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housebreaking a poodle

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Question
I have a miniature 8 months old poodle. She is trained to go pee on the wee-wee, but so far, I can not get her to go poop in any other place that on the floors. Unfortunately, I am not able to take her outside, because I leave early every day. How can I correct this bad habit? I need your help. Thank you.

Answer
Watch a dog outside.  It will pee one place, and move off and poop somewhere else.  Try taking a second pad and rolling some poop around in it.  Place it somewhere away from the pee pad.  

This is not something I have done.  If you try it, post back and let me know how it works.  

If you are not feeding a concentrated, meat based chow, switching to one will give smaller, firmer stools that are easier to clean up.