I have an 8 mo old Bouvier, who I thought was house broke. From day one, he thought that he should go to his crate to go to the bathroom. He was only crated during the night, and I would have to give him a bath every morning because he would pee and poop then lay in it. He was crated from 10:30PM to 6:30 am and always left outside before he was crated. So I put the crate away and let him sleep in my room at night, well he started to pee in there also. I would have to shampoo my carpets at least twice a month because the smell was bad. So I got the crate back out last night and guess what he pee'd and pooped and laid in it. Three times in the last month he pee'd on my carpet right in front of me !!! I take him to work with me everyday from 7:00am to 7:00pm and he has never had an accident at work. When we are at work he always lets me know he needs to go and he always waits until I can take him out. But at home he is different,he will pee on the carpet right in front of us or walk into his crate and pee without telling us that he needed to go out. Can anyone tell me what I'm doing wrong?
Thanks
Julie Shannon

Julie
How old was your Bouv when you got it and do you know how it was kept before you got it? This is not an uncommon problem with dogs that are kept in crates so long, they become acustomed to laying in their own mess. Most puppies will avoid laying in their mess if at all possible. Another reason is if puppies are kept in large crates that "they will grow into". They will go to one end of crate, make their mess and go to the other end to sleep. Meanwhile, they get used to soiling their crate. I think you will have to go back to step one with house breaking. Take him out after meals, when he wakes up, after you play with him, etc. No food or water after 6 in the evenings, and you must go out with him every time he goes out to make sure he goes, and praise the dickens out of him when he does. In the house he must not be left unsupervised. Take him out every 20-30 min and praise every time he goes. Only put him in the crate when you can supervise, and imeidiatly correct and bring out side. This is a hard habit to brake, and a pain in the backside, but must be done for your's and the dogs sake.
Now that I have written all this, the first thing I should have suggested was to have a vet check for any physical problems.
Others on the board may have other options.

Another suggestion. I would keep him on leash, with me every waking hour . It's to easy to forget your watching him and any mistakes can be corrected RIGHT NOW.

I would get an odor nuetralizer for the carpet and the crate. Also start setting your alarm clock for an hour earlier. You may just be missing the dog by an hour. If the dog is dirty, set the clock for an hour earlier than that. When you find him clean, put him outside and go back to bed. The dog probably isn't peeing at work because he can't find his scent from previous work. After he goes once at your work, it will be the same problem there.

A very good odour neutralizer is "Urine-Erase(R)"
http://www.reidell.com for more info. This stuff really works good!