New to this forum, so be patient. We recently adopted a 3-year old female long-haired dachshund [mix, though you can't tell]. She's great, but we are working with one problem, namely, trying to potty-train her when she doesn't have any compunction about peeing or pooping in her crate, PERHAPS because of her being contained in a cage for long periods of time in her past life {which we know nothing about since she was a stray.) So that's part of the problem using conventional crate-training methods. At first she loved her crate whenever we were in the room, but once she was put in there when we left the house for awhile [an hour or so, no more], she has resisted going in there [no fool she!]. So we feel we are working at cross-purposes/agendas here, namely, trying to get her to see her crate as a safe, o.k. place while at the same time using it to confine her against her will when, well, she needs to be [at this point] confined [such as when we go to bed or leave the house]. Has anyone dealt with a doxie who DOESN'T mind doing her business {albeit in the corner; she's never gotten any pee or poop actually ON her, which suggests she has SOME positive feelings about the crate.]? Thanks for your help.