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Post by goingmad on Aug 31, 2005 21:41:22 GMT 1
???i have a 12 month old rescue terrier who is driving the family crazy
regardless of what i do he will not be toilet trained.
he lives outside with our other dog during the day and comes in at tea time for the night, they are fed once in the morning yet overnight he is pooping and peeing all over my house.
ive tried a crate and i take him out every half hour till 2am then im up at 7 and the kitchen is ruined
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Post by joc on Aug 31, 2005 21:49:56 GMT 1
Have you tried your vet? This dog may have a physical problem which might need investigating first. However, an emotional problem seems likely if he is rescued. What about his background? Can you give any information about this?
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Post by donna on Aug 31, 2005 21:51:49 GMT 1
I had similar problem-took over a year to 'solve' but worth it! My dog had been kept caged so was happy to lay in own poo. We finally stopped it by changing her food to a cheaper one(opposite of what vet suggested!)and fed her 2x a day. Loads of praise when she went outside-as dog trainer said, pretend she's pooing nuggets of gold-how pleased you would be-praise her that mush(yes, you look silly & get funny looks!) Also a good run rather than a walk seems to get the bowels moving, so a good run last thing can help. I know how frustrating this is(have had 2 unhouse trained dogs!)Where do you live? Have number of brill trainer in west yorks, and she might know someone in your area.
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Post by goingmad on Aug 31, 2005 22:01:46 GMT 1
he wasnt treated badly just didnt have room for him so i dont see it being mental
ill run down a typical day for you
7am get up(kitchen covered in poo)
8am off to work(take both dogs with me to stables)
9am dogs are fed at work and i go on a hack taking both with me
11am dogs go into stable for an hour while i teach a lesson
12pm another hack (faster) taking dogs
1-3pm dogs have run of fields and yard
4pm home, put dogs in garden
8pm bring them in spend time
11pm take both dogs for walk(including running)
12pm everyone to bed
7am crappy floors
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Post by gwenoakes on Aug 31, 2005 22:03:16 GMT 1
Would seek vets advice to rule out any physical cause first then try trainer as suggested. Is there anyway you can find out about his background? How long have you had him?
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Post by gwenoakes on Aug 31, 2005 22:09:59 GMT 1
He may have a seperation anxiety prob. We took in a badly treated jack russell, she ruined an axminster carpet by ripping it to shreds and pooing/weeing all over it. This was only when she was left on her own, whether during the day or night. Took her everywhere with me during the daytime as she would stay in the car for shopping, meetings etc and then took her basket upstairs in our bedroom at night. She slept like a baby and no more probs. Does he poo when locked in the stable for the hour?
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Post by goingmad on Aug 31, 2005 22:17:28 GMT 1
he does it when allowed to sleep in my bedroom(rarely has been but he still does it)
he poos when out hacking but not in the stable
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Post by gwenoakes on Aug 31, 2005 22:26:02 GMT 1
Have you tried feeding him at night and not in the morning or giving him 2 small meals a day instead of one. Is the poo runny (sorry for being graffic)?
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Post by gwenoakes on Aug 31, 2005 22:28:20 GMT 1
Just a thought, will he poo on paper? Does he chew things in the kitchen? If he doesnt try putting some of the plastic carpet protector down with paper on top at least it wont be so messy. You can then pick the paper up and disinfect the plastic carpet protector.
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Post by milo on Sept 1, 2005 8:54:37 GMT 1
our jack russell used to poo in the house too but shes ok now , i think it takes time but its very annoying, maybe your dogs eating alot more than you think round the yard ours will eat anything including dung,horse food etc,good luck with perservering how many dogs have you got,
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