My dog keeps pooping and peeing in the house?

Dog behavior issues; suddenly un-house trained, destructive, and playing too rough?

• I feel like our situation is different then others I've seen online so I'm asking the typical dog misbehavior question, what is going on with our 18 month old beagle/healer? We got him from the animal shelter when he was 2 months old, he's neutered and up to date on all vaccinations and all of these issues have started over the last month. First and foremost, my husband works from home and has the entire time we've had him. I am 9 months pregnant and have been on maternity leave for the last 4 months. This is not separation anxiety as we are home most all day every day and have been for a while. As part of our daily routine we take him and our other dog to the dog park every day, it's about a 10 minute walk away and we let him run around and play for at least an hour but usually 2 every day. He gets tons of attention and affection, and our other dog has not had any other issues. We live in a house with a large back yard and a dog door that he runs in and out of all the time, there has been no changes to his diet or anything around the house. YET he's taken to chewing: blankets, clothes, shoes, pillows, even a nice large hole in the carpet of our bedroom. He started peeing in the house, always on our bed, and pooping in the living room during the day or our bedroom at night. His playing is also getting very rough, I don't think this is intentional but he seems to get carried away quickly. Vet says he's healthy and keeps insisting that it's something at home that's changed but we're at the end of our rope. We love him but I can't have him doing these thing with a new baby in the house.

• Answer:

  Yes something HAS changed.. YOU are having a baby! He is being a brat, doesn't like the fact that there will be someone that will take time away from 'him' MAKE him mind you or it will be worse when the baby arrives. You do not want him to take his feelings out on the baby!! Bathe yourself in the shampoo, soap you will use on the baby. Put diapers, baby powder on the floor, run the mobile hanging on the crib, turn on the baby swing when he reacts badly, CRATE him until he understands that the baby and the babies things are YOURS and he is NOT allowed to touch/show negative behavior towards these things!! Make him show RESPECT and let him know that he does not have to like it but YOU will NOT tolerate anything less.... He has to get over it or get out!! Consult a dog behaviorist if you can or find another home for him.