Help!!!!

Afew months ago a workman went to kick my pup and since then she wont go outside to toilet and only does it in the house. I`ve tried training pads, treats, going out every 10mins. I`ve tried everything i can think of. And now if she see`s a man with a hat or hoodie on she goes mental. And now i dont know what else to do with her. So if anyone has any tips to help me,i would be very greatful x

Back to basics and she will get her confidence back.......I wouldn't try pads just outside for walks etc and lots of praise.

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Aww thats not nice to hear,i have hope tho that she can get her confidence back so i would follow on the advice giving here and give her time


Best of luck

Thank you x

Any more pics of your girl,i love staffys in white to

I`ll have a look, She is a beauty. Poser when a camera`s around x

Aww that's awful, I agree with janey re back to basics lots of praise when she gets it right and just clean up the accident with no fuss she's beautiful.

She is beautiful. Its such a shame she`s so scared. we will get there in the end. Just hate seeing her so stressed over it

Same advice as above really, an awful thing to do but sure she will slowly gain confidence with your guidance. 

Poor thing  Agree with the above, good luck I hope things improve. Is it just when they have a hat/hoody on? Just wondering if there is anyone who can help you to help her overcome this?

I wear a hoody round the house. She hates it, but when she realizes its me she gets all excited. But if were out walking and she see`s someone she goes mental. Its such a shame, because she was doing brilliantly with the training x

I hope you kicked the workman  

I wonder if you could somehow practice with someone you know walking towards you, maybe repetition would de-sensitize her to it a little?

Lets just say by the time i`d finished with him, there were 20 other workmen shaking their heads at him. What * me off the most was he reported me for having a vicious dog........Seriously, does she look vicious???

I have a friend that walks up and down the street and that seems to working a little. Its when they walk up our path that she hates. She hates the garden.and its a shame because she loved playing out

Was the workman in your garden then?

Yeah, they were doing a new path and he thought Bella had left foot prints

Oh my god that's terrible, I understand now why she's so scared (I also hope you kicked him, what an idiot!)

Anyway, when I first brought Daisy home (she is a rescue) I used to stay out in the garden with her until she did something, once she started I would keep saying 'do your business' then once she had finished praise her and we'd go inside. Same thing on walks. I know that's pretty basic stuff but it worked for us, gradually the accidents inside got less and less.

I will give that a try. Its such a shame because now she thinks its wrong to even do it in the house, and she thinks shes going to get into trouble. I just ignore and clean up. But it has messed her up. Its horrible to see.

Poor thing  You will get her right, lots of love, training and patience, you'll get there  

Aw poor Bella! What a terrible person! It will take time but I think she can and will eventually get her confidence back! Great advice above can't really add to it. She's a cutie!

Ohh poor Bella, that is horrible! I hope she gets through it all soon! Great advice above