I have never had this problem before (this is the 6th dog I have had from a puppy) My newest puppy is 13 weeks old and has been doing so well with her house training...if the back door is open she always goes out (we did the take her outside every hour and give a trigger word as she eliminates method). She has unfailingly used paper and puppy pads indoors from getting her at 8 weeks until 12 weeks, and for the last week has been clean and dry overnight as well, but for the last 2 days if my 10 yr old male dog hasnt been in his crate and the crate door has been left has been open (he loves his crate, it is his haven and it hasn't been shut for years until she started doing this) she has snook in there and pooped on his bed! Yesterday was the first time and I thought it was a blip in her training, and after washing it I decided that it wasnt really worth salvaging, threw it out and bought a new one..Shuhe found the (washed) old bed by the bin and soiled it again and 2 hours later when the older dog was in the garden she went inside and soiled the new one too. This morning she soiled the spare bedding in his crate and later the towels that I put in there to keep him comfy while the new bed and spare bedding were drying. If she was older I would assume she was trying to dominate him ... surely at just 13 weeks old and 7 kg she cant be trying to bully a 50kg male???? And apart from keeping his crate shut whenever he isnt in it what else can I do to stop her??
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