I'm really frustrated with Middie.
Like, lost my **** on him and smacked him in the face level of frustrated. Just so I illustrate what a big issue this is.
Backstory: Moo was very hard to housebreak, and I had to housebreak him room by room. We had the occasional accident in my first apartment due to 12-14hr days... so that I understand. My fault. First place I lived in CO we also had some issues, and I was convinced he thought the living room was his own toilet. That lasted for a little over a month, and the next place that we lived for a year and a half he never had a single issue. So, overall, we've had 6+ years of no issues and one month of consistent issues in one location, with a mix of dog door and asking to be let out.
We've lived here (SF home with fenced yard) for two months, and had some accidents that I've brushed off because they were understandable. He ate half a raw chicken off the edge of the counter and poosploded while unsupervised; neighbors fed him all kinds of crap and he poosploded, etc. Understandable stuff when no one was home or they were so sound asleep they didn't hear him whining or breaking out of the crate.
This morning, I was half asleep and Middie was whining a little in his crate, and I told him to shut up. He pooed a minute later, so I got to clean that up at 7. His level of whining was identical to "you got home" whining and "you're leaving" whining, so I wasn't concerned. Today, he has been completely supervised. If I can't watch him he's crated.
This evening, the BF is super sick and I was trying to take care of him, and forgot about the dog. He didn't whine or cry or give any indication, just went from standing by me to trotting downstairs and pooping. I saw him trot back upstairs and checked to make sure everything was okay and found a pile by the stairs.
I'm at a loss here. Part of it is a lack of clear signals (he doesn't ask to go out or to be fed or to have his water filled) and the rest is making me questions whether he's house trained or not. I thought he was until this.
Advice? Hugs? Beatings? I don't know what to do other than restrict treats, feed on a set schedule, and crate him when unsupervised. I've been doing the first two for two weeks and taking him out to potty (walks or yard) frequently. He's pooping out there, and still, this happens. He had a bathroom break AN HOUR BEFORE THIS. Has anyone dealt with this before? How did you resist the urge to murder your dog?
Like, lost my **** on him and smacked him in the face level of frustrated. Just so I illustrate what a big issue this is.
Backstory: Moo was very hard to housebreak, and I had to housebreak him room by room. We had the occasional accident in my first apartment due to 12-14hr days... so that I understand. My fault. First place I lived in CO we also had some issues, and I was convinced he thought the living room was his own toilet. That lasted for a little over a month, and the next place that we lived for a year and a half he never had a single issue. So, overall, we've had 6+ years of no issues and one month of consistent issues in one location, with a mix of dog door and asking to be let out.
We've lived here (SF home with fenced yard) for two months, and had some accidents that I've brushed off because they were understandable. He ate half a raw chicken off the edge of the counter and poosploded while unsupervised; neighbors fed him all kinds of crap and he poosploded, etc. Understandable stuff when no one was home or they were so sound asleep they didn't hear him whining or breaking out of the crate.
This morning, I was half asleep and Middie was whining a little in his crate, and I told him to shut up. He pooed a minute later, so I got to clean that up at 7. His level of whining was identical to "you got home" whining and "you're leaving" whining, so I wasn't concerned. Today, he has been completely supervised. If I can't watch him he's crated.
This evening, the BF is super sick and I was trying to take care of him, and forgot about the dog. He didn't whine or cry or give any indication, just went from standing by me to trotting downstairs and pooping. I saw him trot back upstairs and checked to make sure everything was okay and found a pile by the stairs.
I'm at a loss here. Part of it is a lack of clear signals (he doesn't ask to go out or to be fed or to have his water filled) and the rest is making me questions whether he's house trained or not. I thought he was until this.
Advice? Hugs? Beatings? I don't know what to do other than restrict treats, feed on a set schedule, and crate him when unsupervised. I've been doing the first two for two weeks and taking him out to potty (walks or yard) frequently. He's pooping out there, and still, this happens. He had a bathroom break AN HOUR BEFORE THIS. Has anyone dealt with this before? How did you resist the urge to murder your dog?
