Hi all,
I have a one year old Border Terrier bitch. She is currently about a week in to her first season. I have had her since she was 6 weeks old, apperently the mother rejected the pups so they were hand reared.
Well my problem is trying to house train her, it is an absolute nightmare and i am starting to think that she may be incontinent!!! ( i have an app with vet on 27th)
i have tried all the basic training, the 20 min rule and so on and was consistant for the first 8 months which i believe is well long enough for her to have learned. It has also worked for my other 2 dogs. If the back door is open she will go out side and toilet, if the door is shut then she will 'go' anywhere!! it doesnt matter whos watching or whos about she will still go. She will wee and poo in doors she has no preference. Her stools are always soft and vile smelling unlike the other dogs which makes me think of some kind of medical cause.
I now let her free feed like the others and she is no longer in a crate at night as it just didnt matter anyway and nothing has changed sinced i have let the rules slip. When she was in the crate at night she would wee and poo in it and lay in it. Which makes me think behaviour problem. The crate was definatly not to big. She isnt clean during the day or night. She will also eat her poo if i am not quick enough.
My 12 other animals are all trained even my rabbit, so this isnt something she has picked up off of another and is copying. She is a VERY lively dog and is constantly on the go. I just dont know what to do next. Im fed up of constantly cleaning up poo and wee. Its a nightmare.
Id appreciate your comments on this and any tips and advice would be greatly appreciated. Has anyone else had to go through this and what was the outcome?? Thanks in advance.
xx