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Originally Posted by Nimue  Oh, I feel your pain, everyone. I truly, truly do.
Then I steam cleaned the house. It was almost as if that triggered some need to "mark" the entire house. It's like she has completely forgotten that the pee pads exist. She'll be playing with me then suddenly stop, look me in the eye and squat -- or, worse, go running up the stairs to deposit a "present" at the top.
I don't get it. I grab her, move her to the pee pad -- at which point she acts all traumatized and won't go. I take her to the pee pads several times a day, but am rarely rewarded. When she slips up and actually uses the pee pad, I make a huge fuss over her and give her a treat. Still, she'll go squat somewhere else a matter of hours later. This is the dog who used to hold it for hours at the dog park then race to the pee pad when we got home!
I wondered if the steam cleaning "messed up her chi" or something! I've also been taking her for regular walks; maybe she's confused because she can pee anywhere she likes in the grass? Any thoughts?  |
Ok you changed the house and what is her normal.. dogs do not generalize and you need to start all over again. Pooping in the house is an anxiety marker in dogs and something is stressing her out.
Also any change in peeing always check a UTI is possible.
Do not grad her when she goes to pee.... you bet it scary to be grabbed and moved, you can interrupt with a sound and then pick up and put her else where do not grab.
When she does go pee were you want it reward calmly not over the top yippee party time behavior just a calm good job little one and a treat. to much praise can be scary too.
JL