dog pooing in the house?

I.N.D.E.P.

I have a 7 month old CLINGY black lab named Sam. Sam is fully house broken and has NO problem going out he will even wake me up if he really has to go during the night. However, if I leave the house to do shopping etc. when I get home we go out to potty and then we take a walk and play for 30-45 minutes, the problem is he is upset with me for leaving him. Sam will pout for 2-3 hours after I come home, he barks and wines and then will find a way into my bedroom and poo in my floor right beside my bed. I have to keep him in the crate when i'm not home because he's still young and is a chewer when he's bored. Sam is feed well, exercised and played with on a very regular basis, has tons of chew toys, there is nothing to stress him out, I steam clean everything in the house to kill strange smells, he has even been very well socialized. I have taken him to the vet and he has the all clear on his health, I have kept with the potty training for nearly 5 months now and I don't know how much more of this I can take. Is there a solution to this out there that I am unaware of?
Oh! and as for shutting my bedroom door - i've tried that, he will then go to the kitchen in front of the freezer and poo or in front of my bath tub (he always goes to the places I frequent) I actually have to keep my front door locked at all times because he can open the door and let himself out . Sam NEVER pees in the house and if I stay home with him all week he will not poo even once in the house. I have tried so hard to correct this by rewarding him when I get home and playing more and loving more on him and then if he poos crate him and ignore him as a punishment but nothing helps, I have come to the point that I believe i'm no longer going to be able to keep him. I have a 14 month old son and I would NOT tolerate this dog for one second longer if my baby were to be playing and got into poo somewhere I didn't know he had pooed.
I've tried all of that, he gets on average 3 hours a day of exercise and that does not include the time spent playing indoors. He gets treats every time he goes out side and is on a retractable leash when I take him out. A month ago I invested on having a private dog trainer come in and monitor and instruct me on what to do. He came 2 days a week for 3 weeks, by the end of the 3 weeks even the trainer was at a loss as to why I was still having this problem because the dog ONLY does this when I leave and come back.

Answer
When you get up in the morning, take your dog out. Walk her/him till elimination occurs, then praise him/her, a lot. Give a treat. Walk your dog again midday, afternoon and at bed time. Always stay with the dog so when she/he goes you can give praise . At this age old you should know your dogs looking for a spot behavior. When you see that behavior, get him/her out. Any time elimination occurs outside, give praise. If you catch your dog in the act inside, say no and get him/her outside. If you find a puddle or pile after the fact put your dog in another room then clean the spot with an enzyme cleaner to get rid of the odor, not cover it up. The reason for putting him/her in another room is if your dog sees you cleaning up after her she/he will think that is your job. You must be diligent and consistent. Make sure you implement a feeding schedule, if your dog eats at the same times every day she/he will poop the same times every day. At night time or when you are gone, crate train.
Here are three websites on how to crate train a puppy

http://oak.cats.ohiou.edu/~rc207100/info...

http://www.inch.com/~dogs/cratetraining....

http://www.planeturine.com/pettips/dsp_c...

can i use a big dog crate for a rat cage???

blair-witc

i might be getting a rat and i want to know if i could use a big dog cage or turtle tank for a cage. i would like glue little stairs and platforms on it if i could. im not being cheap. i just want to know :]
ohhhh. so if i get 2 rats how big do you think the cage should be?

love, kelly. i- uh - uh - i mean the blair witch!!!! muhahahahaha?
what if i get this for a 10 gallon tank (which i have) http://www.petco.com/product/10806/Small-Animal-High-Rise.aspx would that work?

Answer
Wire dog crates have too much spacing between the bars. Plastic dog crates? Well, they're plastic and rats LOVE to chew, so it would be a bad combination.

Turtle tanks are not recommended, due to the low air circulation.

Glue can be dangerous, if ingested.

It's best to get a large WIRE cage with spacing of 1/2 inch between the bars.

It's also best to get 2 or more rats. Never get a single rat! They're happier with a friend, and you should want optimal happiness for them.

EDIT: The cage I purchased for 2 adult male rats is the Super Pet My First Home for Exotics ($99)
http://www.petsmart.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2753352

Get anything similar in dimensions, and it should be just fine.
30"L x 18" W x 30"H

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