Dracona. Wow I don't know what to say. Out of all the dogs I have had. I've never had that problem. You said you moved. Into another house? I wonder if the people befor you had dogs. If there is a scent on the floor where a dog has gone poo. There could be still a smell that we can't smell but your dog can and that is why she is pooing. Marking her territory. I'd check it out. That's a possibility.

Sorry not much help but the scent thing may be it.

Wish you luck and keep me posted.

HUgs Nancy

lol. well. she poos in every room but mine, and when she gets in trouble from one, she leaves that alone for a while, and picks a different room, and will actually pick up her poo, and carry it somewhere else. or try to eat it to hide it. she dont eat poo outside so i dont know about this. UGH. and when we first moved, she NEVER poo'd in the house. this just came about over the past couple months. its so frustrating and hard to deal with. but i love her so much. but its causeing problems with the family. i just feel like i dont have the time to watch her 24/7

You must stop the yelling and swatting at the dog for doing this. Immediately. I know you say your dad does this but you must explain to him that this will only make this problem worse, and cause many other problems later on. I have three dogs which I adopted that were treated wrong like this when being raised. My oldest, it has taken years to rebuild her trust. And she still has problems being trained in the house. I have had her for seven years, The going inside is very very infrequent, but not gone altogether. The damage with your dog may already be done. The only way to reverse any such damage is with lots of loving attention. And I mean a lot! You think it takes a lot of time to train the dog as it is, the time you need to spend with this dog to regain it's trust is way more then that. And you have to do that. Dogs should never be punished. Except for a stern voice and that is only if they are in the act of doing something wrong. Just a stern voice to get their attention and stop their behaviour. Any other punishment is abuse. It will damage a dog. I have four dogs. Three were punished and one was not. The one that was not was My Chihuahua that my daughter got as a puppy and was raised by me. With no punishment. The other three I adopted when others already tried to raise them with punishment and the difference is plain to see. And it is taking so much time and effort to try and reverse the damage done to the three who were punished. And I know all the damage will never be reversed.

As far as you dog eating it's poo top hide it. I don't think it is eating it to hide it. Some dogs just eat their poo. Two of my dogs do that. Molly, the Chihuahua is pad trained and if I don't keep after her and remove the poo from the pad or the whole pad, she will chew on it. Spunky, my Rat Terrier will also eat Molly's poo and also some poo in the yard. I have heard of many dogs that just do this. Some say it is a vitamin deficiency, but I am not really sure about that. Most dogs will, in fact, eat human poo given the chance. I think they just find it as food. Certainly rabbits always eat there poo and digest it twice. Okay, enough of this part of the conversation!

Your dog needs to be let outside for long walks/periods of time to do her business. Also, she needs to be re-crate trained. If she poos in her crate she needs to be watched and caught and let outside before that happens. Also she needs to be watched and the times she usually goes figured out so at these times she can be outside and get into the habit. But with the punishment she received, she may never completely brake the habit. I know what I am saying sounds not so good and like a lot of work, but that is what dogs are. Of course some dogs are easier then others and this can be real breed specific. My rat Terrier is a breed which can be hard to house train, that is why someone thought punishment was a good idea. Because it was so hard to do. And punishment makes it next to impossible and maybe never to be completely broken. They didn't know about the breed and what might be involved before getting one. One of the hardest dogs to house train is the Miniature Pincher, another terrier, and guess what, two of my other dogs that I adopted are that breed. I have done strict crate training with moderate success. I don't know if they will ever be completely trained. When I say strict crate training, I mean I am home 24/7 or if I was out, they were in the crate. But I am home all day mostly. I have lots of time to spend with them. But both dogs were punished and what was once a hard job now seems like to do it completely, might be impossible.

I just can't say enough about how wrong punishment is for a dog. They don't understand it like you think they would and trying to teach with fear just causes so much more problems. The whole truth of the matter is that no being, human, dog or any animal should be punished to try and teach it something. It will only ever achieve limited success at best and usually cause why more problems then it ever solves. I wish anybody who gets a dog would know this first. Good luck with your dog!

