His Crap is driving me up a wall!

[noctemdrgn]

hey everyone, got a problem here.

So my girlfriend and i moved downtown about a month or so ago from a pretty big house and now every time we leave, even if it's just for a couple mins, we come back to a great big pile and a little puddle to accompany it.

Now we've tried a ton of stuff from giving him treats when he goes out side, which hasn't been working since he only goes inside, so there was the treats and we've tried the extremely excited "good boy" little song and dance when he does go out side. i'm running out of options and am at my witts end. Any help from anyone would be great.

Oh and it's not like we leave him inside all the time, he gets regualr walks daily. and he's on a schedule too, feed once morning and once night.

so again any help would be awesome!

 

[Saje]

What do you mean he only goes inside? He won't go outside at all anymore? When did you move? Any chance he's sick?

 

[Debi]

you mention walks, but I don't see where you mention how old your dog is....or if you didn't have this problem prior to the move?? if your dog was totally trained, and this is new behavior? how often do you take your dog out for just potty breaks? it IS frustrating...hang in there, I'm sure you'll get great advice.

 

[lucille]

Crate when you leave, when you return, take a walkie and praise and reward for performance. Pretend your dog is once again a pup and either watch it or crate it until new habits are established in the new home.

 

[nedim]

I know where youre coming from. Had the EXACT same problem with Peanut when I got her. It took months to properly house-train her, youre gonna have to have some patience. Take your dog out for longer walks, keep using the treats and praising.I know how you feel, but in the end its definately worth it. A trip to the vet might pay off. A few months ago, Peanut started pooping in the house again. We took her to the vet and he gave us some pills and the accidents stopped. Good luck and keep us posted.

 

[noctemdrgn]

questions answered

Jagger is about 1-2 years old. he's never done this before, we had a chocolate lab who liked to pee all over the housee, but never jagger. we don't have moose anymore.

we take him out for breaks every couple hours and he does occasionally go, but he only pees. wait, when we first moved here he pooped out side. that was the one and only time. it's going on two months now that we clean up after him everyday.

he's in good health too....

 

[nedim]

How long do the walks last for?

 

[noctemdrgn]

varies... usually 10-15 mins

 

[Saje]

Sounds like you are going to have to start from scratch. Go back to the begining and train him all over again. Be consistent.

 

[Rubylove]

varies... usually 10-15 mins

This is nowhere near enough walking time for a dog, unless he is sick, or infirm, or injured.

I'm not sure what his breed is, but he needs a good 45 minutes to an hour every day, at least, to keep him happy. 15 minutes just doesn't cut it.

If you don't have time, then you need to hire someone to do it. The poor dog, 15 minutes out of the house out of 24 hours each day is a cruel form of punishment.

 

[RD]

Ruby, I think they mean that each time the dog goes outside the walk lasts for 10-15 minutes. If the dog only spent 15 minutes outside throughout the course of a day, then I see the housetraining problem. Rofl.

I don't feel comfortable giving advice to you, noctemdrgen, because I have a dog that I have been absolutely unsuccessful at house training despite multiple consultations with behaviorists, medical testing and 2 years of trying different and highly praised methods. I'm convinced that I suck at house training dogs.

 

[Rubylove]

Ruby, I think they mean that each time the dog goes outside the walk lasts for 10-15 minutes. If the dog only spent 15 minutes outside throughout the course of a day, then I see the housetraining problem. Rofl.

Hmmmmm woopsie!! Sorry....

 

[noctemdrgn]

He gets at least 4 - 15 minute walks a day, if not more, not just 15 altogether, we're not inhumane here. If he shows any interest at all to going outside, we take him out and give him plenty of time.

Plus, he gets to go for a long jog at least every few days.

He's been neurotic since he was a puppy. He has severe separation anxiety and seems to be claustoraphobic. When he was a puppy, if he couldn't see the other dog I had at the time, then he would poop in his crate and smear it everywhere, even getting it on the carpet around the crate.

It wasn't liquidy, he'd just have such a huge panic attack that he'd manage to smear it all over.

I think his litter was younger than whoever dropped them off at the shelter said they were. That's the only thing I can think of as he's never been abused, and I've been his only owner.

He just had a checkup last month at the vet, and is perfectly healthy.
He's been to Alamade East - they have a show on Animal Planet - and even they have commented on his neuroticism and separation anxiety.

His pooping has nothing to do with lack of time outside. Today my boyfriend took him out for a good twenty minutes. Then, came inside and went to the bathroom himself. When he came out five minutes later, Jaiger had pooped and peed inside.

As for leashing us to him when we're home...no need - he refuses to let us leave his eyesight.

This is nowhere near enough walking time for a dog, unless he is sick, or infirm, or injured.

I'm not sure what his breed is, but he needs a good 45 minutes to an hour every day, at least, to keep him happy. 15 minutes just doesn't cut it.

If you don't have time, then you need to hire someone to do it. The poor dog, 15 minutes out of the house out of 24 hours each day is a cruel form of punishment.

 

[Caroleg]

You say you moved from a big house to "downtown". Is it possible that the new environment has him confused?

Is there a nice grassy area for him to potty, or is it just cement sidewalks. Is it noisy and distracting?

Try finding a place where you would like him to eliminate and frequent it often. It probably helps if it's a place other dogs frequent. I live in the suburbs, but my dog has picked a spot a block from my house that he insists on using for his toilet.

Your dog just might be stressed from the move.

 

[gaddylovesdogs]

You need to start housetraining him like he's a puppy. Bring him out every hour to go to the bathroom. Praise him and give him lots of treats when he goes. Keep him with you in the house, if you can't keep an eye on him, put him in a crate with something to chew on.

 

[aelizilly]

It sounds to me like the puppy is a bit confused, but you may be on the right track. It can be very frustrating, but you have to stick with it.

The only thing I can think of right now is to extend a couple of the 15 minute walks to longer to give him more of a chance to work up the urge to go "potty" while outside, and as others reference give treats and praise once successful. It sounds like lots of advise and you're trying good tactics thus far, just keep it up and hang in there.