Guest Anonymous Posted October 14, 2003 Posted October 14, 2003 Hi everyone, I've recently discovered Dogomania and am impressed of how you guys have helped eachother out with good advice. I'm the new kid on the block and was hoping you guys have some advice for me. I have two dogs, a Yorkie - Gizmo and a Schnorkie - Pluto (part Schnauzer, part Yorkie). It's been almost a year since I've adopted Pluto and all of a sudden he's pooping in the house... when we leave! My husband and I don't know what to do! Is my dog suffering from seperation anxiety? Any thoughts would help. Thanks in advance, SchnorkieYorkie Quote
courtnek Posted October 15, 2003 Posted October 15, 2003 anything new happen? changes in the house? changes in the status of the people in the house? a new baby? relatives? Seperation anxiety can take all forms, including house soiling, but you usually see it coming on...It usually doesnt happen just overnight.... Also, did you change his food? or add something to it? I guess what I mean to say is that we need more info.... :) Quote
Guest Anonymous Posted October 15, 2003 Posted October 15, 2003 Let's see... * I have not changed his food * He has no access to garbage * I haven't changed his feeding time * His bathroom routine hasn't changed * His accident is happening 3-4 hours after his first release The reason I think it may be separaton anxiety is becuase my Yorkie has the same routine and he's just fine. However, as you guys suggested... the house situation has changed. I occasionaly started working from home. My husband left his job almost 2 weeks ago and has been spending more time at home. You think that has something to do with is? As a matter of fact - we just came back from a 30 minute errand. Guess what we found... Poop in the house! It's ONLY when we leave the house - he won't do it when someone is home. And it's always in the same place. I don't know what to do. I've always heard it's not good to punish the dog when it's hours after the accident. They won't understand. However, when we get home and see the mess... my husband or I say (in a deep tone), "Who pooped in the house?" and they know. He pulls his tail in and goes to hide. I don't know what to do. Quote
Guest Anonymous Posted October 15, 2003 Posted October 15, 2003 Crate him huh? I'm afraid he'll freak out in the crate - he's never been in a crate. I guess I can try it though. Anything is better than cleaning up poop! Now that you mention 'destroying'... I've heard in the past that dogs destroy things as part of anxiety. Luckily, thats not the case with Pluto. Do you think punishing him is a bad idea? Quote
Guest Anonymous Posted October 15, 2003 Posted October 15, 2003 LOL - the word "baby gate" brings such a funny memory... When we first adopted Pluto he wasn't house broken. We had to segregate him in the bathroom with a 'baby gate'. Every day we would get home and see him running around the house. The little shit would jump the gate. Thinking we could out smart him, we purchased another 'baby gate' and put it above the other to make it taller. The little shit jumped that too. We discorved we had an acrobatic Pluto and decided to proportionatly seperate the gates enough so he had NO room for getting out. Man, I wish we had a web cam back then. I would've loved to see him crawl out the bathroom. It worked the first time so i guess it's now time to remind him :D You guys have been so helpful on this - thanks soooo much! Quote
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