house wetting/crate wetting

Question
i have a rescue dog for 2 years now, spitz.  name is shelby. she was abused and has teeth missing.  we have moved two times since we have had her.  this last time we moved back to florida, 3mths now.  she starting wetting on the carpet in front of the door after we leave.  we then started putting her back in her crate, and now she is wetting in her crate after we leave.  she had never done this before, not even in her crate.  she could go for 14 hrs if need be, especially if it storming and not wanting to go out.  she does not have any medical problems.   the vet estimates her age to be 5/6.  she was found on the streets.  she has other issues at times of blinking eyes, being shy like and run away.  when these issues develop, i just simply go back to the basic training on leadership and she soon snaps out of it.  so do just keep putting her in the crate and hopefully she will get pass this behavior. you suggestions on this sudden behavior of wetting is greatly apprecated.

Answer
Do NOT crate that dog!  It is not a lapse in housetraining and forcing her to exist in a crate, especially with urine present, is inhumane.  Your dog is demonstrating separation anxiety.  She can't help it.  The fact that she chose to eliminate near a door means she is demonstrating a conscious effort to eliminate approximately where she 'should' be.

Confine the dog to the kitchen.  If she urinates there, it's a non issue.  She will stop demonstrating this anxiety if you are sure to provide emotional security without ANGER.  Meanwhile, take her outdoors and praise/reward her appropriate elimination.  The combination of time, patience, loving security and reward for appropriate behavior should eliminate this problem.  But it all depends on YOUR response.  Anger is inappropriate.  She's been through a lot in her life.

You can desensitize her to your leave taking by going "out" for five to ten minutes, then returning, just after taking HER outside and observing her urination for reward/praise.  She won't have much left to urinate (if anything at all); leave taking for a short time, returning with no great fan fare, then extending that leave taking to half an hour will help her to adjust to being alone in this strange environment.