Dog Pooping on Floor at Night

[BigBlueHen53]

Going forward I will not even feed her the handful at night but she will drive me insane…like I said she acts starving. I am sorry for this overly long post

You are the boss. Ignore her! Do not let your dog emotionally blackmail you! Harden your heart. Be consistent. In a week or so she will learn she doesn't get that any more. She may beg harder at first! She is NOT starving, she is SPOILED! Don't look at her. Don't talk to her. Look away. Read. You can do this!

 

[NatJ]

Did it again

Is there any chance that you could put in a dog door from your room to a fenced area outside?

That would probably keep her from pooping in your room at night, because she would be able to go outside to do it.

Alternately, is there any way the dog can wake you up when she needs to poop? Maybe teach her to bark or ring a bell or something when she needs to go out?

 

[Evadig]

I really think this is your issue. Can you keep track of when she gets late-night snacks and when she poops at night? Is there a correlation? Sigh, moms ... if it was a kid you could say, Look, you feed her snacks, you clean up after her!!! And make it stick! I don't know what to say about your mom. The snacks, is it people food? Can you give your mom DOG SNACKS to feed her? That might help. Can you train the dog not to accept snacks from anyone but you?

No…I can’t do anything with Mom.

Yes, it’s people food (just carrot and broccoli and chicken). We got into a verbal scuffle last night (not related) and I went off to my room, so I don’t know whether Annie ate anything while I wasn’t watching her.

And she will eat everything…all she wants to do is eat.

 

[Evadig]

You are the boss. Ignore her! Do not let your dog emotionally blackmail you! Harden your heart. Be consistent. In a week or so she will learn she doesn't get that any more. She may beg harder at first! She is NOT starving, she is SPOILED! Don't look at her. Don't talk to her. Look away. Read. You can do this!

I will ignore her. It’s just so hard because like I said, Eva eats her whole dinner at night. So Annie is awful to deal with!

 

[Evadig]

Is there any chance that you could put in a dog door from your room to a fenced area outside?

That would probably keep her from pooping in your room at night, because she would be able to go outside to do it.

Alternately, is there any way the dog can wake you up when she needs to poop? Maybe teach her to bark or ring a bell or something when she needs to go out?

No, my room’s upstairs.

I can try, but she doesn’t even tell me she wants to go out during the day. I wouldn’t even know how to begin teaching her!

Thanks everyone for your help!

 

[StinkyAcres]

I can try, but she doesn’t even tell me she wants to go out during the day. I wouldn’t even know how to begin teaching her!

That is quite unusual. Most dogs learn on their own. They naturally do not like soiling inside their house. Was she ever corrected when she was caught (with a "NO" and immediately taken outside)? If so it sounds to me like a health problem.

 

[Evadig]

That is quite unusual. Most dogs learn on their own. They naturally do not like soiling inside their house. Was she ever corrected when she was caught (with a "NO" and immediately taken outside)? If so it sounds to me like a health problem.

Well…not exactly. I will tell y’all the background of this dog, trying to keep it short.

My family bought her from a breeder whose dogs lived outside (in S. CA).
She has always had a sensitive stomach - threw up the second day and had major diarrhea to the point she had to go to the vet.

They brought her home (to the East Coast) and she stayed in a crate in the living room. She would frequently relived herself in the crate - never let us know she might want to go - and we wouldn’t discover it till later.

Eventually in an effort to stop this my sister moves the crate into her room - but she keeps crazy hours and so Annie was not on a schedule.

I moved the crate into my room and did my best to get on a schedule, and we succeeded in developing some sort of routine. I did not run her outside/tell her no, because she’s so skittish you can’t raise your voice or she’ll cower in the corner.

Eventually she could hold herself through the night and I thought she was trained…except for these accidents every couple months.

The worst thing about this…they bought Annie as a “family dog” without telling me…but then no one wanted to take care of her day to day. So I ended up doing it. I don’t mind, a whole lot, but some days…

Eva wasn’t like this, she was a very easy puppy, and I guess I assumed Annie would be the same way.

 

[StinkyAcres]

Well…not exactly. I will tell y’all the background of this dog, trying to keep it short.

My family bought her from a breeder whose dogs lived outside (in S. CA).
She has always had a sensitive stomach - threw up the second day and had major diarrhea to the point she had to go to the vet.

They brought her home (to the East Coast) and she stayed in a crate in the living room. She would frequently relived herself in the crate - never let us know she might want to go - and we wouldn’t discover it till later.

Eventually in an effort to stop this my sister moves the crate into her room - but she keeps crazy hours and so Annie was not on a schedule.

I moved the crate into my room and did my best to get on a schedule, and we succeeded in developing some sort of routine. I did not run her outside/tell her no, because she’s so skittish you can’t raise your voice or she’ll cower in the corner.

Eventually she could hold herself through the night and I thought she was trained…except for these accidents every couple months.

The worst thing about this…they bought Annie as a “family dog” without telling me…but then no one wanted to take care of her day to day. So I ended up doing it. I don’t mind, a whole lot, but some days…

Eva wasn’t like this, she was a very easy puppy, and I guess I assumed Annie would be the same way.

Poor dog. Sounds like a combination of bad genetics and a breeder who did not raise her well has caused this mess. I'm sorry. I think you are going to need to go back to the basics of potty training. You don't have to raise your voice.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

No, my room’s upstairs.

I can try, but she doesn’t even tell me she wants to go out during the day. I wouldn’t even know how to begin teaching her!

Thanks everyone for your help!

Yeah. This is unfortunate. After a certain age, usually about 3 months, if a dog is not crate trained, you can't house-train it. I did give you crate-training instructions above, but if she won't/ can't keep her crate clean, I don't know what to tell you. I'm really sorry. Can you put her in your room in the afternoon/ evening so your mom can't give her "treats"? Tell mom if she (the dog, obviously!) continues to poop in your room because of it .... the dog will have to be re-homed? To make mom understand the seriousness of the problem?

 

[Evadig]

Yeah. This is unfortunate. After a certain age, usually about 3 months, if a dog is not crate trained, you can't house-train it. I did give you crate-training instructions above, but if she won't/ can't keep her crate clean, I don't know what to tell you. I'm really sorry. Can you put her in your room in the afternoon/ evening so your mom can't give her "treats"? Tell mom if she (the dog, obviously!) continues to poop in your room because of it .... the dog will have to be re-homed? To make mom understand the seriousness of the problem?

I do keep her in my room in the evening, usually.

I will not feed her at all past noon and hope that helps.

I’m enlisting soon, hopefully, so then they’ll have to deal with it. Until then I will just have to pick up after her every two months - if she still has accidents despite not being fed at night.

The funny thing is, she drinks water before bed, and during the night, but she’s never pottied on the floor - only pooped.