I have a similar problem with Ms Daisy who is two. We used to keep her in a crate when at work, but she would make a horrendous mess in it, and get poop all over herself, especially stomping all over it when we first got home. I certainly do consider this separation anxiety. Now we pretty much giver her and her brother the run of the house. He is perfect and only goes on potty pads, but she still has accidents when we are not home, only they are not as bad and not every day. Still most days we will have to clean up an accident, but that is NOTHING compared to the mess we had to deal with when she was locked in a crate. We also tried the puppy fence, and it worked better than the crate, but it was messy too. Our girl is very lovable but a pain with her issues. I find it better to let her run around and search for an accident when we get home (usually not too hard to find). Also, she will go on the pad, but mostly when we put her in the bathroom and close the door on her and wait a couple minutes. She very rarely will venture in there on her own. |