So we adopted Vlad in early June and until the beginning of July he did not have a single accident in the house. He generally went potty int he morning, late afternoon and before bed. He would get riled up and howl when he wanted to go potty and so I would take him out.
So last weekend I went home to visit family and left my boyfriend with the dog, where apparently at some point the boyfriend saw the dog acting like he might have to go out, and instead of taking him out, continued to take a nap. So of course the dog pooed in the house. (He did it again over the weekend too, in our bed.)
This past weekend he pooped in the house twice when I didn't get him outside fast enough. I was putting pants on for our walk and I walk into the living room to find a present in front of the door. Later he pooed on the bed. The most fun was last night and last night at 2am he decided he had to pee and just as I was starting to awake from slumber he started peeing on the floor.
I have interrupted him the two times I caught him going inside and taken him outside immediately. Is there anything else I should be doing? I don't know if he just thinks that it is okay to go in the house now, or if he thinks we aren't going to take him out?
Also, it seems like his signals are getting more subtle and I'm just a dumb human. Are there any easy ways I can teach him to signal us when he needs to go out? It is hard for me to tell if he's just being playful or if he needs to go.
We are going to take him to the vet to rule out any health issues this weekend. He also goes to doggy daycare a few days a week, could this be part of it? I think they probably let him go inside. So far this has only happened when we are home, but we always crate him when we leave.
So last weekend I went home to visit family and left my boyfriend with the dog, where apparently at some point the boyfriend saw the dog acting like he might have to go out, and instead of taking him out, continued to take a nap. So of course the dog pooed in the house. (He did it again over the weekend too, in our bed.)
This past weekend he pooped in the house twice when I didn't get him outside fast enough. I was putting pants on for our walk and I walk into the living room to find a present in front of the door. Later he pooed on the bed. The most fun was last night and last night at 2am he decided he had to pee and just as I was starting to awake from slumber he started peeing on the floor.
I have interrupted him the two times I caught him going inside and taken him outside immediately. Is there anything else I should be doing? I don't know if he just thinks that it is okay to go in the house now, or if he thinks we aren't going to take him out?
Also, it seems like his signals are getting more subtle and I'm just a dumb human. Are there any easy ways I can teach him to signal us when he needs to go out? It is hard for me to tell if he's just being playful or if he needs to go.
We are going to take him to the vet to rule out any health issues this weekend. He also goes to doggy daycare a few days a week, could this be part of it? I think they probably let him go inside. So far this has only happened when we are home, but we always crate him when we leave.