Are some dogs just not able to be housebroken?

Question

I cannot seem to train my 11 mo old cockapoo....I take her outside in my fenced in back yard at least every other hour....she is able to hold it when she is in the gated kitchen 6 hours or more; however, despite the fact that I take her out frequently - she almost always comes in the house to p**p . I have rewarded her at the times that she will go outside but it doesnt seem to matter....Today, I took her outside and kept repeating as I always do.."go pooop" but she doesnt , 20 min later after we come in she will then go in the living room -- I have had to pick up all my rugs, etc...I use Miracle Cure to dissolve t he smell but nothing seems to work. Are some dogs just not able to be trained. I am sooooo stressed out over this. I have also tried attaching her to a leash and catching her in the act but it doesnt seem to stop her the next time from going in the house. I am seriously thinking of giving her up however, I would feel terrible. I dont know what else to do What am I doing wrong?? I cant live like this. This has been going on since she was 4 mos. old...Please help!

Answer 1

some breeds take longer to train than others ..

i had the same problem with my b***h-Poo.. this is what my  vet suggested and it worked ..

every time he had an "accident" in the house i cleaned it up . took him with me out side and showed him that it belonged outside . then sprayed the  carpet with not  only  carpet cleaner but  baking soda. it took about  3 months of this before he stopped but he finally got the  idea.

hope this helped you

Answer 2

it took me almost 2 years to house train my dog, but i just called a trainer and she helped me and now my dog pees and poops outside, i think you should call a trainer and never give up

Answer 3

It sounds like she poops to get your attention- Although it is negative attention when you reprimand her it is still attention. The incessant barking is also to get attention and I am willing to bet you are rewarding her for her barking whether you realize it or not. The older the dog gets the harder it is to train them not to bark. I know your question was about the 'p**p' but you must learn to not give her rewards for her bad behaviour in the form of attention. NEVER go to her when she barks. Wait for her to be quiet and if you approach her crate or penned area and she starts barking turn around and go away. It can take forever for her to be quiet and it will take a lot of patience. That's why it's not good to have her penned in an area like your kitchen when you are training her not to bark because you will enevitably need to go in there before she has been quiet. It's best to have her in a crate so you can put her in a better spot. As far as the p**p- it sounds like you are doing things right and have researched how to housebreak a dog. I can suggest leaving her outside by herself for long periods if possible. It will help if she is is comfortable being outside without you. Also have a friend bring their dog over and pee in your backyard. If you dog smells another dogs 'mark' it will entice her to pee there too. Catching her in the act is key and the only time to discipline her. After you intially get mad at her put her outside where she is supposed to go. Whether I go out with my puppies or put them out on their own- they are not allowed to come back in until they have peed or pooped. Winter is actually a great time to housebreak because dogs learn very fast that if they pee/p**p they get to come inside where it's warm but at least in summer you can leave your dog outside for a long time. Taking her for a long walk will also help stimulate her digestive tract and bowels to make a movement. A cockapoo should be going for an hour walk every day. Perhaps your dog is just unhappy with the amount of time you are spending with her. I don't know the exact situation? I am just spitting out things that may be a problem. I had a cockapoo when I was a child. He had a problem of eating his p**p. My parents ended up re-homing him to an older couple and the new owners never had a problem with that behaviour. Probably because they spent way more time with him than my parents did.

Answer 4

You can absolutely house train your pet, it take hard work and disciplen so don't give up! :)

Answer 5

well maybe you should give her a place to go inside. a kennel or something. instead of taking her out put her in the kennel and have some absorbent pads at the bottom, i also suggest trowing a blanket over the cage so it has privacy and just wait 10 minutes and go see what she did, if nothing let her out and do the leash thing and if she tries to go pop her back in the kennel. when she does go reward her.

there are also sprays that you can use to keep dogs away from eliminating in a certain spot.

for some reason she does not like the backyard, possibly it is a place she plays and doesn't want to ruin it or it is to big for her and feels uncomfortable or you don't take her out there much and she feels uncomfortable to go where she isn't familiar with

Answer 6

You said you attached the leash to you, but did this continue? or did you think catching her once was enough?  Cockers have small systems so they can be hard.  She has been allowed to make so many mistakes that it will be very hard to break the habit.  You have to be more persistent than she is.  She must NEVER be off leash or out of the crate until she is successful in toileting outside for 21 days in a row.

Answer 7

I would recommend watching a show on animal planet called "its me or the dog" and the trainers name is Victoria Stilwell, she is a very good trainer and she has shown how to deal with such problems as yours.

Best of luck ^^

Answer 8

to answer the question about your MUTT:

I think every dog has the potential to be house trained. I don't think every owner has the potential to be able to housetrain however. In other words, it is all your fault!

Answer 9

One idea, is to pick up the poo, show it to her, then have her follow you as you take it outside and put it on the spot you want her to go. Dogs naturally want to go where they have before - maybe you just need to make the outside more "inviting" to her.

Answer 10

Time and patience.

Is she on a meal schedule? If not put her on one, if you know when it went in, you can predict when it will come out. Usually within 30-45 mins of eating.

If she doesn't go when you take her out, bring her back in and put her in her crate. Try again in 10-15 mins, repeat until she goes.