My Jack Russell (10) keeps on urinating and pooing in the house, in spite of the door being open all the time. I got her two years ago and was told she is house trained, but obviously that is not the case.
In cases like this where you have taken an older dog from another person the dog is acting out and not wanting to go outside to the toilet. You may need to get a crate and crate the dog when it6 is in the house. Other than this you will need to start potty training the dog all over again for your home. Every hour on the hour the dog should be taken outside to the yard to go to the toilet. If this does not help a trainer is needed in order to retain the dog to go outside to the toilet.
You may need a black light to locate the remains of urine/feces in carpet and floors. The dog recognizes it's turf. It would be a good idea to take the dog outdoors every 2-3 hours to go potty and have it go in the same location each time.
In my experience you will have to re-train him.Put him on a strict waling schedule.Leash him and give treats and praise for going outside.Put him out about every 2 hours,until you find a pattern of when he goes.
Is this a new behavior or ongoing? If new, please have the pup checked out by the vet for a health issue. If it is an on going issue and the pup is healthy, she is not to old to be crate trained. Crate training is very effective and requires consistent reinforcement of good behavior and ignoring of bad behavior.
Reward going out side. Keep the pup on a consistent schedule.
If you have never done crate training before, there are great, breed specific YouTube videos.
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Dogs can have strong emotional responses to the death of another pet or one of their people. Sometimes this grief can result in a well trained dog beginning to poop and/or pee inside. Read on for some helpful suggestions to assist your pet in moving through their grief.
