I have to get rid of my dog .I can't do it anymore.

[ComeWhineWithMe]

We have had our dog 2.5 years,we all love him to bits when we get home he had come from a home where he was left alone for quite a while each ever day and this made him anxious it was also the reason she gave him away .With us he would hardly ever be alone certainly not for long periods.

So fast forward to now and the dog is only left alone on school runs and if I go shopping or to the library /friends house in the day .He is well fed ,happy and is walked three times a day and a good long walk once a day .

But whenever I leave him he poos and wees and I can't cope I have a toddler and I am pg it is making me ill ,the vet has checked he is fine ,we have tried putting paper down ,letting him out just before we go out ,leaving him outside (he is safe and warm) but he barks and barks and a neighbour has complained .We even spent loads on one of those plug in 's didn't work ,have also done the leaving music /tv on.

I have just thrown up everywhere after cleaning poo off my bedroom floor ,and wee and poo from the hallway .

There is nothing more I can do I am beginning to resent the dog and do not want a new baby crawling where he has messed I am dreading opening the fromt door to see what he has done this time .

He is a lab cross and is almost 4.

[whoingodsnameami]

I am sure dog training centers can deal with this, its to do with anxiety at being left.

[chancelloroftheexCHEQUERS]

Have you tried crating him?

I sympathise as my dog sometimes pees her bed when she's left alone for short periods. I just chuck it in the washing machine but it is a pain. She started doing it after we had to rehome our other dog, she just doesn't like being alone.

She is crated, so at least the mess is contained in one place. Would this work for your dog?

[MadameCastafiore]

We crate ours when we leave the house even for a few short minutes and they don't like being in their own mess.

ALso gate off the areas you have carpet so they only mess somewhere where you can easily clean it up - our dog knows if she messes it is nose in it, straight in crate and being ignored while she is suitably sheepish.

[georgimama]

MC - please don't rub a dog's nose in their own mess, that is so unkind.

OP - don't allow your dog in bedrooms etc whilst you are out. You need some advice on pet behaviour, local vet should know of some classes.

[ComeWhineWithMe]

He had a crate it terrified him ,dp took him on a dog training course a year ago the trainer told us after we had been on the course he would stop .....

I know I am been selfish but when it comes to choosing between my baby and the dog the dog loses ,I have basically tried everything.

I left him in one room ---he ripped up the flooring and pooed everywhere.

I let him have the run of the house while I went on the school run ---- he pooed everywhere .

he poos on dd's bed

he poos in my room.

I can't do it I am fed up of puking I am fed up of somethng as stupid as a dog shitting making me cry.

[petrovia]

I totally sympathise, it must be horrible for you.

I'm not sure what to suggest though. Could you afford some training?

[ComeWhineWithMe]

The way I feel right now I would pay for someone to take him although I will probably feel guilty for saying this in 10 mins .

[petrovia]

Sorry x posts.

[emkana]

If I was in your situation I would not hesitate for one minute to find a new home for him.

[petrovia]

He sounds really troubled and it isn't your fault.

Tbh I can understand your feelings and I don't think anyone would blame you for feeling this way.

There might be someone out there who could confidently tackle his behavioural problems, you have tried really hard and not had any luck so maybe it is time to try and find him a suitable, kind new home where he'll be sorted - I know you feel guilty but some things you have to hold your hands up. I'd do the same if I knew he'd be Ok and not put to sleep.

[NewAmazingBeginning]

Call me crazy (and plenty have) but I am wondering if he senses a new baby is coming (or there is something different going on) and he feels insecure?

[ComeWhineWithMe]

I am angry with the person who we took him off because she said it was only if we left him for hours on end (like she did ) that he got scared not 10 bloody minutes .

But if this is what she was dealing with I can sort of understand why she would keep it quiet .

[ComeWhineWithMe]

NAB he has been doing this since we got him and he is very used to children we already have 5 .

[NewAmazingBeginning]

My cat was fine with one and two but not at all happy when number 3 came along.

[chancelloroftheexCHEQUERS]

How did you introduce the crate? It should be done slowly and gently so they see it as a place of safety and want to be in there.

They should never be put in one as a punishment either (sorry MC).

[Geepers]

If you get rid of him he is just going to be moved from home to home as everyone discovers the same problem with him.

He'd have gone long ago if he was mine, though. Well done for putting up with it for so long.

[petrovia]

Not necessarily Geepers. There might be someone who can help him.

[ComeWhineWithMe]

It was introduced slowly ,we put his teddys in it and blankets (he has a thing for teddies) It was in the house for a few days so he got used to it ,when we put him in he would whimper and howl as if in pain ,I could have dealt with it but he shook as well really badly that I can't terrify him like that .

[Geepers]

Petrovia, honestly, who is going to want to put in the time and effort to deal with seperation anxiety in a dog they have no attachment to?

There are hundreds of thousands of near perfect dogs out there who can't find homes, the chances of finding a loving, life-long home for a dog with ishoos is remote. Sorry.

[ComeWhineWithMe]

He has at least an hours long walk a day from dp ,we live in a house which backs onto a field so are lucky ,he is also taken out throughout the day.

I did think maybe a crate was used in his old home he is also terrified of tall men (dp is a shortarse) so wonder if something awful happened to him when he was a pup.

He has plenty of food ,toys ,chews everyone is in love with him even the bloody vet he is so lovely people stop me when I am out with him just to comment on how lovely he is he is so much a part of the family I just can't cope with the mess he would be the perfect dog if he didn't have ishooos.

[CarGirl]

can you borrow a friends dog for a few days to see if he stops messing if he has a companion with him? Worth a try?

[petrovia]

I don't know Geepers I was just trying to be optimistic.

[ComeWhineWithMe]

I did think that cargirl ,he seems ok with girl dogs but hates other males .But I don't think I could cope with another dog anyway .

I did buy him one of those lifesize cuddly dogs but he kept humping it .