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I'm slowly getting to my wit's end when it comes to Noire and her housebreaking issues.
I've had her about two and a half months now and I think i've been able to get her to poop outside maybe 3 times. Thank god she'll pee outside but lately she's had a few accidents with that too.
She's had a full vet check including a senior blood panel and an ultrasound and came up healthy, so we're good there. I know she's almost 9 and spent who knows how long out in a kennel but I can't even get the behavior I want so that I can praise her for it.
I've even tried keeping her in the crate and only taking her out to go outside but she'll literally hold it. I caught her about to go in the house one day so I quick rushed her outside and we spent 20 min outside and she did nothing. Crated for 20 min and tried again, spent 35min outside and she still wouldn't go. Crated again. Mind you she was just starting to squat when I took her out the first time so she HAD to go. Tried her both on and off leash, put the other dogs inside.. nothing I tried would work. After crating and trying to go out another time or two I brought her in, went to grab my phone quick (2 min tops) and she pooped on the floor..after I spent hours trying to get her to go outside when I know she has to go.
I don't want her to have to spend so much time in a crate, but sometimes it's so frustrating that I want to cry because i'm constantly having to pick up after her. I understand it's difficult for older dogs to get it sometimes but i've been going out of my way to try and have her succeed and it's just not working.
I love her and she's a sweet dog but this is driving me insane. :help:
I've had her about two and a half months now and I think i've been able to get her to poop outside maybe 3 times. Thank god she'll pee outside but lately she's had a few accidents with that too.
She's had a full vet check including a senior blood panel and an ultrasound and came up healthy, so we're good there. I know she's almost 9 and spent who knows how long out in a kennel but I can't even get the behavior I want so that I can praise her for it.
I've even tried keeping her in the crate and only taking her out to go outside but she'll literally hold it. I caught her about to go in the house one day so I quick rushed her outside and we spent 20 min outside and she did nothing. Crated for 20 min and tried again, spent 35min outside and she still wouldn't go. Crated again. Mind you she was just starting to squat when I took her out the first time so she HAD to go. Tried her both on and off leash, put the other dogs inside.. nothing I tried would work. After crating and trying to go out another time or two I brought her in, went to grab my phone quick (2 min tops) and she pooped on the floor..after I spent hours trying to get her to go outside when I know she has to go.
I don't want her to have to spend so much time in a crate, but sometimes it's so frustrating that I want to cry because i'm constantly having to pick up after her. I understand it's difficult for older dogs to get it sometimes but i've been going out of my way to try and have her succeed and it's just not working.
I love her and she's a sweet dog but this is driving me insane. :help: