How to stop my dog from pooping inside?
How to stop my dog from pooping inside? General Dog Discussions
I have a 5 1/2 year old Shih-Tzu. He was completely potty trained and doing great up to the point of him being attacked by a coyote at 6 months old. Ever since then it's been a struggle. He doesn't usually pee inside the house and if he does you know that it was because he just couldn't hold it or if it's to "mark his territory," even though he's been fixed since 6 months. He has on occasion pooped inside. It hasn't been an issue until recently. In the past year or so he poops inside at least 3-4 times a week. It's getting ridiculous. We constantly let him outside to potty and every time he starts sniffing or wants to go out we let him. He only poops inside when no one is home. Our other dog (2 year old mutt) has only pooped inside twice - once when it was raining outside (she hates rain) and once after eating another dogs dog food. We feed them both at the same time and they both go out at the same time. She doesn't have a problem but he does. Every time he does poop outside we REALLY praise him and give him treats. When he does poop inside, he knows he's done something wrong. I don't understand why he's constantly doing this when he knows he's doing something bad and when he knows he should go outside..Please help!!