8year old boxer/pitbull

Question
Hello, my boyfreind has a great little friend named Kilo. She is 8yrs old and we now know she has diabetes. she gets her shots and takes medicine for it tokeep her okay. The thing is that the guys(my boyfriend  and his brother) feed him 5 cans of wet food a day.(i say wet food because i think she may better benefit from dry organic food)They have hectic schedules and try to be there to take her out but she always and i mean always pees and poops in the living room or kitchen. I think she may be doing it on purpose to try and tell them she is not getting what she needs in terms of a routine. She has had blood in her urine which the guys have taken her to the vet and it may have something to do w the insulin or diabetes but i cant watch her live like that. I proposed her to wear diapers if it is something that has to do w her diabetes , but i do not think it is and i do not know what to do. Not to mention, i am tired of cleaning up a large animals mess if the problem is the owners fault. The situation does not sound cocher.

Answer
Hi, Nicole,

I'm sorry you're having this problem. I'm not sure what kind of advice you want from me, though. Is the dog getting enough hard vigorous playful exercise outdoors every day? And I don't just mean walks, I mean really fun play sessions, either playing fetch and tug, or romping with other dogs?

As for the housebreaking issue, I don't know what to tell you. Normally I'd suggest crating a dog who's doing her business in the house, but that would be your boyfriend's decision, and I would NOT suggest leaving the poor thing in the crate all day. She would have to be on a set four-hour crating schedule with lots of exercise thrown in between her times in the crate.

I don't know what else to tell you. Perhaps you should have your boyfriend contact me if wants my advice.

Let me know if you have any further questions or problems.

LCK