We've got a bit of a problem with Judi. At home, she's perfectly well house-trained (except when she's ill, but not much you can do about that). But at the dog-sitter's, apparently she occasionally poos and wees inside, even during the evening when people are around.
We're wondering if she's got into a habit here at the dog-sitter's, and whether there's a good way of breaking it (apart from stopping using this dog-sitter, which isn't really a good option because we do like her). I guess we could ask the dog-sitter to put her in the crate whenever the dog-sitter isn't in the room with her, but it's very annoying when she really should know better.
There is also a related problem with Judi where when I put her out at night, she'll often sit on the step and refuse to go out (especially if it's cold/dark/wet), in spite of being told "toilet". If I go out into the garden with her, then she'll go too, but she doesn't seem to want to go on her own. It's possible that by going out with her, I'm letting her assume that people will keep her company, and that might be part of the problem with the dog-sitter (who doesn't have the time to accompany every dog outside when she's got a house-full already). But (a) we could be waiting some time, and (b) she's likely to start woofing to be let back in.
Any ideas, anyone?