My toy poodle is 7 1/2 years old. I got her when she was 4 1/2 (she was a breeder dog). She was house trained when I got her and an accident in the house was extremely rare until this past summer. My father in law passed away in April and my mother in law in the ensuing months needed a lot of attention. It was necessary for me to be gone for extended hours.
When I am not at home, I keep her in my sunroom which is 16' x 16' with her crate and lots of comfy furniture to lay on. I started putting down a wee wee pad by the door to the outside and I was thrilled when she used it. I thought it was a good thing. In the last several weeks she has occasionally done her business in the house when I am home (my oriental rug in my dining room and my bedroom behind a couch are her spots)! Since things have settled down, I am home more now and I take her out every hour or so, but she still has gone in the house more in the last 3 weeks than the entire 3 years since I adopted her. Am I ruining her house training by using the wee wee pad?
By Lynda C from NJ
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