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This could be simply that at one time the week she began doing this she had to go really bad and chose the bathroom as the place to do it. Reguardless of how she came about using there, she continues because now her scent is there. We can clean our bathrooms spotless, but a dog will always smell that scent even though we cant. Do you have a throw rug in your bathroom? Maybe change to a new one...put the one she used outside long enough for her gather that this is where she goes. If it gets out of hand and cant be stopped that way you might need more drastic measure. Like if you catch her (you have to catch her in the act for her to know what she is doing wrong) using the bathroom in the bathroom...get a news paper and tap her a few times with it as you head her to the door sternly telling her "no, you go outside". Best thing is to prepare to catch her in order to train her. ( Be sure and let her know after she goes outside that she is a good girl.) The newspaper is harmless and it doesn't hurt...it just makes alot of noise. And if all fails....be lucky its in the bathroom and not in the livingroom carpet!
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- Start putting the animal in a cage when she behaves badly. If you only leave the animal with a small amount of room, they will not go to the bathroom where they have to lay.
- i would go to like a veternarien and see if theres any thing bad thats happening in her body that has her do those things!!!!
ps: i am only 12 soo i dont know alot about this stuff but i do have 2 dogs and i know how to handle them!!!! - Crate training dogs is good for them and you.... maybe try that.
Good luck! - I always suggest exercise in the form of daily walks for unwanted behavior. But, it is important that you also use the walk as the way to establish yourself as the leader of your dog, not the other way around.
Your dog may now think of herself as the leader of your pack (most dog owners allow this to happen unintentionally). Her defecating and urinating may be her way of showing her anxiety and dissatisfaction with other members of her pack leaving without her because as dogs see it, the leader makes the rules and decides when the pack goes anywhere.
Some people call this "seperation anxiety". But it happens because the dog considers itself the leader. That can be changed by you establishing yourself as leader.
You can change this behavior by reestablishing yourselves as the leader/s.
Mastering the walk is the first thing you want to do. If you want to be considered the leader of the pack (which is the language dogs understand) you must be able to walk the dog with you in front and the dog next to or slightly behind you, because as the dog sees it, the leader is in front and the rest of the pack follows behind.
You must also walk through doors first, in and out, before the dog.
If he is leading you, then he will consider himself the leader and thus he will think that he can make the rules. Obviously this does not work except in a pack of wild dogs but your dog will not know the difference. They are really quite basic in their thinking, leader leads, rest of pack follows and waits for direction from leader. So your first mission is to master the walk and become the leader.
You should start with the leash just long enough to allow the dog to be next to you comfortably, no longer. The dog will probably try to pull, you should tug on the leash when he does pull but immediately release. This tug is meant to distract him from pulling. If you continue to pull back, he will only pull the other way. So, tug, then release. You may have to also use a control word like NO or STOP. No other talking and do not use their name, just the tug and the control word. You must also remain calm because your dog will sense your energy. Your calmness will help the dog to remain calm.
Practice this when the dog is calm. If he becomes excited on the walk, stop walking, allow him to calm down then begin again. Just start walking when he is calm, no words needed, just start walking, like the leader of the dog pack would do. You dog will eventually get this new way of walking. Some will get it immediately, some will take a few walks. If you are consistent, this works everytime.There are a couple of other things you should do to establish leadership, at feeding time, prepare the food, when the dog is calm and waiting patiently, then and only then you set the food bowl down.
Also, never allow dogs on furniture, beds, etc unless they are invited by you, the leader.
Be consistent and calm. This is the way to change your dog's behavior. - Only thing I can suggest is to start from scratch, leave the house for just a minute or 2 come back in give lots of praise(if she doesn't poop) and let her out. If she does poop don't acknowledge it. just let her out.
Build up your time away. For some reason she is developing a bit of separation anxiety. - Limit freedom until proven worthy again i.e baby gates, tether to you. Maybe the bathroom reminds her of something. Try another room.
It could be separation anxiety if you were not there. I would start NILIF and working up in the amount of time she can be home alone.
A good long walk, think atleast an hour up and down hills, will also help any dog be too tired to be anxious or bored.
http://flyingdogpress.com/hostage.html - this could be a form of separation anxiety. a few months ago I rescued a golden retriever from a family who never spent time with him. When we left he would act up only when we left even though we never left him longer than to go to work, he even went to dinner with us when we ate out. We got him a cage and when we leave put him in it. my boyfriend will come home over lunch, or if he can't we have a friend come over and take him for a walk during the day.
In short, I would recommend getting a cage and talking to your vet. If it is separation anxiety they make a medication called Clomicolm (don't know the spelling) specifically for separation anxiety. - I wish I had a short answer for you. However, when I wrote my book Training the Hard to Train Dog, I included an entire chapter on house training issues for a reason. Here are some don't. Don't think this dog can't be trained. Don't try punishment of any sorts. Absolutely no shoving the dog's nose in anything or scolding.
If you do get my book and still find you have issues, please email me from my website. Mark it as Bull Dog House Training and I will know to give it attention instead of deleting it as junk mail.
Good luck.
Peggy Swager
APDT-Behaviorist
author of Training the Hard to Train Dog
www.peggyswager.com
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