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CHI HOUSE TRAINING

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Question
I HAVE A POMERANIAN/CHIHUAHUA MIX SHE IS 1YR AND 7MONTHS OLD WE HAVE HAD PROBLEMS SINCE SHE WAS A BABY WE CRATE TRAINED HER AND SHE DOES NOT PEE IN HER KENNEL. WE ALSO TRIED TO USE POTTY PADS AND SHE WILL HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH THEM. WE HAVE HAD TO LEAVE HER IN HER KENNEL WHILE WE ARE AT WORK AND SHE HOLDS IT ALL DAY AND WE LET HER OUT AND LEAVE HER OUT FOR ABOUT 30 TO 45 MINUTES AND SHE COMES RIGHT IN AND RUNS TO THE BRAND NEW CARPET IN MY ROOM AND PEES SHE USED TO POOP TOO BUT FOR SOME REASON THAT HAS STOPPED AND SHE CONTINUES TO PEE. WE ALSO HAVE TO LEAVE HER IN HER KENNEL AT NIGHT BECAUSE SHE JUMPS OFF THE BED AND PEES. I LOVE HER TO DEATH AND DO NOT WANT TO GET RID OF HER BUT I CAN NOT PUT NEW CARPET IN MY HOUSE EVERY TIME SHE PEES ON IT. THERE HAS BEEN TIMES I HAVE LEFT HER OUTSIDE FOR 2 HOURS OR MORE IN THE SUMMER AND LET HER IN AND SHE IMMEDIATELY RUNS TO THE BEDROOM TO PEE. I HAVE NOT CAUGHT HER IN THE ACT SO I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO KNOW HOW MANY TIMES A DAY SHE WILL PEE ON THE CARPET.. PLEASE HELP

Answer
I think perhaps she has never fully understood the "housebreaking" routine.  She is doing well with keeping her crate clean, which is a plus, but somehow has not grasped the idea of eliminating outside. My suggestion would be to read the documents included here and follow the suggestions with consistency and patience.

http://www.marinhumanesociety.org/Behavior/Handouts/Housetraining.pdf    
http://www.ddfl.org/behavior/retrain-dog.pdf          
http://www.hsmo.org/m_obedience/documents/CanineHousesoilingProblems.pdf
http://www.ddfl.org/behavior/clean-stains.pdf