Q. hi! thanks for checking in. to be honest, I’m having a really hard time with allison (also called maggie). she is very sweet and very cute but is terrified of men and not house-trained at all. she actually comes in from her walks and hours at the dog park and poops in my bedroom. even if i have her in one room with me, where her crate is, she will still poop. i take her out all the time and praise her and my other dog whenever they go where they are supposed to. i even bought puppy pads but she just eats them. i don’t know what else to do. i hate to stick her in the crate all day but she is not to be trusted. any tips or tricks for house-training would be greatly appreciated!!
jacqueline
A.Sorry to hear that, Jackie. We thought she would be Ok in just a few days. Sounds like you will need to do crate training from scratch, i.e. have her in the crate most of the time when she is in the house and then just take her outside VERY frequently so she almost HAS to pee and poop outdoors. Then you might need to give her food treat rewards for going outdoors in addition to the verbal praise. Also, be sure you are not leaving her food down once she has finished eating. Water should be kept down all the time, but when the pup finishes eating, pick up the food bowl and don’t put it down again till feeding time. If they don’t eat it all, that’s not a problem. I know many people use ‘pee pads’ but personally I think the dogs get confused and don’t learn as quickly that they are supposed to go outside. Please review the DVD that should have been in your folder. If it isn’t in there, we can mail one to you And there is also a short training video at the bottom of the home page of our website at http://www.foreverhomerescue.org
Regarding men, you should have the man of the house be the only one to feed her or give her treats (except if you are the one taking her out to potty and need to give her a treat then). And take her for walks together with each of you holding the leash by turns. If men crouch down on the floor and speak in high voices to her, she will likely do better with them then if they stand over her and speak in manly voices. 
Sounds like she will take awhile to come around. Let us know if she’s not making progress. Also please know that we will extend the ‘two week trial period’ to as long as you need to see if she can become a good match for you. Since she has now had 3 or so transitions, she may take longer than others do.
Joanne
2 Comments to “Fear of Men and House Training Issues”
Collie Owner
Check out what this lady is doing to socialize who have a fear of men.
http://clevercanine.typepad.com/ccdt/2010/02/video-archive-post.html
Cara
We are having the same problems with Bentley ( AKA Noah) It has only been a week that he has been with us but he has warmed up to me, loves our other dog and wants nothing to do with my boyfriend. He also seems to wait until we are back in the house to pee. He is pretty good about always pooping on his walks- of which he gets several. He also seems to not be bothered by peeing in his crate- His submissive peeing has gotten better but now he just full on goes to the bathroom in the house.I crate trained our first dog very successfully but she never did go to the bathroom in her crate where as Bentley does not seem to mind.