My dog poops when in the house when i'm not at home. Why?

Question

I know this might sound like im exagerating but..... i just got a 3 months old pug and its only been 8 days, i can say he is about 95% house trained. The reason why i say 95% is because he only have accidents when i'm not home and he is alone. When i'm home he knows exactly where to go and does it all by himself. I have set a small corner of my balcony with newspaper and he goes to that spot every single time only when i'm home. As soon as i leave him alone then he just goes on the floor. Is he doing this because he is mad at me? Can someone please give me an explanation?

First of all, i need to some things up. Wisdom, what do you mean by i'm locking up my puppy? If leaving your puppy at home alone is illegal then i think more then 50% of animals out there are breaking the law! I don't know about you but i have a job to go to. Please, think before you speak! Second, when i have to go to work i leave my puppy in my bedroom and not in his crate. In my bedroom there is a sliding door which leads to the balcony. I have installed a doggie door there and thats the same way he goes to his potty spot when im home. Please, im here on yahoo ANSWER to get an ANSWER and not a stupid, senseless remark or bitc#@*. If i want that i call my mom. For everyone else, thank you soooo much for you kind answers. GOD bless you.

Answer 1

I have had the same exact problem that you have with your dog.

My dog is now 8 (almost 9) months.

I got him at 5 months, literally, like you said, 95% housebroken. ANd he did what your dog does. He would go poop and pee outside at anytime I'm home, but when I was gone he would poop (not pee) inside the house.

I finally figured out what was wrong. He was abandoned as a puppy (I adopted him.) and now he has "seperation anxiety".

I'd put money down on that your dog is having the same problems too.

Here's what I did to curb it.

1) I put his waterbowl down on the spot where he pooped. (He went in the same exact spot everytime.) Dogs will not poop somewhere that they have to eat or drink from.

2) I found that if I left the radio on it helped soothe him. The sounds of human voices helped him relax. (Now I leave the TV on Animal Planet since there are animal noises on it too.) This will also work if you have a land line. You can call the house and talk through the answering machine to him. The sound of your voice will really soothe him.

3) I give him a treat everytime I leave and say, "Mommy loves you. I'll be back soon." Make sure you do this from a spot where he can't see the door and you leaving. He will probably follow you to the door once in a while, but he will eventually quit.

And then if he has been good when I get home he also gets a treat and a "Good Boy.". If he is bad there is no treat and a "Bad Dog.".

Now that he is in this routine he realizes that it's not so bad when I leave, since he gets a treat, and he realizes that if he's good, when I get home he will also get a treat.

My dog has made a great turn around, and doesn't even follow me to the door when I leave anymore since he knows I will be coming back.

4) Make sure you have toys out for him to play with.

5) Make sure you feed him on a routine, and take him out on a routine.... THIS IS KEY!!! My dog eats 2 meals a day now. So I feed him first thing in the morning, and then he goes #2 right before I leave for work. Then I feed him right when I get home and he goes about an hour after that. Btw, this is bioglogical. There is a nerve that is hit in when food goes into your stomach that makes you want to go #2.

6) Keep him, somewhat, confined. My dog gets the living room, but cannot get into the bedroom.

.....Now I know someone will tell you that you need to put your dog in a crate ALL day. That's crap. My dog has never been in a crate and has no problems whatsoever anymore. It just takes work, that some people want to skip by putting their dog in a box like some plaything.

Good Luck. LK

Answer 2

I once had an elderly lady for a friend. She had a wonderful little dog. A mix of some sort. She had the dog trained well and it behaved very well. Learn here https://tr.im/zkYaQ

She kept an uncovered candy dish on her coffee table with candy in it. The dog was forbidden to eat the candy. When she was in the room observing the dog he did not even appear to notice the candy. One day while she was in her dinning room she happened to look in a mirror and could see her dog in the living room. He did not know he was being watched. For several minutes he was sitting in front of the candy bowl staring at the candy. Finally he reached in and took one. He placed it on the table and stared at it, he woofed at it. He stared some more, licked his chops and PUT IT BACK in the bowl and walked away. Did he want the candy, oh yeah. Did he eat it? Nope. They can be trained that well but most, I'll admit, are not trained that well. When I was a young boy, maybe 5 years old. We had a german shepherd. He was very well trained also. My mom could leave food unattended on the table, no problem. She would open the oven door and set a pan roast beef or roast chicken on the door to cool. No problem. He would not touch it, watched or not. But butter? Whole other story. You leave a stick of butter anywhere he could reach and it was gone. He was a large shepherd so there were not many places he could not reach. Really, I think the number of dogs trained to the point they will leave food alone when not being supervised is very small indeed.
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Now if we are talking obedience training, not food grubbing, that is a different story. Way back when I was first learning obedience training one of the final exercises was to put our dogs in a down/stay and not only leave the room but leave the building for 15 minutes. The only person that stayed was our trainer, not the owners. Most of the dogs in my class did not break their stay, which would be an automatic fail. I'm happy to report my dog was one of the ones that passed.

