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Old December 11th, 2008, 11:31 AM
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Has she seen a vet to rule out any medical causes?

Start crate training all over again.
Get your entire family involved.
Take her out every hour when you are home.
Stay with her.
Praise and treat her every time she eliminates outside.
Ignore any accidents in the house unless you catch her right in the act, and the only thing you'll do is say "ah ah" in a firm voice.
Do not chase her, scold her, nor "show" her what she's done after the fact; you'll only have her associate the actual pee/poop with your displeasure, not the act itself. It will only create more anxiety for her and work against housetraining her properly.
Expect accidents, they happen, and continue with housetraining until she is 100% reliable.
Once she is, take her out more often, don't wait for her to tell you when she has to go.

Finally, stop arguing about it; it's not good for her nor for your family. Get everyone on board and committed to dealing with the situation appropriately. Housetraining her won't be the difficult part, getting everyone to work at it with patience and understanding may be.

Good luck.
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