dog peeing indoors.

Question
I am looking after my sons Wesyie while he is on holiday. I am quite used to her as I also look after her dueing the week, so she is not left alone allday my son drops her of every morning. I have a large garden and is quite happy here. The first o nights here were fine but since she has started to pee in the hall at night. I take her out at night about 10.oclock+ she has two or three pees we are only out for about  half an hour, she then comes back a straight into the garden for another short pee, but still manages to pee at night.I think it could be a protest as she is missing my son dispite spending a lot of time with me, as he treats her like a baby! Any advise would be helpfull,she is sulking at the moment asI told her she was naughty.Chris

Answer
I agree that missing your son is causing the problem.  The only easy solution I see is to crate her.  Doing so suddenly may upset her, and your son may be back before you could slowly introduce the crate.   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.

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.

The problem also is partly because she does not respect you as a leader.  Since she is in your care frequently, I would obedience train her.   The 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/