Housetraining nightmare

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I need help, I am at the end of my tether and don't know what to do.

I have an 8 month old bitch. She has, up until 3 weeks ago been pretty good at the housetraining thing. Our routine is a follows;

6/7am up. Out in the garden 1st thing for toilet.
7-8 walk then breakfast
9.30 I go to work, so she is left with toys/kong etc.
12 back from work. Straight out in the garden for toilet then playing. Then out for another walk. Back home and I hide food in the garden for lunch.
2 I go back to work so she is left again
4.30 DH gets home, she goes out in the garden for toilet again and more playing.
6 we go out for a walk again. Then dinner
10 out in the garden for toilet before bed.

Whilst the cage is still open for her to sleep in, we stopped locking her in it at about 5 months without accidents. We have a baby gate on the lounge so she is still limited to where she can go.

3 weeks ago she had a stomach upset, and so we had a couple of poo explosions to clear up. Since then, she has just started weeing anywhere and everywhere.
I'd come back from work and there'd be a mess, both morning and afternoon, so we took to putting her back in the cage when we were at work.
The last couple of morning, we have come down to pee on the floor. I get up when I hear her moving, or if she barks. This used to be about half 6 but then the clocks changed so its been nearer half 5.

Last night she even went on the floor at DH's feet while he was working on the laptop. He didn't notice til the deed was done, so couldn't stop her and take her outside.

This morning I got up at the first bark took her straight out where she weed. I came back in and there was wee on the floor again. I cleaned it up, and then later she did ask to go out and she pooed outside no issues.

She does know to ask, she has been doing it for months so I don't understand how we have gone backwards to badly. She gets ample opportunity to do toileting.

DH thinks the answer is to start crating her at night again, but I think there must be another way. I just don't know what that is.
All I know is that I am exhausted getting up at half 5 everyday, and being greeting with mess is making my heart sink each day.

What are you using to clean it up? Avoid bleach and detergents as they will attract her back to the same places. Use diluted bio wash liquid/powder or a specialist pet cleaner.

It might be worth popping a urine sample along to the vet to rule out a UTI.

If there is no UTI present, take her back to basics with her toileting, this is useful, Errorless Toilet Training

As far as her waking you up early, try shifting her last meal back an hour, the later it goes in, the later it needs to come out.

As Lilcamper advises, please get her checked by the vets to see if she might have a UTI, especially as it sounds like it's only weeing she has an issue with and is still going outside to poo.

My other thought was is she spayed and if not, has she had a season yet or might she be approaching one? If it's a possibility it could be related to the hormonal changes she's going through. Again, your vet would be able to advise you regarding this though.

She isn't spayed, nor has she had a season yet. A UIT could be a good suggestion actually as thinking about it she has been going a lot on walks - often should I say, rather than volume passed.

It is only wees in the house since the tummy upset, poos are mainly on walks now, as we seem to be in a decent routine with that.

I've just spoken to DH, he is off this afternoon so will take her to the vets. If it is a UTI, would you suggest crating overnight as well to break the habit? I am happy to sleep downstairs with her so I can let her out if she does ask to go.

Sorry - meant to say thank you for replying!

If it's a UTI antibiotics should sort it out fairly quickly. If she isn't normally crated it could be upsetting for her, if it is a UTI she can't help it, just keep mopping the messes.