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3 yr old yorkie pooping in house

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Question
I got this yorkie about 5 months ago; she just recently started pooping in the house and it's only when I'm home.  I have tried to take her out just a few minutes after eating and she just walks and sniffs (she will pee outside, hasn't done that one time in the house).  HELP! :)

Answer
You may need to practice traditional housebreaking techniques; while the dog is 3 years old, your home and lifestyle is new to her.

Here are some documents that may provide help:

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