[IsabelleOllie]

Originally Posted by junebug14

I have read all the messages and I still don't know what to do. My 5.month old Yorkie,Grace, has been the most stubborn, sneaky, vindictive puppy I have ever owned. She is very intelligent and was pra,ctically potty pad trained by 3 months, then did an about face and started going everywhere. The pee part is pretty much under control, but the pooping is driving me to distraction. She will poop anywhere. Last week on the couch, then above my head on my bed where she sleeps, then on a chair beside my bed, not to mention every other place in the house. I can never catch her in the act, only the results. She will poop and pee in front of my great-granddaughters room when my daughter closes her door. She even pooped in her kennel while she was in it. I am so frustrated, I am ready to give her up though she is a wonderful companion for me. She sleeps by my side through the night. I am confined to a hospital bed in my daughter's living room temporarily and she has so much love to give and it is returned, so does anyone have any suggestions? I am desperate!

Dogs are not sneaky or vindictive. What she has learned is to not go potty in front of you and that she gets scolded if she does. You need to supervise her and keep her with you at all times. Take her to her potty spot and treat and praise her like crazy when she goes where you want her to go. Don't yell at her if she starts to potty in the wrong places, calmly say "uh oh" or "no no" and pick her up and bring her to the correct place.