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Why is my adult dog pooping indoors?
My fiance and I have a 3 1/2 year old female pug. Lately she has been pooping on the floor when we are not home. Her diet has never changed, nothing has changed in the household, she gets brought out with our other dog at least 3 times a day. Most of the time she has to be coerced into going when we take her outside. She normally does a u-turn for the door instead of doing her thing. Lately, within the last month, we will come home from work, shopping, or the gym, and she will have that "guilty" look on her face. Sure enough, she has pooped inside. It is not the other dog, he goes no problem. You can tell it is her. We have scolded her, but yet, she continues to do it. There will be times that we can tell (it looks like her number 2 is crowning), but she will not do it outside. Any suggestions?
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I appreciate the answers. Let me see if I can give you more details.
Of course, I do scold her. She used to get a treat every time she went out, and does not get one when she doesn't do anything.
3 times is typical for the to go out. It always was plenty enough for both of them, and until recently for her.
The crate thing didn't work as a puppy. She was awful, non stop barking.
She did the same exact hesitation at our old place too. She is VERY picky about where she goes. She gets along perfectly with the other dog, it's like her little brother.
She knows it's wrong, she immediately hides when we come home and she has done it. It is not in the same spots either.
UPDATE: Last night, we brought the dogs out 3 times within 3 hours... we went into the bedroom and discovered that she peed on our bed.
6 Answers
- 1 decade agoFavorite Answer
My Cocker Spaniel use to do this too. He did this when my husband and I were not home also. My husband and I started frequently (once an hour when we were home) taking him out so this didn't happen and when he went to the bathroom outside we gave him a treat. When we weren't home we put him in his kennel. We slowly progressed to two hours and so forth. He finally went back to his routine. Scolding a dog sometimes just doesn't help, they sometimes just don't know that it is wrong to go inside house. Also, she may be smelling her feces left on the carpet even if it is cleaned up and that could be causing her to go there over and over again.
- 1 decade ago
Hmm. This is going to sound odd but she may be angry at you for something. I'm not kidding, when an animal is angry at it's owner they do things they know they aren't supposed to. Cats more so than dogs but dogs do it too. Or she could have encountered something outside that has scared her, therefore refusing to go out. It sounds like you are doing everything that needs to be done though. If you're taking her out 3 times a day then there's not much else. My advice is to keep taking her out and when you get out the door pet her and let her know there's nothing to be afraid of.
Source(s): I work at an animal shelter - 1 decade ago
Something outside may have scared her before and because of it she doesn't want to be out there. My dog's done the u-turn thing a lot, mainly at night when it's dark or rainy. I have to stay out with her at times like this.
I'd say you should be stern with her when she turns around, lead her out to the grass where she should be going, stay outside with her, and don't let her in until she's gone. If it IS something bothering her outside it may help to know that you're there.
It also might have something to do with the other dog, if they don't get along.
- LuvsdardLv 61 decade ago
I don't know if 3 times a day is enough really. Mine goes out way more than that. Maybe the times you're taking her out don't coincide with the times she has to go so maybe take her out more often.
- 1 decade ago
you should count how much time is between herwashrrom times and whenever it' 30 minutes to 1 hour before put her in a cage with pads and wait
