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Elbow · 11-08-2005, 07:22 AM

Okay guys...I need some serious advice here. I have tried everything with my dog...she's 1 year old now....and she is actually doing worse at potty training. Here's the scoop:

About a month ago, we had a problem of Elbow going in the house...she had severe diarrhea all the time...and we found out it was the bag of food we had just opened. We changed the food and she hasn't pooped in the house since. However....this has caused a sudden change in her training because now she pees in the house...wherever she wants...whenever she wants. An example....we take her out for a walk before we go to work...at around 6 am.....she eats....and we come home around 4:30-5pm....sometimes there's pee...sometimes there isn't (but she refused to pee on the puppy pads...on the newspaper...etc...she just goes right beside it!)....I take her for a walk immediately when I get home...she pees...and poos....then she eats dinner. Around 8 pm....my husband and I take her for a walk...and again before my husband goes to bed around 11 pm. However...throughout the night, she pees all over the house!! The problem we are having with her is in many layers. We used to live in a condo, and so she would sleep right beside my bed on the floor since the place was so small....so she got used to that...and now she wants to sleep upstairs with us. So...all night long, she pees in my son's room, which is carpeted...and it drives me bonkers! She never gets a drink after dinner.....yet she still pees all night...even with 2 walks between dinner and sleeping! Here are a couple of examples. Two nights ago, I woke up to my son crying...it took me 30 minutes to console him...and after he quieted down, my dog woke up...walked into his room...peed...and went back to sleep!!! Then..this morning...she started whining to let us know she has to go outside to pee at 4:30 am!!!! WHAT IS GOING ON???

I am going to buy a cage for her tonight!! I can't stand it...but any ideas how to crate train her now that she's a year old? I want her sleeping either in the kitchen in her cage or in the basement in her cage! I am 7 months pregnant...and about to go ballistic on her! I can barely sleep as it is with the baby constantly moving...I don't need this extra aggravation! Also, we plan on carpet cleaning before the baby comes, but I want to make sure the dog is always downstairs from now on...how do I train her to stay downstairs????????

11-08-2005, 07:22 AM	#1
Elbow Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 42	HELP! She's driving me UP THE WALL! Okay guys...I need some serious advice here. I have tried everything with my dog...she's 1 year old now....and she is actually doing worse at potty training. Here's the scoop: About a month ago, we had a problem of Elbow going in the house...she had severe diarrhea all the time...and we found out it was the bag of food we had just opened. We changed the food and she hasn't pooped in the house since. However....this has caused a sudden change in her training because now she pees in the house...wherever she wants...whenever she wants. An example....we take her out for a walk before we go to work...at around 6 am.....she eats....and we come home around 4:30-5pm....sometimes there's pee...sometimes there isn't (but she refused to pee on the puppy pads...on the newspaper...etc...she just goes right beside it!)....I take her for a walk immediately when I get home...she pees...and poos....then she eats dinner. Around 8 pm....my husband and I take her for a walk...and again before my husband goes to bed around 11 pm. However...throughout the night, she pees all over the house!! The problem we are having with her is in many layers. We used to live in a condo, and so she would sleep right beside my bed on the floor since the place was so small....so she got used to that...and now she wants to sleep upstairs with us. So...all night long, she pees in my son's room, which is carpeted...and it drives me bonkers! She never gets a drink after dinner.....yet she still pees all night...even with 2 walks between dinner and sleeping! Here are a couple of examples. Two nights ago, I woke up to my son crying...it took me 30 minutes to console him...and after he quieted down, my dog woke up...walked into his room...peed...and went back to sleep!!! Then..this morning...she started whining to let us know she has to go outside to pee at 4:30 am!!!! WHAT IS GOING ON??? I am going to buy a cage for her tonight!! I can't stand it...but any ideas how to crate train her now that she's a year old? I want her sleeping either in the kitchen in her cage or in the basement in her cage! I am 7 months pregnant...and about to go ballistic on her! I can barely sleep as it is with the baby constantly moving...I don't need this extra aggravation! Also, we plan on carpet cleaning before the baby comes, but I want to make sure the dog is always downstairs from now on...how do I train her to stay downstairs????????