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[quote=Anonymous]Sounds like you've moved recently. As your dog is trained to go in the house, she is confused about where to go in *this* house. She doesn't know better. You've taught her that an appropriate place to pee in the house- dogs can only generalize, and from what you've taught her, this is true.

So, first - vet visit to rule out UTI and other reasons she may be going inside (are the pads being placed somewhere that is hard for her to access due to pain, mobility issues, etc.?). Then, you start training her all over again, just like you did when she was a puppy. Limit her access to the areas on the house where she can go, and then allow more freedom as she urinates where you want. Lots of praise and treats when she does.

Tether her to you when you're home, and watch for signs that she needs to urinate- when you see them (sniffing the ground, circling, etc.) take her to the exact location of her pad (which you should limit to only one or two areas), let her urinate and then praise praise praise and treat.

It will take some time. Elimination problems are common in toy breeds, often because they are taught to eliminate in the house, but they are workable problems. You just have to boot camp from scratch until she gets it. [/quote]

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