my dog is messing in my house.

Question
I have an English bulldog and she is well house trained and is in very good health. 9 weeks ago she had a litter of 11 puppies,up until a few weeks ago she was going in the garden and going to the toilet, now she wont go out and go to the toilet even thought he door is open at all times for her, she keeps doing it in the house. We are housetraining the puppies and having sucess with them, can you tell me wht she is doin this. The puppies are weaned off her too.

Answer
Hi, Tina,

Eleven bulldog pups? Wow!

It sounds like her behavior could be a side effect of the hormones and the pregnancy. Instead of relying on her previous training (which may kick back in at some point once the hormones get back to normal) you may have to help remind her about going to the bathroom outdoors. In other words, she doesn't seem motivated to leave the "den" because it's where her pups were whelped, weaned, etc. She's still emotionally attached to some degree to being indoors. You'll have to take her outside when you know or think she needs to eliminate. If that doesn't work, let me know.

I hope this helps.

LCK