Why does my dog poop outside her enclosure, not in her box?

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I have trained my dog use a liter box when we are not outside the thing is if I take her out of her enclosure she will poop anywhere she wants on the fooor even thoe the box is their the enclosure is big enough for her bed a some space for her to play and then have her litter box she will poop in the box but if she is out she won’t go in the box and will poop anywhere and also if I make her space bigger as in her enclosure if I make it big enough for her to run wont use the box what can I do. Pet's info: Dog | Mixed Breed | Female | unspayed

Jenna Beyer, DVM, MBA, cVMA · Accepted Answer

I don't think I have every met a litter-trained dog. You can try using puppy pads for potty training, but it is often confusing to the dog since you essentially train them to go inside rather than outside. I do not recommend allowing them to potty in the kennel, since the kennel should be seen as the bed. It is likely that Yuri doesn't truly understand what you want from her. If you want to continue with puppy pad training, then put it in another designated area of the house and focus all of your potty training efforts on using a pad in that specific location. I don't recommend going outdoors for potty during this training period.

Why does my dog poop outside her enclosure, not in her box?

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