really miss his mom, and he's getting back at you for you not letting him stay down there with you..