Use Doggy Diapers???

[Ann2497]

My 1 year old dog will not stop peeing and pooping in the house.  I have tried everything.  Would it be helpful to put a diaper on her and take her out every two hours?

Or just put one on her at night because she has been getting up in the middle of the night to go to the bathroom.

[tonyb286]

Sorry to be blunt, but nothing will work while you are seen as being below her in the Pack Order ... your husband needs to understand this. You and your husband need to be consistent. I honestly believe this behavior from your best friend will continue to deteriorate until the rules of the house are delivered by both you and your husband in the same way. Rule number one ... love her as both of you might, dogs do not go on furnishings, but have their own bed area. This is just the start of undoing the problems caused. Tony

[Margot49]

Try teaching her a "Come" command and give her a reward, a small piece of something and praise her.  Hopefully, when she gets that down, she will come to you.  If you are home, you can keep a leash on her and use it to get her to come when called.  Do not leave a leash on if you are not there.

Maybe you can switch the meal sizes and feed more in the morning.  If she gets fat, that isn't healthy either.  If she is eating a lot at night she may need to go out.  

This is not going to work if you and your husband aren't on the same page.
  
Am I not seeing something?  What breed is she?

Do look up NILF (nothing in life is free) training.  Your Vet is right, I think.  

Good luck

[Ann2497]

Thanks so much for your suggestions.  I love the suggestion of getting her to come to me rather than moving her but what do I do if I ask her to come over and over and she just lays there?  I have a feeling that is what she will do.

We ordered a dog bell to put on the door.  It should be here in three days.  It took me a month of constant begging to get my husband to order it.

She is fed twice a day.  Small wet food container in morning and medium size container at night with scoop of dry food.   The vet said to feed her less but my husband refuses to listen.

[Margot49]

Sounds like the dog is getting very mixed signals.  I suggest you look up some articles on crate training and have your husband read them.  We are not talking in humane crating here.  He probably has visions if puppy mill dogs.  Many of us here are experienced and "humane" dog people.  Dogs are basically den animals.  All my dogs have usually gone in their crates on their own to nap, my little one is in her crate now.  I leave the door open.  If your dog is ill or injured, the crate comes in handy.  Should you have company there, workers in and out, etc., it is a safe place to keep the dog.  He needs to understand this and that the dog is probably confused and needs structure and consistency.  

Is she fed twice a day or just dinner?  Time sounds ok.

If she is growling at you, try getting her to come to you instead of moving her.  

Grueling and snapping at the Vet is not all that uncommon, especially in little dogs.  Often it is just that they were not handled or acclimated to this since they were puppies.  My own dogs that I raised from puppies were handled daily and brushed to get used to grooming.  Now, the little Chi mix I have here that I got from the Shelter obviously was not and I have to work with her.  If course, I know little about her history but we are making progress.  Takes time and patience.  

Hope some of this helps but your husband really needs to be on board.

Look up NILF dog training.

[Ann2497]

She was trained as a puppy.  Took her out often and gave treats for going.  Problem was, she didn't do well with this training and I wanted to crate train her as a puppy but my husband would not let me crate her.  He thinks it is mean and cruel.

I finally got a crate when she was a year old because I had enough.  She does really well with the crate training during the day because my husband isn't home and I crate her as instructed.  When he gets home, he won't allow me to crate her if it is around her "poo" time and I have taken her out twice and still no poo, I would like to crate her and repeat the outside/crate cycle until she goes.  He won't allow it.  50% of the time she goes by 10pm and the other 50% she gets up in the middle of the night.

She is on a schedule.  She wakes up my husband at about 7am every morning to go out and then has breakfast.  She has dinner between 5pm and 6pm every day.

I told the vet about this and he has known her since a puppy and he says it is because she has been able to get away with bad behavior.  She growls if I move her when she is lying down.  She has done this since a puppy and saying "no" doesn't work.  She doesn't have anything wrong with her physically.  She has growled at the vet every time he has given her a shot (about 4 occasions).  She snapped at him too.

[Margot49]

Agree with Tony and have the same questions and what kind if feeding and potty schedule is she on?
What breed?

[tonyb286]

Hi. First of all, did you undertake house-training when she was a puppy? If yes, was this successful - and for how long? If the training was not successful, how have you managed this for a year? Alternatively, is this a dog you only acquired recently? And finally, before undertaking any further training, get her checked out at your vet to ensure there isn't a physical problem causing this. I look forward to seeing your reply, before adding further comment. Oh and no, diapers are definitely not the answer. Tony

[BluCrystal]

Diapers is not a solution.  Training is a solution.  Google Canine Behavioral Training.  Also Crate Training. - Blu