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Expert: Lynn Houston
Date: 7/7/2008
Subject: Housebroken dog poops on carpet when not home
Question
HI,
I have a 5 month old maltese puppy who is puppy pad trained. he has been doing very well onthem. I am even able to take him to friends homes and he uses them without a problem. Recently he has started to poop on the living room rug when I am not home. He will use his pee pee pad to pee and poop (which is kept in a pop up kennel in the living room. ) when i am home and watching him, but the minute i leave he poops on the same exact spot on my rug. ( he still pees on the pad).thank you for your help.
Answer
You're not going to like the simple answer... don't give him access to that spot while you're gone. You need to either crate him or use a baby gate to block him where his pee pads are. Also, if he considers the pop up kennel his "house", I wouldn't recommend having the pee pads in there. Short of locking him up while you're gone, I'd suggest go outside and then come right back in. Praise your dog if he hasn't gone (and since it's only going to be a few seconds, he won't have time). Do this several times a day. Then, start lengthening the time you spend outside and varying the amount of time you spend outside. When you come back and there are no presents, praise and/or treat your dog. You must go slowly though, you can't go from seconds to hours gone. The secret is patience. Good luck.
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