Hello all. I am dealing with a problem with my GSD. When I am working around the house the dog will go into the basement and poop in a back bedroom. the good thing I suppose is that he always poops in the same room, but this is beginning to be a problem. I cannot figure out why he is doing this. He is housebroken at all other times, letting us know when he needs to go out. He has his own area to lay down at night and has never gone inside the house when left alone, and he has never gone inside the house outside of my working aorund the house and then him going to the basement to do his business. He has never gone inside the house.
This problem only occurs when I am working around the house and I leave the basement door open. I have not corrected in the past as I do not know how to try and break him of this habit or even why this is occuring.
Any suggestions? This is getitng very frustrating as it has happened three times this week while remodeling my bathroom.
Easy to say close the door or kennel outside. Cannot always close the door when I am working and the door needs to be open to move things or to get things. The dog cannot be kenneled outside as the terms of us getting the dog does not allow for us to keep him outside. So sorry, problem not solved.
I would crate him in the house when not being actively watched by you. Then let him outside as often as possible. Get him in the habit of going outside where your want him to. And, don't forget to praise him for doing the actions you like him to.
Kelly Godwin Webboard User Reg: 02-16-2006
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Crating him like Candi said would work wonders. Also, make sure you are cleaning up the 'mess' with bleach or white vinegar...or even one of the enzyme cleaners so that the room doesn't smell like a bathroom to him. Just because you can't smell it doesn't mean he can't, good luck.
I just want to know why this is happening. I clean the room with enzyme cleaner. Why is he only pooping in the basement when I am doing work in the house? I am home all day long so he gets attnetion and he gets outside when he needs it and he gets excercise.
Mike J Schoonbrood Webboard User Reg: 04-30-2005
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Why is he doing it?
Because you're not crating him, thus he has the opportunity to do it. He's done it before, so he'll do it again, crating eliminates the opportunity to do it, then eventually he'll get over it because you've eliminated going in the basement as an option. His only options left are potty in the crate, which, if he does, shrink the size of the crate with a crate divider, or wait till he can go outside.
Connie Sutherland Moderator Reg: 07-13-2005
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I just want to know why this is happening. I clean the room with enzyme cleaner. Why is he only pooping in the basement when I am doing work in the house? I am home all day long so he gets attnetion and he gets outside when he needs it and he gets excercise. ...Why is he doing it?
In my own training experience, I think potty-training relapses are uncommon. Also, fixing them with crating and not letting him out of your sight while uncrated hasn't failed me yet.
I do not crate him at all for there has not been a reason to as he does not go in the house except when the basement door is opne.
Just to be clear. Even though he does not go in the house outside of the basement door being open, you want me to crate him when the basement door is open?
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