My potty trained Beagle has been acting out and pooping on the floor….HELP!?
I’m very pregnant and in the past month or so, my Beagle has been pooping on the floor in the middle of the night. I have 3 dogs and I know it is her because she has had other problems and has very bad food allergies. She has a dog door that she can go out, and we’ve had her for 2 years and she’s never deliberately pooped on the floor. The other night we were watching a movie and she squatted right in front of the TV to pee. I don’t understand why she is behaving like this. I love her to death, but with the baby coming anyday I am not going to be able to deal with her behavior. It’s getting to the point where I’m going to have to give her away, and the idea breaks my heart. HELP PLEASE!?!?!?!?!
She isn’t pregnant because I got her fixed a few months ago. She’s only 2 years old so I dont think she’s getting too old. She uses the dog door all the time….she runs out it to bark at the neighbors dogs and she doesnt poop on the floor during the day, only at night. I’ve had plenty of blood tests run on her, thats how we figured out that she had food allergies, and she is on special vet approved dog food. Kidney failure would result in peeing on the floor wouldn’t it? And it doesnt make sense why she’d be afraid of the dog door when she is perfectly capable of going outside during the day.
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Maybe she’s pregnant too!! and her body is acting out. You never know…
Do you still give her as much attention as you used to before you were pregnant? She may just be jealous, it may or may not get better.
She most likely has a kidney problem. Which is a sign of going potty in the house. I advise you to have bloodwork done to test for things like Kidney failure. It usually isn’t very expensive around 30 dollars or so, and if she does it can be controlled by different types of prescription food. She may also be wanting attention especially with this new baby. Just make sure she gets lots of love
It’s either a medical problem that she needs treatment for, or she senses the baby coming and it’s bothering her. Take her to the vet to rule out the first thing. If the vet says she is fine, then you have to figure out what to do. She might actually stop after the baby has been around for a little while and she gets used to it.
It might be jealousy or some sort of separation anxiety…
When My dog Lola and I moved in with my boyfriend and his dog, it was like all of a sudden she became un-potty trained?? It was so weird, because she hadn’t really had any accidents in the house for about a year and a half prior to that….
I kinda had to re-potty train her but she took to it quickly and she does fine now.
Are you the one who usually walks/trains/plays with/exercises her? It could be that she’s just not getting enough time outside. Especially if she’s used to defecating on walks.
Have your husband or a friend walk her in the morning or evenings and see if that helps.
Maybe something happened that’s made her afraid to use the doggy door. Did she ever smack into it at a run when it was locked closed? Did she get stuck for a few seconds? Did it pinch her or hit her behind as she went through? You probably don’t know because you don’t see her use it. Try encouraging her to go through it and see if she resists. Or just open the “big door” to let her out, and see if she will use the doggy door to come back in, or if she just sits there waiting for the big door to open. You may have to retrain her to use the doggy door, or just let her out yourself.
It is possible that she could have medical problems as well. How old is she? Pottying in the house is one of the most common signs that an older dog is starting to experience dementia.
If you can’t fix this problem and it is seriously too difficult for you to block the baby away from the mess while you clean it up, please do find the dog a new home. It is better to give her a second chance at a good home that can deal with her issues than to continue to grow more angry, frustrated and resentful every day.