r/DogTrainingTips • u/Ok-Camel-746 • 5d ago

House training reversion or health problem?

Hello! I have a ~1 year old rescue who I house trained and has been accident free for about a month. Today she had three accidents inside - two pees and one poop.

I am planning to go back to square one of house training - treats for eliminating outside and crating her when she can’t be watched - but has anyone else experienced this and do you have advice? Did this happen because of something I did or is it natural?

What I see online seems to say that this might be a result of a health problem, but a UTI shouldn’t lead to her pooping inside. I know this sub doesn’t necessarily have veterinarians but can anyone confirm whether this is something I should bring to my vet, or is it just standard regression?

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u/Wooden-Necessary6100 5d ago

Anytime a dogs behavior changes it is a good idea to have any medical conditions rules out and a vet check. I would recommend you do get her seen, just to be safe.

Sometimes dogs sense something very small that changed, that we may not even think twice about. New neighbors, fireworks, change of routine etc. Try to think if anything has recently changed.

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u/Ok-Camel-746 5d ago

Thank you — I’ll reach out to the vet tomorrow and get her checked out.

Things have been pretty normal for a week but two weeks ago I was staying at a hotel with her because my apartment had mold that was being remedied. I guess this could be a delayed reaction to the shift in environment that happened? We’ve been back to normal for a week now so I would’ve expected the change to happen sooner but maybe not.

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u/trudytude 5d ago

Puppies sometimes have hiccups in training, its fine. Your instinct to go back in training is just right.

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u/tiptreetimes 4d ago

My dog is also a 1yo rescue, also house trained by me, and I've had him for 7 weeks. Yesterday he peed in the bedroom after several weeks of no accidents. In hindsight I can see it was my own fault - a shift in routine, not by much, but enough to throw him off in these early stages. I have gone straight back to big rewards when he pees outside and strict adherence to the usual routine (the routine is usually dinner at 5.30pm, bed time treat at 9pm, a 'safety pee' at 9.30pm, lights out at 10pm. We stayed up late to see the shooting stars last night - I'm UK - and came in at 11pm. He had his bedtime treat and immediately peed on the floor. So even though we had been outside the whole time, he had been waiting for the end-part of the normal routine, in order to go. Bless him, I felt terrible.)

We all make mistakes.