Hi Everyone.. Im new to this and need some help/advice

I'm getting to the end of my tether with my 2 Year old Staffordshire Bull Terrier Roxy!! I've had her since she was 11 weeks old and she has been toilet trained successfully. We have recently gone through some changes which i think have effected Roxy!! I was previously in a relationship were Roxy was in control and he basically treat her like his baby!! We have been separated now for 4 months and Roxy is now sleeping in the kitchen instead of in bed with me which she seems to adapted to well... The problem i have with Roxy now is house training. She has gone from being toilet trained to weeing and pooing in the night and when she is left on her own... She can be left for 10 mins and i still come back to it!! I have tried going back to square 1 and put newspaper down, make sure she goes for wee wees before bed and before go out but its like she saves some just so she can mess when shes alone. I have never hit or shouted when she has messed... I'm getting to the end of my tether with and really need some advice.

Hiya from me & Moo, all I can say is back to basics, she has been through a big change herself, bu you have to be patient. Xx

sorry but no magic answer , back to basics and patience, how much walking does she get on a daily basis

She's suffering from anxiety. You will need to go right back to toilet training basics. Take her into the garden every hour plus after every sleep, feed & play. Praise when she goes outside,ignore accidents. She will pick it up again with patience & perseverance.

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Hi and welcome to the forum from Rocky and me

Sorry can only echo what others have already said, go back to basics with the training and have patience.

With it being this time of year in the week she gets anywhere from 45mins upto 1 hour walk... At weekends she gets alot longer. Roxy is confined to the kitchen when i go out and i put paper down... At night she can be worse but i think thats because she goes to bed in the kitchen now and not with me!! my kitchen is begining to smell now i bought the odour neutraliser from pets at home which i thought would help!! it doesn't do anything to help!!

Hi and welcome from us and Suki

Hi and welcome from Me n Steffi I went through a big change just last week when we moved house and Steff regressed back to toileting in the house.. I did what everyone has already said, go back to basics take her out every half hour or so and stayuntil she goes toilet, we are back to no accidents in just a few days

Roxy24 wrote:With it being this time of year in the week she gets anywhere from 45mins upto 1 hour walk... At weekends she gets alot longer. Roxy is confined to the kitchen when i go out and i put paper down... At night she can be worse but i think thats because she goes to bed in the kitchen now and not with me!! my kitchen is begining to smell now i bought the odour neutraliser from pets at home which i thought would help!! it doesn't do anything to help!!

Can I ask why she now sleeps in the kitchen instead of with you? If she's used to sleeping in your bedroom, that will be another change which could be causing anxiety.

Hi Roxy's mum and welcome to this forum.

I'm so sorry to hear about the breakdown in your relationship (s**t happens as I know myself) and it sounds as if Roxy is too, especially as she now has to sleep in the kitchen. If she was used to sleeping with you before the break-up, can she not continue to do so? Then it would be just one major change instead of two.

Yes go back to basics with toilet training but I can't help but think that the toilet problems are a symptom of her distress - she's missing your ex and now she has to sleep in the kitchen.

I know I'm soppy as a sack about these things, but personally I wouldn't give her too many changes at once. If she has been used to sleeping at nights with you, it will be HUGE change for her to have to sleep in the kitchen. ONE change at a time.

hi from me and the boys

Hi welcome. Can't help with the toilet training more than is already being told. It does sound like anxiety though as dogs will empty their bowels if they are anxious.

Hi welcome from us and miley. Sorry to hear of your problems be patient and I'm sure things will be back to normal again

hia from me and sasha
i hope things settle down soon for you both

welcome, can you not put your dogs bed in your bedroom with you it will probley stop her using your kitchen as a toilet..

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Hi and welcome from me, Millie and Bella

We had this problem with 1 of our Boxers. He hated being alone, if we went out we would be back to find lino, door casings, oven gloves etc... chewed to shreds and a mess you wouldn't believe from just 1 animal's bum. We learned to save our home we had to invest in a crate/cage and he still continued to mess in it but it was easier to clean plus he couldn't harm himself chewing. I think when they get so used to being around people (sleeping in bedroom) they rebel. Is it so bad to have dog sleep in your room?