6 yr. old dog-going pee and poop in apartment

My 6 yr. old beagle/jack russell mix has been doing her business in the house now for probably 3 months. I take her outside in the evenings when I get home from work, walk around let her smell and do her business. I come back inside and not 10 mins. later she has pooped in the floor. I don't understand if she was just outside. And, now, she doesn't even bother to wake me up in the middle of the night to go out, she just does it in the house. My carpet is almost ruined because of this. She has a crate that she stays in during the day, but at night, she sleeps in my bed with me. I have tried to put her in her crate at night, but she whines for hours. She just started this a few months ago when I moved into my new apartment. Before that, she would neve do it, maybe an accident, but not like she does now. I am at my wits end trying to figure out what to do, to get her to stop doing it.

 

It sounds like the move has upset her routine. You really need to just go back to puppy housetraining techniques. Don't let her out of your sight, and if you can't watch her she needs to be crated or otherwise confined. Take her out as often as you can manage - like at least every hour when you are home. If she is pooping right after you come in, then you are forewarned - watch her!! Don't assume she is done.

Make sure you clean the places she has gone with an enzymatic cleaner such as Nature's Miracle. You can use a black light (sold at pet stores) to find urine stains you didn't know existed. Also, a checkup by a vet to rule out a physical problem would not be amiss, although it sounds like it is the move that brought this on.