Toilet training an older toy poodle

Question
Hello,
I have a female 2y.o toy poodle and she has just had her first litter of puppies.  Before her pregnancy she was really quite good on the house.  She would have to occasonal accident if she was locked in the house for too long.  While pregnant if the door was not open when she wanted to go she would just go anywhere even right in front of me.  I would take her outside but never get angry with her because i know what it is like to be pregnant and NEED to go to the toilet.  Now she has had the puupies she is out of control. Every morning i wake up to poo in my daughters room, poo in the lounge room and last night i went to bed and discovered she had urinated on my bed. I even get up through the night to toilet her.  I took her out 4 times the other night and she still pooped everywhere.  I have really started yelling at her and locking her outside for 5 minutes.   What do i do. HELP

Answer
Has the vet checked her since delivery?

Give her better leadership.  The key to most behavior problems is approaching things using the dog's natural instincts.  Dogs see all the people and dogs in the household as a pack with each having their own rank in the pack and a top dog.  Life is much easier if the 2 legged pack members outrank the 4 legged ones.  You can learn to play the role of top dog by reading some books or going to a good obedience class. A good obedience class or book is about you being top dog, not about rewarding standard commands with a treat. Start at http://www.dogsbestfriend.com/  For more on being top dog, see http://www.dogbreedinfo.com./topdogrules.htm


Crate her when you can't watch her.  Other dogs may
not be as bad as the young Labs I am plagued with.  Still your house and dog
will be much safer with the dog in a crate when you are away.  The dog may be
happier in its den than loose in the house.  It relaxes, it feels safe in its
den.  It rests, the body slows down reducing the need for water and relieving
its self.  Dogs that have been crated all along do very well.  Many of them
will rest in their crates even when the door is open.  I think the plastic
ones give the dog more of a safe, enclosed den feeling.  They are harder for
dogs to open too.    Metal ones can be put in a corner or covered with
something the dog can't pull in and chew.  Select a crate just big enough for the full grown dog to stretch out in.

Leave it some toys.  Perhaps a Kong filled with peanut butter.  Don't leave
anything in the crate the dog might chew up.  It will do fine without even any
bedding.  You will come home to a safe dog and a house you can enjoy.

Accidents and damaged possessions are the fault of whoever was watching the puppy.  When you are watching it, immediately correct it as soon as it goes for anything except its own toys.  In a quiet, but firm voice ''Bad dog, its name drop!''.  Gently remove what ever and replace it with one of her toys, or if older, hold eye contact until the puppy drops it.


A dog that has not been crated since it was little, make take some work.
Start out just putting its toys and treats in the crate.  Praise it for going
in.  If you have been able to trust it with any bedding, put that in the crate.
Feed it in the crate.  This is also an easy way to maintain order at feeding
time for more than one dog.

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