How to housetrain an adult dog that pees and poops on the carpet?

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Hi, I have a 4 year old not spayed female Shorkie that keeps urinating and pooping on my living room carpet. I have down doggy pads and take her out on occasional walks or let her out in the yard and she will do it in those places too and still do it on my carpet when I am not watching. Tried caging and taking her right out, tried blocking her off and when she gets out still I find urine on the carpet. Any suggestions? Thanks. Pet's info: Dog | Mixed Breed Small (up to 22lb) | Female | unspayed | 4 years old | 18 lbs

Jennifer Summerfield, DVM CPDT-KA · Accepted Answer

Hi there. It sounds like Koko may simply not be fully housetrained. This is generally a very fixable problem, but it will take a lot of consistency and patience on your part since she's four years old now and has an established habit of pottying in the house. You'll need to train her just like a new puppy, with lots of trips outside, rewards for pottying in the yard, and complete 100% supervision, all the time, in the house unless she's crated or in a dog-proofed room where accidents are easy to clean up. Here is an article with more information on housetraining, if you want to take a look: https://www.petcoach.co/article/7-rules-for-effective-housetraining/ If you can, I would recommend working with a trainer who can help you in person, since this is likely to be a time-consuming project and may be frustrating without some professional help. You can search for a qualified trainer in your area here: www.ccpdt.org

How to housetrain an adult dog that pees and poops on the carpet?

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