[yorkietalkjilly]

Some thoughts for what they might be worth:

She could have some sensory deficit from some type of occult birthing injury during her recent bout of whelping and is unable to hold herself. I'd have my vet check her over and if he finds nothing, just keep on confining her to areas where the floors are covered in pads and newspaper until she begins to regain her control.

Likely stress and anxiety could be playing a role in her new habits also. Plus, the loss of her former routine schedule and suddenly living full time around the messy puppies with lots of dampness, poop and untidiness associated with their toilet habits and ways has probably eaten into her sense of fastidiousness and given her a sense that messing one's area is acceptable for now.

If, once the puppies are all in their new homes, she is still doing this, you will need to start housebreaking over for a while by confining her for periods of time on a regular schedule until she begins to dislike living in her damp and dirty quarters, sans the puppies this time for behavior reinforcement, and begins to hold herself again until she's let out hourly to use her pads/go outside and receive her treat and praise or back into confinement if she doesn't potty that time. Wait another 30 mins. and then out again, back in if she doesn't go, perhaps with a new toy or chew to busy herself.

Then, if she does potty when let outside and she's received her proper positive reinforcement with a treat and lots and lots of praise and pride in her accomplishment, after a time out of the crate after she's relieved herself, I'd allow her to play a while and explore the room she's confined to with me right there watching her every move while she out and about and let her outside to run and play, then back in for some cuddling/loving, then re-confine her with a treat or kibble-filled kong toy and she'll be ready for a nap most likely after finishing off her kong. As soon as she awakens from that nap, let her out again to potty on the pad, re-confine for another 15 - 30 minutes if she doesn't and continue that schedule for a two-week period of time and reassess her progress after that.

And when you do put her back in the crate, tell her "Oh boy! Time to go play in the crate! Yea!!!! and clap your hands, act all excited, smile and be happy and say it sooooo infectiously, as if she's won the lottery and going into the crate is just the best thing in the world. Your upbeat, fake-happy attitude will become contagious to her and going in the crate with her new chew toy or kong will be seen as a great thing if you ham it up enough. And she's not having to spend hours in it but knows the crate time will just be for an hour or so, until she awakens after her nap, a smart dog will accept that, chew or play with their kong and then nap until it's time to come out again. Two weeks of this should start her wanting to hold her pee/poo until it's time to come out again as soon as the schedule tells her body-clock it is time(because you still stick to a strict schedule) and then you can continue as necessary for longer if need be, but she should be picking up the beginnings of her former good toilet habits again by that time, though she may need some more training to get her back to fully being clean in the house.

A schedule and confinement with specific, regular times out of confinement and then back in for naps, etc., will most likely get her back on schedule once her puppies are all gone and if she's okay physically and happy in her home situation.