Liberty, a 4 yr old Cairn female, was a rescue from a puppy mill.
Had no behavior training until she spent 2 mo in a foster environment
with other rescued Cairns, before flying to us in a crate from upstate MI. She's been with us for almost five months."We" are a retired couple without other pets.
"Libby" was frightened of her shadow, but soon assimilated, and is a
wonderful companion except for the house-training problem.
Housed (and confined to) kitchen, she is regularly walked outdoors for elimination
However, given the chance to run around indoors...... which she does with
great exhuberance..... she sometimes stops and Pees on the carpet,
and has also (rarely) defecated there as well.
No matter the attempts to have her "warn" us when she needs to
void, she continues to Pee on the carpet... which she doesn't consider
to be "off-base." (She also occasionally uses the small 2'x3' throw
rugs in the kitchen.)
Question: How do we train Libby to know OUTSIDE is the place
for her to Pee/Poop? We think by five months she should have
"caught on."
( We have a small, enclosed, "designated" area that worked fine
for our last, now deceased, dog)
Your learned suggestions are appreciated.
