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Question
My dog pees even more when we have the dogy diapers on, my parents r talking about giving her away

Answer
Hello Nikki,
What you are going to have to do is retrain your dog to potty outside rather than inside.  First off, put Doggy Potty pads down in a crate for her.  
You need to get her really used to being in a crate for long periods until she is more trustworth in the house.  Feed her in the crate, she sleeps in her crate and when she is not being supervised in the house, she goes in her crate.  
You will have to train her that when she is in her crate, you are not going to mess with her.  This will help with her crying when in the crate.  Once you put her in her crate, don't look at her, talk to her, or give her any attention.  The more attention you give her, the more she will want to cry and whine.  If you ignore her in the crate, eventually she will be quiet in her crate.  Make sure she has chewie bones or toys so she won't get board.  Only go to her when she is quiet and you are going to take her out of the crate.  
Be sure to take her outside about every 2 hours at the least.  When you feed her, wait about 15 minutes and take her outside.  When you get her out of her crate, she goes potty, then you can let her play for awhile.  Watch her closely.  If she starts to sniff the floor or circle, you need to take her outside.  After she plays, is another good time to take her potty, and just before bedtime and as soon as you get up in the morning.  When you take her outside, take her to the same place everytime and Praise her as soon as she is finished pottying.  If she does potty in the house, clean it up with paper towels and put it in a plastic baggy.  The next time she goes outside, put the paper towels down so that she will smell it and hopefully she will want to potty there.  

Just remember to praise her when she potties where you want her to go, and you give her a firm "NO!" when you catch her going where she isn't suppose to go.  Do what is listed above and if you take your time with her, she will soon learn where she is suppose to go potty.  

If you have other questions for me, please feel free to ask.

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Kim