I need to vent. I'm just looking for some commiseration. I've read it all, tried it all and the conclusion is Tink doesn't get it anymore. She was doing so well with only the odd accident once in a great while - and always because I wasn't paying attention.
Tink is 14 months and is completely crate trained and has been since about two weeks after I got her. The only time she ever went in her crate was when I had to leave her once for a long time and she just couldn't wait any longer. Then she went in a corner on a little blanket and was so ashamed when I got home. Poor thing!
But since September she has been pottying and pooing on the rug and the carpet. The poos are usually at least near the pad, but the potty is wherever she decides to squat! I've tethered her to me so I can watch her every second - but even that doesn't work. I'll be looking right at her and she'll squat and potty before I can grab her up. No warning at all!
When I'm home and she is out of her crate, she wants to go outside about every 30 minutes. She barks to let me know she wants to go out. Sometimes she potties, sometimes not - usually just barks at the leaves.
Rarely ever poos outside anymore. But even if she does potty outside, she'll potty on the carpet 10 min. later!
I even set the timer after she drinks so I don't forget to watch her and take her out. Doesn't matter.
I can't keep her crated when I'm home, because she screams her head off wanting out.
I've tried ignoring her and it does not work. She keeps screaming. I tried it for two weeks and the neighbors finally complained. They were very patient cause they know I'm trying to re-train her.
The vet thinks she has some brain damage because of the seizures when she was so sick this summer, and doesn't understand what she's doing. But why can she go for 4-5 hrs in her crate without an accident?
Yesterday and today I was so upset, I spoke to her in a very angry voice.
Scared her to pieces,
so now she wants to be held all the time. I feel awful for having done that to her but I was so frustrated and upset with her. I don't know what to think but I can't live with a carpet that smells of potty. I'm shampooing every night! My body can't handle that either.
ARGHH!
Please don't tell me I need to be patient. I've been very patient. Bought books, DVDs, CDs, searched the web, read tons on YT. I'm just weary of it. I love my little Tinkerbrat very much but I think she may never be trained.
The only thing I know to do for my sanity and the salvation of my carpet is to put a diaper on her all the time. They'll have to be color coordinated to go with her clothes.
OK, thanks for listening, I'm done venting now.
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