MyDogsButler
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Hello,
I am urgently seeking opinions/advice for our 3yr old mini dachshund. Let me start by saying she is the love of our life, and until recently, the best dog we've ever owned. After the initial couple month toilet training issues that mini dachshund puppies are known for, we had a very well behaved dog who never had any toilet issues in the house for a blissful three years. We recently had to move into another house, which has new carpet(the old house was wood and tile floors). Our dog was, as I expected, out of sorts for about a week and had a couple of accidents, which I can accept. After the initial couple of accidents, she seemed to be doing well for a while. She is never left alone for long, and let out for the toilet breaks quite often. She recently started peeing/pooing on the carpet quite a bit, and it is almost becoming a daily issue. The most puzzling and frustrating part is that she doesn't do it when she's left home alone. She does it WHEN EVERYONE IS HOME. We try to keep a close eye on her, and she has several beds around the house so she can keep us company in whichever room we are in. At some point, she will sneak off when we aren't paying attention, go into another room, sometimes more than one room, and pee/poo, then come back to her bed like nothing has happened. We have tried praising her and rewarding her when she's good, punishing her when she's bad, but nothing seems to help and it is becoming more frequent..... daily in fact. It would break my heart to have to get rid of her, but the landlord will not put up with this for much longer and we will be tossed out. Please help! Any advice or comments are very much appreciated. We never had any issues at the old house.
I am urgently seeking opinions/advice for our 3yr old mini dachshund. Let me start by saying she is the love of our life, and until recently, the best dog we've ever owned. After the initial couple month toilet training issues that mini dachshund puppies are known for, we had a very well behaved dog who never had any toilet issues in the house for a blissful three years. We recently had to move into another house, which has new carpet(the old house was wood and tile floors). Our dog was, as I expected, out of sorts for about a week and had a couple of accidents, which I can accept. After the initial couple of accidents, she seemed to be doing well for a while. She is never left alone for long, and let out for the toilet breaks quite often. She recently started peeing/pooing on the carpet quite a bit, and it is almost becoming a daily issue. The most puzzling and frustrating part is that she doesn't do it when she's left home alone. She does it WHEN EVERYONE IS HOME. We try to keep a close eye on her, and she has several beds around the house so she can keep us company in whichever room we are in. At some point, she will sneak off when we aren't paying attention, go into another room, sometimes more than one room, and pee/poo, then come back to her bed like nothing has happened. We have tried praising her and rewarding her when she's good, punishing her when she's bad, but nothing seems to help and it is becoming more frequent..... daily in fact. It would break my heart to have to get rid of her, but the landlord will not put up with this for much longer and we will be tossed out. Please help! Any advice or comments are very much appreciated. We never had any issues at the old house.