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New member here with a housebreaking question:

We adopted a year-old beagle about a month ago from a friend who was moving to a no-pets apartment. In his old home, he was housebroken, and has been pretty good since moving in with us (only one accident with one or both of us home). However, every few days he seems to have accidents while my girlfriend and I are at work.

I know that there's an adjustment period involved in any move, but are there any tips that will keep him from having accidents so often? I remember hearing that the old method of rubbing his nose in it doesn't help, especially if some time has passed since the accident, so obviously I won't be doing that...

FYI, we crate him at night and keep him penned in our kitchen during work (it's easier to clean linoleum than shag...).

>>New member here with a housebreaking question:
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>>We adopted a year-old beagle about a month ago from a friend who was moving to a no-pets apartment. In his old home, he was housebroken, and has been pretty good since moving in with us (only one accident with one or both of us home). However, every few days he seems to have accidents while my girlfriend and I are at work.
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>>I know that there's an adjustment period involved in any move, but are there any tips that will keep him from having accidents so often? I remember hearing that the old method of rubbing his nose in it doesn't help, especially if some time has passed since the accident, so obviously I won't be doing that...
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>>FYI, we crate him at night and keep him penned in our kitchen during work (it's easier to clean linoleum than shag...).

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Housetraining does not automatically transfer from one place to another. You need to manage and train the dog properly, and certainly with no "rubbing his nose in it." I have several housetraining articles in the Canine Behavior Series you can access free, including Housetrain Basics, accidents, small dogs, urine-marking and other variations on the problems people have with housetraining. It's very complicated for first-time dog owners. Here is a link to that Table of Contents:

http://www.veterinarypartner.com/Content.plx?P=SRC&S=1&SourceID=47
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Kathy Diamond Davis, author, "Therapy Dogs: Training Your Dog to Reach Others," 2nd edition, and the free Canine Behavior Series at www.veterinaryforum.com