How to stop my dogs from peeing and pooping on the carpet at night?

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We have 2 dogs, an 8 year old beagle & a 2 year old mixed breed. One of them, maybe both have taken to urinating and defecating on the carpet. Almost always in the same area. We have had the carpets cleaned recently & had the carpet cleaner spray something on the carpets to prevent it from happening again, but it has. The dogs are let out frequently and it happens overnight just about every night. Both are fixed, they are let out just before bedtime at 10 pm and as soon as we awake in the am, 6. Pet's info: Dog | Beagle | Male | neutered | 8 years and 8 months old | 35 lbs

Karly Macon, DVM, MS, CVA Certified Veterinary Acupuncturist · Accepted Answer

This is probably a behavioral issue, but the first step is always to rule out any medical reason for the inappropriate elimination issues. Both dogs need to have a full physical exam and urinalysis tests to make sure neither one have any obvious cause for not being able to wait to go outside, like a urinary tract infection or bladder stones. You can try to keep both dogs in separate areas at night so you can identify which dog is having the issue. Unfortunately, if there is no medical explanation then one or both dogs have gotten in the habit of doing this, and you'll have to break that habit somehow. You may need to replace the carpet with tile, or keep the dogs in the kitchen or other area at night to get the culprit out of the habit. Hope that helps!

How to stop my dogs from peeing and pooping on the carpet at night?

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