Potty training woes with a jack russell terrier

by John
(Brevard, NC)

Help, our 16-week old Jack Russell continues to potty in the house. Louis hates the crate, it terrifies him so that isn't working. I watch him diligently, but if Ihave 2 bedroom doors open, he will run in and either pee or poop or both, even if I've taken him out and he has done his business. I don't know how else to stop him from going in these rooms. Today I had the doors open while vacuuming and he did it again, even though he had just gone outside. I don't know what else to do. He gets lots of praise for going outside, but I never seem to catch him in time indoors. I know when he is sniffing around to go out and he has started going to the door on his own.

One bedroom is where our older dog sleeps and I wonder if he is trying to mark the territory. Don't know why he will go in the other bedroom.