We have had our dog, a 1.5 year old Patterdale/Jack Russell, for nearly a year now and he was properly house trained when we first took him from a family friend. For about 4 months now he will only mess in the house at night. He is absolutely fine if we leave him for a few hours, but only at night when we are in bed will he mess.
We started off having his bed upstairs on the landing (with our door open), but soon after he started to mess on the landing. We moved him downstairs to the hallway where he has access to both the kitchen and hallway.
During the day he will let us know when he needs to go outside, so no problem there. Any tips/help would be really appreciated as I don't think I can cope much longer with the smell each morning.
By Zoe
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Try feeding him his dinner earlier - late in the afternoon if possible.Take him to the toilet before you go to bed - as late as possible. I feed my dogs about 3 - 4pm in the afternoons - but I'm blessed that I'm home from work by then. Maybe if possible walk him after dinner.
I built a pen in the garage 1 metre square with walls high enough that the dogs can't climb out. A door on hinges with hooks top & bottom to keep it shut - I put newspaper down so that if the dogs do poop then at least it is in the pen & easy to clean up. Good luck.
PS. pre. made play pens are available from the pet shops. Made of strong grilled wire. Well worth a look.
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