My senior rescue dog pees and poops upstairs at night. What to do?

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We have a 7 year old rescue dog, he came from Spain, he has been here for 5 weeks and all has been fine until a week and half ago, he has started peeing and pooping upstairs in hallway at night, he goes out regularly 3 times a day, his last walk is around 10pm, he will poop and pee when out but still does it at night indoors, he is fed in morning at 9 am and again at 6 pm, he has grain free kibble and wet food mix for senior dog, I’ve cleaned the carpet to take away smell. Please help. Pet's info: Dog | Mixed Breed | Male | neutered | 6 years and 9 months old

Dr. Elizabeth · Accepted Answer

Congratulations on adding Harry to your family! Dogs can get confused about housebreaking and its likely that he's not considering the upstairs a part of 'the house'. I would recommend to block his access to the upstairs anytime you are not there to be watching him. I would also recommend crating him at night so that he remembers that he can hold it through the night. I would do this for a month and then let him loose at night time (but not upstairs). If everything goes well for a few weeks, then you could try removing the barrier upstairs and see what happens. Best of luck!

My senior rescue dog pees and poops upstairs at night. What to do?

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