dog peeing in the house

We have just addopted a 1 1/2 year old retriever/ collie mix. We we got her we were told that she was housebroken.
But our problem is that she can go outside for house for hours and still walk in the house and pee on the carpet. We have used the cleaners with the enzimes to kill dog pee smells..
She has a crate but HATES IT.
Does anyone have any ideas that could help us.. THe one thing that upsets us is when she pees right in front of us :cry:

 

how long have you had her? may be it is an adjustment thing? are you praising her when she pees outside? You need to. When she pees inside is she on a leash? Because if she hates her crate, keep her on a leash right beside you at all times until you can fully trust her. But you shoud get her used to her crate. I'm not a good one to ask about that, my dog hates his crate too!

 

Many dogs go through this due to the stress of being in a new home. If you can't crate her, then you have to watch her like a hawk. Tether her to you with a leash or confine her to the room you are in to make it easier. Treat her like a puppy - take her out every hour (or more often if necessary) and praise her for going outside. Put a command word to it. Watch for signs inside that she has to go and take her outside before she has a chance to make a mistake. If she does start to pee inside, make a loud noise to startle her and hustle her outside and then praise her for finishing outside. Keep using your special cleaner to kill the smell in the carpet. Be consistent and patient. If you go outside with her every time and praise her a LOT for going outside, she should catch on fairly quickly.

Also, if she is peeing very frequently or just a little bit at a time, you might want to take a sample to the vet to check for an infection.

 

When we got Annie she was almost two years old and we were told she was potty trained as well. She would go outside...but she also went in the house, and she would do it in front of you too. With her at leaste...she was telling us she had to go, it was just VERY subtle, and if you didn't see it and move fast she just went right there. I suspect she was feeling insecure in a new place, not sure what to do or how to do it. Stress of being shuffled around can make the dog have to go more frequently, but I would make sure there is no infection with my vet first. NEVER punish her for going in the house, she will begin to associate that going potty makes you angry..you don't want that...you just want her to figure out that going potty outside makes you happy. It has to be all positive. Star over, go back to step one, pretend she is a puppy and do what Jimaya suggested. Establish a "potty spot" outside. When she goes there, look like a complete fool praising her. Using the enzyme cleaner is SO IMPORTANT, make sure you get it all, or she will make that spot "her spot" in the house. Annie was proofed in a week. I made sure I was very consistent and I taught her to make noise at the door. She learned fast. My mistake was teaching her to "speak" at the door, Annie whined but wouldn't bark and I accepted that as good enough. So in the end, although we solved the potty problem, we now have a dog who whines and groans when she wants something..anything. Sometimes you take what you can get, and are damn happy to have it =) She is the most vocal dog I have ever met and thats saying alot since I also have a Catahoula and she makes him look quiet.
As far as the crate goes...make it fun, rewarding and comforting. Put something of yours, like a shirt inside the crate so the smell will comfort her. Buy a kong and make it a crate only treat, or only give her raw bones in there(I do not recommend leaving your dog home alone with a raw bone) . Whatever will make the crate special and a good thing. Do not ever let her out when she is making a fuss...not even once! She must be calm and quiet for that door to open or you set yourself up for a rougher time of it.
Congrats on the new family member

 

PS. I should have also said that starting out in the crate with small increments of time and working your way into longer periods will help as well. Just so long as you don't respond to her whining, pawing or any other "let me out of here!" behavior.