New Dog Blues

It turns out Hattie is not house trained. Would have been nice if her owner had been up front about it, but even after confronting her she just apologized for the dog ACTING like she isn't house trained. A dog either is or isn't, and this one isn't. No acting about it. 

The frustrating thing is I take her out first thing in morning, last thing at night, for morning and evening duck feeding, half hour ball play, more than an hour walking the trails, and multiple times in between all those times. Yet for some reason she has decided to poop in the house, even immediately after being outside. 

Now we learn she was a kennel dog that only spent time in the house crated or confined to a small area and somehow the previous owner considers that house training. She's a darling dog otherwise (although now I'm wondering what else we weren't told) so now, as well as teaching her how to play we will have to train her to poop outside and untrain the inside habit. 

So much for thinking adopting an older dog would avoid the need for house training. Word of advice to anyone thinking the same thing: make sure you aren't getting a kennel dog.