I know. i dont punish her, ive only even yelled at her once, because she tried to run out in the road, of course she didnt know any better then, but as for me, when she starts disobeying or being difficult, i start carrying bits of chicken with me, and asking her to sit and lay down and come and stay and all that stuff, and ONCE in a while, give her chicken, cause i dont want her to do it because of the treats, but i want her to know that a treat is a possibility for good behavior. she usually listens to me quite well. we have 5 dogs on the property total, she is the only one that is mine, all the dogs went running out back, i called them back, and she was theonly one who came. good girl. i try to keep her away from my dad when he is home. you cannot talk to my dad about such things, he thinks he knows everything and will walk away or fight with you if you tell him otherwise. i will be getting my own place in a couple months, where i will be better able to work with her. she really is a good dog. its just hard. cause her i have to poo signals are so suttle. but the new baby, and really not alot of help, its tough to get her out right away.
I love on her and cuddle her as much as i can. and she is so good with the baby. she never jumps on her, and she greets her by giving one small lick on her toes. she wont get near her face. im actually surprised it works so well when baby is in bed with us. I always know when she poos, cause i look at her or call her to pet her, and she INSTANTLY rolls over on her back, gets bug eyed and looks over in the direction of wherever she did it. so she tells on herself lol. and im not as worried about the poo eating things. i think it is because she is trying to hide it. sure some dogs eat poo, but she only does it inside, and when i catch her she spits it out.

Here's an idea for your poo eating dog though. i was tol dby the vet to feed a small piece of pinapple, and i looked this up online and it seems legit. i guess the pinapple acids make hte poo taste horrible, and they stop eating it.

well thanks. and dont worry. im doing all i can right now. im a good owner. i have horses too, and i have alot of patience. im just looking for ideas to make my time easier right now... its so hard with so many people, i just wish she would stop at least till i get my own place.

I understand. It is hard to be in a tough living arraignment. I am glad for you that you will be getting your own place eventually and you can give your dog the right type of attention. I hope you did not take my long reply as some sort of lecture towards what i thought was a bad owner, that is not the case at all and i didn't feel like you were that. I could tell from your post that you were a very caring owner with a difficult situation.

I wrote that just to really put that out there for the benefit of all people who own dogs and especially the dogs themselves. believe me, I was raised with the idea of punishing dogs. I am very fortunate that somehow, I really don't remember how, I realized how wrong that was. Maybe it's just that it goes against true human nature. I don't know. Anyway, it sounds like you got your hands full and I wish you the best of luck with everything.

And thanks, I am going to try the pineapple thing. Next trip to the store, I will pick some up. Now are you suppose to feed it after every meal, or just before she has an opportunity to do that? I guess for a little while until they stop? I will be trying it out and I guess I will eventually find out. Thanks again, and good luck!

they tell me to do it once a day, and from what ive been reading about diet and such, fruits and veggies will not hurt the dog at all. its actually healthy it seems to give them some people food, the healthy fresh stuff, and fresh cooked meats with no seasons of course. so i been giving my girl boiled chicken breast and brocolli mixed in with her puppy chow. it helps her eat it all at once to instead of picking at it all day. spoiled dog. LOL.

Thanks again for the info! yea, my dogs eat lots of veggies, especially raw veggies. Like broccoli stems! But they say to stay away from onions and garlic and grapes. My Min-pins will eat onions raw, they will eat just about anything so I have to keep my eye on them. Thanks again!

lol mine hates carrots

My Spunky ( rat terrier) loves raw carrots!

if the other dog is there, mine will pick it up and run with it. she doesnt want any other dogs to have carrots. but she will spit it out as soon as the attention is off her.

the battle continues....
i made arrangements for her to stay at a neighbors when i am at work, so she has a fenced yard to roam.
i work nights. they took her inside at night. and that morning, she "pooped" and pee'd on their pillows.
it seems she is only happy if i am around. which would be fine for me to be around 24/7 but reality calls.
ugh

That is one devious doggie! lol!