When one of my dogs started peeing and pooping in the house again I tried retraining. First I gated him off in the kitchen when I was gone but he would pee/poop on the kitchen floor EVERY day while I was at work. So then I tried crate training but it freaked him out. I tried it for two weeks and he would get so upset he had diarrhea almost every day so I would have to wash him and the crate almost every night. He hates being in a crate. Sasha is 6 and has never spent much time in a crate except for when he was a puppy when I was potty training. He never got attached to the crate and never went in it on his own like some dogs do. Sasha did have surgery for bladder stones about 2 years ago and the vet said it might take a little time for his bladder to return to normal size so in the beginning there could be some issues with peeing in the house. The vet says his bladder should definitely be back to normal by now. He's very good about telling me when he wants to go outside if I'm home. He's never left alone for more than 6-8 hours a day. Any suggestions? |