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» mommaear43 - Housebreaking a 10 month old American Eskimo

I have a rescued American Eskimo, or eskie, who we can't seem to housebreak. We have had her since 1/6/08. We also have a 3 yr.old eskie, who was 1 yr. old when we adopted her. Foxie was at a rescue in TN. They had only had her for 6 days when we got her. We spent 2 days in the car to get home. She has been showered with love. The vet said she was very stressed, so he wanted to wait for a month before spaying her. She & my other eskie, Lexie, get along fine. She was totally housebroken within a few days to a week. Then we had a really bad ice storm,ground was covered with about 1 inch of ice, & she started going in the house. Vet said others were having the same problem, chip out a big area in the yard so she could find her scent, that seemed like the answer. Then a few days ago she started goung in the house, after coming in from outside. Being a nordic breed they LOVE the cold weather & its sometimes hard to get them to ocme in after playing. Last night I was about to give up! They had been out, I saw her scrunch up like she was going to poop, they played for another 10 minutes, came in & played again, with the towel, for about 15 more minutes. Then we came on downstairs. Hubby went to take a bath, I had to go in the bedroom to take some meds, we are both sick, & both dogs came with me in the bedroom & after a few minutes Foxie went into the other room, I thought to get a drink. But when I came out after no more than 7 minutes, she had pooped all over the family room. HELP! We love this sweet little dog but I can't have a house that smells like dog urine & poop. We clean it up really well & use a deodorizer spray on it. I don't want to get rid of her but I am at my wit's end.

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» Joy Butler - Housebreaking a 10 month old American Eskimo

In response to Housebreaking a 10 month old American Eskimo posted by mommaear43:
Housetraining can be such a tricky thing because dogs can have so many different issues involving this. At ten months she is still fairly immature. I've seen puppies get sidetracked playing outside and forget to use the bathroom while they're out. You might try letting them have some time outside separately. Another thing, she must have been really stressed (Eskies are famous for this) if the vet wanted to delay her spaying because of it. The effects of stress can linger for a long time and she may feel some insecurity for a long time. She may be enjoying the attention (your reaction) she gets when she uses the bathroom inside. You might try giving her extra attention, massages, etc when she is being good but make sure you give no reaction at all when she does something wrong. When you clean up the mess, be sure to use one of the cleaners that are specifically for removing all scent so that the dog is not tempted to use the spot again. These things will not work overnight but if her problem is stress or immaturity related, it will work out with time. Incidentally, I just wrote an article pertaining to stress in dogs. Here's the link.
http://dog-training.suite101.com/article...

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» Joy Butler - Housebreaking a 10 month old American Eskimo

In response to Housebreaking a 10 month old American Eskimo posted by JButler:

I just happened to remember another article that may be helpful. http://dog-training.suite101.com/article...

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