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October 11, 2017

House Trained Puppy Pooping InsideMy 11 month old blue nose Pit Bull has been potty trained pretty much since the day we got him at 6 weeks old, but now he won't stop pooping in the house. He won't pee inside. I let him out whenever he wants until he's ready to come in, which sometimes can be up to a hour. He will usually just end up sniffing around our yard, pee, come back in and a few minutes later he'll poop in the house. He shows no sign of injury or illness.

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Gold Post Medal for All Time! 677 Posts
October 11, 20170 found this helpful
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You can try the following:

Step 1
Don't punish for accidents.

Step 2
Praise him when he does the right thing.

Step 3
Clean up all areas with an enzyme cleaner to remove the scent.

Step 4
Take away food between meals.

Step 5
Adhere to a strict meal/walking schedule.

Step 6
Crate him if necessary.

 
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March 6, 2009

My 14 week old puppy seems to have clicked well with house training during the day, but at night she poops all over the kitchen floor. The pad is kept in the same place during the day and night. Please help.

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March 6, 20091 found this helpful

Many people find it useful to use a kennel to train their puppies. Some people call them cages or pens. Before you go to bed at night, put the puppy in the kennel, and as soon as you wake up in the morning take the puppy out of the kennel and immediately take him outside.

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The kennel should not be too big or the puppy might poop in it. My daughter uses this method and her dogs feel safe in their kennels, in fact one of her dogs used to take naps in his during the day.

 
March 6, 20090 found this helpful

Having raised two dogs from puppies it is good to praise them when they go outside yeah! What a good dog and make him think he is the best dog in the world. Never feed in the evening, be sure you take him outside before you go to bed say 9 p.m. A crate is good if you have one but I kept mine on the side porch and they learned very quickly. Try to keep the times you take him outside the same time every day, he will learn. Good luck with your puppy.

 

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March 6, 20090 found this helpful

You might try changing his feeding time and crating him at night. Change his feeding time and then crate him. Pups wont go in their crates and it is a little hard at first but ignore the protests, and then it will learn to like it's "bedtime" routine.

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Are you taking him out at night before he goes to bed? Hope this helps. racer

 

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March 6, 20090 found this helpful

Another vote here for feeding early and taking out RIGHT BEFORE BED! Then come in, get in the crate and spend the night. I took my pup out right before I was ready to climb into bed myself. I brought her right in, put her in bed and got into my own bed. Lights out. Nighty night. NO getting out of the crate alone!

 
March 7, 20090 found this helpful

Get a crate. Put it in it at night. Dogs don't poop where they sleep. They hate it at first, but grow accustomed to it, then like it.

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My pup will hold it all night in a crate. And keep your bed times consistent. I put my pup in the crate at 8pm, then he is let out at 6am.

 
March 7, 20090 found this helpful

You aren't walking the puppy far enough or getting her enough exercise. If you walked a good 30-45 minutes after both feedings; she would poop in the neighborhood (which you need to scoop) while being exposed to all kinds of social activities. It is never too early to start the exercise regime.

Dogs do NOT get sufficient exercise from playing or being "let out". I never recommend puppies pads or other tricks. Simple, honest long rigorous walks and runs at the proper times combined with praise for good deeds really kicks house training in a day or two. Added gimmicks are confusing for the animal and expensive. They also do nothing to release the dog's pent up energies.

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There is NO substitute for owners getting out an exercising their dogs. What's good for the dog is great for the owner!

I have a 10 year old Dobi who is fastidiously house trained ONLY if he gets his long walks. You've never seen a cleaner dog in your life. He will poop at 1/4 mile no matter what and another one after that if he's had a big meal. If he doesn't get the physical activity he needs to feel the urge to poop; he will do it later in the house even if you think it's been long enough and he should be able to poop with a 2 minute walk.

It isn't a matter of being stubborn or not being clean. He doesn't feel the urge to go until he's had activity and he can't poop until he feels the urge. Your dog isn't getting the activity to feel the urge earlier and the later poops come because digestion has taken its very slow course.

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Dogs should only go to a dog park to socialize AFTER they have been thoroughly exercised and are calm and relaxed. Bringing an energetic hyper dog to a dog park should NOT be done as it is a recipe for disaster and YOU will be the cause. Long walks coupled with a very regular feeding schedule work without any effort or negative reinforcement. Standing outside for an hour isn't half as effective as walking fast for 10 minutes.

You might not like to go for a long walk in the evening but the dog needs it. If necessary, adjust their evening meal a little earlier and you move to walk the dog a little later so you have a livable compromise.

