Problems with house training.

We picked up a 12 week old puppy on Sunday who had not been house trained at all. I have been taking her outside regularly and praising and giving treats when she does her business. she seemed to be getting the idea and we were only having a couple of accidents in the house.

The main problem is that if we have had to leave her in her cage for a couple of hours she will wee and poo in the cage. And today i have been out for 5 hours but she has been left with hubby who has taken her out and praised her for her wee, but as soon as she has been let back in she has pooped on the carpet twice, i came in and let her out she did a wee and then came in and pooped again.

Any idea on why she is doing this as she can go all night with no accident.

Its all about consistency she is still very young.Seems like you are doing great. If she goes in the house don't make a fuss just clean it up and wash with non bio washing powder as if you are using bleach it doesn't get rid of the smell, and will encourage her to go there again.
This link may also help
http://staffy-bull-terrier.com/toilet_training_your_staffie  

I really wouldn't worry, its only her first week of training  

She's still a baby and it takes time plus she's still settling in, lots of praise when she gets it right and no fuss when she has an accident, time, patience and persistence and she'll get there, what are your cleaning the mess up with? Biological washing powder is good because it breaks down the enzymes that cause odour

We clean up with get off cleaner.

Had my pup 5 weeks now a wee indoors yes poo no as soon as you see your pup look round and smell and can go around and a round its out time they need a poo . after a drink need out 20 to 30 mins after food need out after play they need out,gets excited out wake up from sleep out  I got this info off this forum and it works

Oh the toilet training stage ... it feels like it will go on forever! It does end though I promise

Time and consistency are the keys here, along with a HUGE amount of patience .... a week is just not long enough to guarantee success everytime unfortunately. Keep doing what you are doing, remember that the accidents are natural (not purposeful attempts to upset you) and feel free to vent here anytime you need to. We've all been there x

Thanks, been a tough day today, lets hope tomorrow is a better one.

its seems to be going well at the minute only 1 wee in the house in 3 days, and we left her for 1 1/2 hrs while we had to go to parents evening and we came back to a clean cage.

fiona'n'poppy wrote:its seems to be going well at the minute only 1 wee in the house in 3 days, and we left her for 1 1/2 hrs while we had to go to parents evening and we came back to a clean cage.

Great to hear it will improve stick at it  

Sounds like you got the basics right and it really get easier. Like said above your little one is still very much a baby. The consistency and patience do produce results. Good luck

That's great