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Three days in a row my 9 month old has used the living room floor as a toilet (poop). She is way beyond potty trained so I don’t need this advice. I watched her go after work today, gave her treats when she came back in, we went for a drive. The second I went into the bathroom when we returned, she quick disappeared to turd on the floor. Like on cue, when I don’t see her of course.
The first time, a couple days ago - she was having a beyond normal barking fit about I don’t know what in the yard. I called her in. She is capable of taking a break from her hyperarousal outdoors if needed to do her business, but maybe not that night. If she had wanted to go back out shortly after I let her in I would have let her out again. But she took a little dump on the living room floor when I left to another room. So, yesterday - same. Today - same.
So do I need to tether her to myself for a while? (along with starting over with potty training rewards). Also, she might be seeing or hearing new critters, though I doubt much - still freezing here. She’s been extra edgy this week. We have been walking less because sidewalks are icy and paths are icy snow chunks. We’ve played a lot indoors; plenty of games she likes inside now. But she does need to get into the real world more often, different times of days, places etc.
It’s been said on here that once a potty trained puppy goes inside it seems like license to do it again. That is probably true. But like I said, today she went outside. Then inside. So I don’t get it. I understand the anxiety pee because she did that at my mom’s over Christmas (peed on the carpet even though she just peed outside). She was more barky in the car today than normal. Okay in the yard the last couple days though ( but she normally does not bark in the car). I don’t understand the connection. Or how to fix the issue of turd inside, or what a reactive/edgy spat out of nowhere means. Or And if they are connected. I think I am missing something.
The fear stages I think I recognized around 6/7 months were simple wimpering in the car. But at six months I hadn’t had her long. She was timid of everything. Is she in an offbeat fear stage that looks like bonkers anxiety?
I’m a little bit hesitant about tethering because I tethered her to her kennel once a couple months ago when she was lunging at the cat too much. She lunged anyway, dragged her crate part way across the room and didn’t understand what happened. I just calmly unhooked her and she disappeared to my bedroom to hide (she has never been in my bedroom). I tried tethering her to a chair I was sitting on when company was over recently and she was so stiff and frozen I put her in her kennel instead. She is no leash expert outside, dreads tethering. So I don’t know what other ideas there are that don’t involve leash revulsion forever. Treats for following me everywhere??
She isn’t extremely leash reactive but we don’t live in a busy place, need to expand our range. She barks in the yard sometimes but comes inside when I call her in. All the rest of her behavior has been okay/same lately.
Sorry I write long posts. I don’t know what the context for the problem is here so threw out whatever I could think of.
The first time, a couple days ago - she was having a beyond normal barking fit about I don’t know what in the yard. I called her in. She is capable of taking a break from her hyperarousal outdoors if needed to do her business, but maybe not that night. If she had wanted to go back out shortly after I let her in I would have let her out again. But she took a little dump on the living room floor when I left to another room. So, yesterday - same. Today - same.
So do I need to tether her to myself for a while? (along with starting over with potty training rewards). Also, she might be seeing or hearing new critters, though I doubt much - still freezing here. She’s been extra edgy this week. We have been walking less because sidewalks are icy and paths are icy snow chunks. We’ve played a lot indoors; plenty of games she likes inside now. But she does need to get into the real world more often, different times of days, places etc.
It’s been said on here that once a potty trained puppy goes inside it seems like license to do it again. That is probably true. But like I said, today she went outside. Then inside. So I don’t get it. I understand the anxiety pee because she did that at my mom’s over Christmas (peed on the carpet even though she just peed outside). She was more barky in the car today than normal. Okay in the yard the last couple days though ( but she normally does not bark in the car). I don’t understand the connection. Or how to fix the issue of turd inside, or what a reactive/edgy spat out of nowhere means. Or And if they are connected. I think I am missing something.
The fear stages I think I recognized around 6/7 months were simple wimpering in the car. But at six months I hadn’t had her long. She was timid of everything. Is she in an offbeat fear stage that looks like bonkers anxiety?
I’m a little bit hesitant about tethering because I tethered her to her kennel once a couple months ago when she was lunging at the cat too much. She lunged anyway, dragged her crate part way across the room and didn’t understand what happened. I just calmly unhooked her and she disappeared to my bedroom to hide (she has never been in my bedroom). I tried tethering her to a chair I was sitting on when company was over recently and she was so stiff and frozen I put her in her kennel instead. She is no leash expert outside, dreads tethering. So I don’t know what other ideas there are that don’t involve leash revulsion forever. Treats for following me everywhere??
She isn’t extremely leash reactive but we don’t live in a busy place, need to expand our range. She barks in the yard sometimes but comes inside when I call her in. All the rest of her behavior has been okay/same lately.
Sorry I write long posts. I don’t know what the context for the problem is here so threw out whatever I could think of.