Dogs are pack members. Training by positive reinforcement whenever possible is best because it assures you that the dogs are respecting their leader. Small corrections should be made the moment undesired behaviour occurs and forgotten just as quickly.

 

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March 7, 20090 found this helpful

Ditto on the feeding early, walking just before bedtime and kennel training. Your pup is still very young and I'll bet she simply can't hold it comfortably all night long yet. I've had a couple of very small dogs and they seemed to have trouble holding it now and then (even in a kennel) until they were almost five months old so don't be discouraged.

 
March 7, 20090 found this helpful

14 WEEKS! Still sooo young! Be patient and use a set schedule and stick to it. A brisk jog (to stimulate digestion) or a fast game of chase in the yard after mealtime will get him to the "gotta go now" mindset, too.

I brought two puppies home to the U.S from overseas long ago. To prepare them for the flight, I got them used to being in a crate by using the crates as their beds at night. They never wanted or needed another bed. Even in old age, when I said "night, night" they each went to their own crate and laid down for the night. That was with the door of the crates always open. Their crates were their "havens." So, if you use a crate for training, never, ever use it as punishment.

 
March 7, 20090 found this helpful

I've read what everyone had to say and agree with them all. I did something a little different when I housebroke my Parker. I attached his leash to my ankle and anytime he moved on my bed I rushed him outside to potty. Parker will be 10 in July and still sleeps in bed with me, all 135 pounds of him.

 
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May 26, 2012

I have a 7 month old Lab/German Shepherd mix, she went 4 months with no accidents in the house. Then a month ago she started pooping in the house, first in the living room, then every night for 4 nights in her bed, not on the puppy pads I put down. I washed the carpet and washed the floor with vinegar water.

Yesterday she started peeing in the den, then last night she pooped and peed again. I get up and take her out at 2, 4, and 6 am. I am at my wits end. She has also chewed her harness off, four of them. My husband wants to get rid of her or make her an outside dog. Any advise for this?

By dreamer from El Paso, TX

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January 3, 2010

I have had a Cavalier for a month and he is 3 1/2 months old. I feel like I'm not making any progress with his house training. I am using a crate, and I'm home most of the time. So, he is being taken out every hour.

He holds it all night in the crate, but is still having many accidents in the house during the day. We'll be out for 20 minutes or more, come in, and within 5 minutes he poops. I feel like he's holding it for when he comes in. Is this normal? Any advice would be great.

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May 2, 2017

I have a 5 month old Border Collie Lab cross. She is house trained, but for some reason all of a sudden she has started messing her bed no matter how many time she is let out during the night. She will occasionally whine to go out for the loo in the night, but then will still mess her bed.

She sleeps in the same room as my husband and I so she isn't lonely. It has only started in the last week. I mentioned it at our last vet appointment and they said she is perfectly healthy so there is nothing wrong with her. Is there anything I can do?

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January 5, 2017

We have a 10 month old dog who has been a dream dog. He has a great personality, was house trained in a very short time, and is very social. He has been restricted to our very large kitchen and den day and night, is crated at night and hasn't had an accident in these rooms since about 2 weeks after he came home with us at age 9 weeks. He has been very hesitant to come out of the kitchen into the dining room and living room, but will occasionally for short snippets of time. Recently, he has gone into the dining room and living room and left us some "gifts" on the floor (both hardwood and rug).

I don't know if he associates only the kitchen/den as inside and everywhere else in the house is considered outside or what's going on. We want him to feel free to roam around when we're home, but we're now afraid to open up the gate that blocks him in the kitchen/den area. He's walked outside several times a day. He hadn't done this until recently. Any ideas of how to stop this?

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July 2, 2019

I have a 5 month old male German Shepherd, we have finally potty trained him so he will go outside. He will poop and pee outside, but he's very persistent in squeezing out one tiny drop of poop on the third floor of our house.

What can I do to make him stop?

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June 24, 2019

My 7 month old puppy keeps pooping in our basement. She finds a way to get passed the gate we have put up and poop downstairs. When I catch her from coming back up she knows it was wrong. I praise her when she goes outside, but it still continues to happen. I monitor to see when she goes outside to make sure she does go and if she doesn't I try again with her shortly after. She gets kenneled at night since I don't trust her to be out at night, but I wish for her to roam where she wants. Any suggestions?


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October 12, 2018

I take my 5 month old puppy outside just before I go to work in the mornings and check on him almost every hour. He seems to get the right idea on peeing outside, but not the poo. Between the time I leave for work and the time I check on him he has gone poo on the carpet.

Is there something I could spray on the carpet to stop him from using it for his toilet? It is almost like he is getting even for me leaving!

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