Tessa - I basically echo what Karen said, glad she is on a course of anti-biotics as my first thought would be cystitis, but if it is the pills will sort that out. I is more likely to be a habit which needs breaking, does Evie always soil in the same spot? If she does then I would actually put white pepper on the spot she favours, it will put her off going there and yes she may sneeze but it wont hurt her. Do you give her a command when she pees? It is a very useful thing if you can teach Evie to pee on command, every time she pees give the command, over and over again, it wont be long before you can tell her you want her to pee and she will, the benefit is that when she goes out last thing at night you can command her to go so she remembers what she is meant to be doing. See how you go and if she doesn't make any headway come back to us and we will have a rethink for you. I am sure we all have our own ways to house train so keep suggestions coming please, not just for Tessa but I'm sure the new owners would welcome suggestions too, don't worry Tessa she will stop.
Oh and yes how old is she? Only some bitch's will be dirty when they are coming into season, but if I read your post correctly she has never been clean, so it's probably nothing to do with her hormones.
Gorgeous photo's on here, Oscar is a sweetie, so handsome, and Elsa and Mazy look so settled in, lovely pictures of the children with the puppies. I have to say I am as besotted with Darcy and Tetra as you all are with your babies, such characters this lot, even Andrew has gone weak at the knees over them! (he will kill me for that!) I caught him last night with Tetra, he sneaked her off on her own with him, and was cleaning the puppy room for me, I went up to find him crouching on the floor with Tera pouncing on him, he them showed me so proudly how she did a perfect recall into a sit for him, (how do I tell him James taught her a week or so ago?!)
Cat and Mat, Jumble is such a huge character, she may not be the biggest in the litter, (That award definitely went to big dollop Bailey) But she makes up for it in personality. We call her the Duracell bunny, the others are on ever ready but she is most definitely on Duracell!!!!! She also has a thing for cardboard boxes, it was he nose poking out in the photo I post last week, and last night she climbed into a box, closed the lid and then acted like a cat, pouncing out on anyone who went past, it was hysterical, I shall miss her, she is a real sweetie, well to be honest they all are, Nicola Willow is a submissive cuddly baby, loves nothing more that snuggling under your chin and having tummy tickles, incredibly sweet. Not long to go now before you take them home.
