lcmwest
30th August 2005, 07:27 PM
Scout is 7 mos. old. Two weeks ago, I would have said she is 98% housetrained. However, she seems to be having more "accidents" lately. She consistently has accidents in 3 rooms: a spare bedroom we use only for guests, our study which we are in daily for fairly short periods, and the bathroom on the main floor. She will defecate, so far we don't think she is urinating.
She goes to work with me 3-4 days a week, and is on a regular schedule. I do understand the importance of her schedule, however it seems that even a slight variance in her routine and she has an accident. Example: Today she was home alone for 6 hours, and had no accident at all. When I arrived home, I took her to the dog park and she went. She came home and had dinner (going to the park after work and then eating happens 3-4 times a week). She stayed outside with us in the backyard while we had dinner and was outside for about an hour after her meal. She usually goes about 15-30 minutes after dinner. Tonight, she did not, so I figured maybe since she went at the dog park, she didn't have to go. Well, it's 2.5 hours later and she decided to go in the bathroom again. In the past week, she has used the spare room and study 3-4 times. I should also mention that we have 3 cats who were here first, and I think there are probably some territorial issues around those 2 rooms upstairs. We leave those doors shut when she is upstairs, and when she isn't we gate the stairway. But, if she has gone recently, we don't shut the doors. Well, that's her window of opportunity and she has been using it lately. I know this is alot of information, but wanted to give enough background so you all could give me your pearls of wisdom. Help! Lynne
She goes to work with me 3-4 days a week, and is on a regular schedule. I do understand the importance of her schedule, however it seems that even a slight variance in her routine and she has an accident. Example: Today she was home alone for 6 hours, and had no accident at all. When I arrived home, I took her to the dog park and she went. She came home and had dinner (going to the park after work and then eating happens 3-4 times a week). She stayed outside with us in the backyard while we had dinner and was outside for about an hour after her meal. She usually goes about 15-30 minutes after dinner. Tonight, she did not, so I figured maybe since she went at the dog park, she didn't have to go. Well, it's 2.5 hours later and she decided to go in the bathroom again. In the past week, she has used the spare room and study 3-4 times. I should also mention that we have 3 cats who were here first, and I think there are probably some territorial issues around those 2 rooms upstairs. We leave those doors shut when she is upstairs, and when she isn't we gate the stairway. But, if she has gone recently, we don't shut the doors. Well, that's her window of opportunity and she has been using it lately. I know this is alot of information, but wanted to give enough background so you all could give me your pearls of wisdom. Help! Lynne