I have a Chihuahua, I have had him since he was a puppy, about 3 years now. I take him out to every morning and the kids take him out in the afternoon then I do it again at night. No matter how many times a day he goes out, if we leave a door open he will immediately jump on the bed and pee or poop. It doesn't matter whose bed it is or what time it is. He could just be coming in from outside and will still do this. Any advise as to why or how can I stop it. I always keep my door closed, but my kids may not always remember to do so.
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Your dog's behavior issue can be a result of a few issues. First, was your dog crate trained? Second, does your dog have full run of your home? In order to control this problem you must first examine your dog's daily life routine. This will help you narrow down the cause.
Male dogs, along with female dogs will mark their territory. Normally this happens in male dogs that haven't been fixed. Your dog feels at home in his crate or dog bed because it smells like him. Now he wants to expand his territory in your home. That is his way of telling you that he is marking his new territory.
In order to combat this problem you will need to start again housebreaking your dog. Use the same techniques that you used when you first house trained your dog. You will need to determine what has caused your dog to change his behavior. Have you moved, gotten new furniture, or do you leave your dog alone now for longer periods of times? If you can't be home to supervise your dog you'll need to confide him to a smaller area where he won't eliminate.
Now you'll need to clean your bedding and bed with a commercial enzyme product. This will eliminate all orders and hopefully stop the dog from eliminating on your bed again.
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