Help! My dog won’t stop pooping and peeing in his kennel. What do I do?
My dog is 6 months old and has been doing this since we got him at 2 months. He keeps pooping when I leave him alone, even if I go upstairs to sleep. If I sleep downstairs he won’t do it or if I leave him in his crate outside he won’t do it. But it’s whenever I leave him inside he just poops everywhere. He knows it’s wrong, I’ve tried putting more bedding or no bedding. Tried giving him anxiety treats. Tried leaving music or a movie on while I’m gone. It’s exhausting with the house smelling and cleaning 24/7 whenever I come home tired from work or at lunch. I know he knows how to hold it, whenever I would sleep downstairs I’d fall asleep at 8pm and wake up at 530 am and he would be sleeping with a clean kennel. I even tried moving his crate from outside to inside and he did it in the crate as well. Help!!!!!
Sounds like separation anxiety. Some indications are very subtle (whimpers) and some are severe (eating through a wall). First I would make sure his crate is not too roomy. He won't like to eat where he s***s. Scent therapy or a swaddling type harness could help. Reasearch the bread, or ask vet.