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Why does my 3-month puppy poop inside after peeing outside now?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Siberian Husky | Male | neutered | 2 months and 21 days old | 50 lbs

I just recently adopted a 3 month old puppy, when i first was potty training him everything was going smoothly. He would poo and pee out side. However, now he rarely goes poo outside but he does pee outside. Whenever we come back inside he waits for when i'm not looking and goes poo inside the house.

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Answered By Dr. Davis

Veterinarian

Published on July 31st, 2017

Your puppy is young to be fully house broken, so be patient. If he is busy playing when outside they sometimes forget to poop until they come back in and relax. I recommend you bring him back in, out him in his crate for 5-10 minutes then take him out again to poop. Take him to the same area to pee and poop and reward him with a treat when he goes outside. Please leave him in his crate if you can't watch him so he doesn't learn to poop in the house. Most dogs are not fully housebroken until they are four months or older. Good luck and have fun with Wolfie.

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