[Lola pup]

I rescued Lola about 10 months ago. As long as she is confined to her " space" of 2 bedrooms, she is 100% trained. She will let me know when she needs to go out and never has an accident in this space. However, if she has free reign of the rest of the house, she will pee or poop every time. (even if we have just walked and she has done her thing in the last hour or so). The perfect solution would be to keep her in my sight at all times to make the correction on the spot, but I work at home and this is not practical. Ideas, tips and suggestions will be much appreciated. PS she is perfectly behaved in every other way.

 

[LeoRose]

She's cute.

Expand her freedom one small area at a time, and wait until she is reliable in that area before expanding more. If you aren't going to put her up, then tether her to either yourself or someplace else in the room where you can see her.

 

[Deacon.dog]

Second leo with tethering her to you. I used a belt attached to a 6 ft long lead or tie my dog to my bed when we are in the bedroom so he isn't getting into things he isn't meant to be when I cant have my eyes on him

 

[DaySleepers]

Yup, it's very common for dogs to learn "these specific rooms I spend time in are no potty zones" before they learn "all indoor spaces are no potty zones". Some dogs will always need a potty training refresher when they're introduced to a new space, whether that's a hotel room, a relative's house, a new apartment you just moved to, or a new room they've rarely been allowed to spend time in. Go back to treating her like a puppy again one small area at a time - take her out often, interrupt pre-potty behavior to rush her outside, reward enthusiastically for going outside, avoid punishing for accidents so she doesn't start sneaking off to find places to potty in that are harder for you to see (and clean up). She should pick up that the potty rules apply to the rest of your house, probably faster for each new area you work on!