Answer 3

He's not mad at you. Puppies have a pretty short memory, and dogs don't think that way anyway. Here is the thing, dogs can be overwhelmed by large space. when you're not home you should confine him to a smaller area with a place to go potty since he's so small. he might think that the room his crate is in or the room he sleeps in is off limits but any other room of your house is OK, since you've never seen him poop there, and you're not there to discipline him he just doesn't know. if you discipline him when you get home when you find his little "surprises" he'll have no idea what you're picking on him for.

First of all, 3 months old is way to young to potty train a puppy. he won't be able to hold his bladder.

when you're not there, confine him to a small space with a corner to go potty in. you'll have to watch him in the space for a few days till he gets it, but he'll pick it up pretty quickily. once he's a little older, he'll be able to hold his bladder a lot longer and you'll be able to take away the indoor potty and just let him go outside when you get home....but puppies shouldn't have free roam of the house for at least a year. It's a common mistake made.

Answer 4

"laura" has the answer I believe. I have a 10 month old dog and I got him when he was 8 weeks old and after he was potty trained he has been fine. I just adopted a 2 year old dog and she is house broken and an amazing dog. when we are home she doesn't do a single thing wrong only chews on her toys no accidents she is great. when we leave we put our dogs downstairs in our basement.. ( it sounds mean but our basement is nice there is just nothing they can chew up like our couches and furniture ) but every time she will poop and pee down there and tear things up... chewed up the carpet and drywall... anything she can she will tear up. and I do believe its separation anxiety. no dogs don't need to be crated. some might but I don't belive it. my dog wont be crated im just dealing with it trying new things. im really glad I read lauras answer tho! im going to try those things. and some of the ppl that answered are not right. yes your dog can be mad at you for leaving n no its not just because they are not fully potty trained. like I said I have a 2 year old that is potty trained and an angle but when I leave she turns into a crazy wild thing.

Answer 5

Its sounds like he has separation anxiety which causes them not to have any control over their urination or bowel movements. He does not do it in spite or out of anger dogs dont have human emotions and dont understand. I would suggest kennel training. Puppies usually *now I say usually* do not go to the bathroom where they sleep. It also depends on how long you are gone. A 3 month old that doesnt have access to its usually potty spot can only hold it for maybe 2 hours. And any dog should not be concidered potty trained 100% until they are 1 yr old depending on the breed, esp for small breeds

Answer 6

Dogs aren't people and don't think like people - he's not doing it because he's mad at you. He's doing it because he's not house trained. A young puppy, especially one you've only had 8 days can't be left alone with free run of the house. Where do you leave him when you're gone? Not out on the balcony I hope!!!

If not, where is he supposed to go? This puppy needs to be kept in a crate or exercise pen until he's reliably house trained.

Answer 7

Lol...... yea he's just having issues with being left alone. It's way of rebelling cause he's alone that's all. Some dog breeds or just some individual dogs just don't like to be left home alone. I have a six week Shepard and chow mix, and he is a cutey pie, his name is Muffasa........ and he hates to be left alone, he'll even go to the extreme of darting for the door when ever he see's someone going out it. One time he even got caught in the door =( but he is OK now, but it's just an example of how some dogs just don't like being alone........ and yes some dogs will even pee and poop, in your house just to be spiteful, when he gets older and more mature, he may calm down with that, just give him time patience, consistence, and most of all love, and you will be fine with your new addition to your family. Congratulations! and good luck!

Answer 8

Maybe he does that because he knows no one is there to tell him what to do maybe he likes going on the floor but is to afraid to go when you are around and I don't think he hates you but maybe he doesn't like to stay home alone maybe hes scared and he needs someone to be with him I mean hes only a puppy right?

Answer 9

A dog may have anxiety problems,, but they really don't have a perception of "Mad" as we know it.

But here this might help with your puppy
http://www.thepetprofessor.com/articles/article.aspx?id=1945

Answer 10

i thought it was illegal to lock up a dog, let alone a puppy, and leave him inside with no one there...its unsafe cause in case of a fire (at neighbours or wherever) how can a little pup run and seek help, or call emergency helplines? i'm not one of these animal freaks, but i do think the law says something about that...?