Hoping this would help!

I finally caught her pooing right before my eyes. I waited for the last stretch of poo to touch the playpen then I went off with "good girl!!!". Followed by carrying her out into kitchen space. Did 5 mins of clicker training with her but no affection.

I hope she dont poo later at 9 plus am and repeat this very desirable behaviour tonight!!

*cross fingers*

Out of the blue, she decides to chew on the deer tendon that I have left with her for a week plus.

Would that mean she's comfortable with the area now ? She usu don't even touch e tendon while we leave for work.

She peed this morning in pee tray and I gave her a cookie. Then I left her to wash up but closely monitor for poo. Thank god! She did! Luckily after that she remained in the small space not stepping on it. Immediately I let her out and do the usual things.

Well she still bark like siao after we reach downstairs.

It took Muffin half an hour only to calm down after we left the house.

She poo in the new pee tray in the morning. We didn't exactly bring her out immediately but hope she understands. This time round I didnt let her out to round her lungs out in the house. Instead, I confine her in the kitchen while putting her delicious main meal IN the play pen with water.

It's obvious she like the kitchen better than e play pen. Read that some dogs does better when they are not given the whole house to run. This is true for territorial or protective dogs. I would think muffin is the latter coz she's insecure?

Shrugs. I'm not jumping with joy on any improvements. Coz I'm THAT at wits end.

Last night, she performed her full blast vocals again. Of coz I'm frustrated! But I told myself to reward quiet time. As a chance of no noise came, even though she's still standing up, I gave her her food. Seemed to work. Jackpot and left bowl there and I doze off.

In the afternoon, friends came. As usual she barked and barked and barked and barked. I removed the water but retained the food bowl. When there is rare moment of silence, we went it to drop some food. I hope she understands. Of coz, she exploded whn my friends walked into the kitchen. Well, no difference from last time but I'm no longer stressed that my poor muffin is suffering in that sense. The more I exposed the more chance of correcting.

We had a wedding dinner at night, I scoop almost a cup full of food, together with her water bowl, put it down while my men are wearing shoes. She could see the actions ad hear them. I dropped both water and food ad hurried out of the house. Didn't bark. At carpark, we heard something but not sure if it's her. From ipcam, she looked puzzled ba. Can't hear if she was barking but she settled down pretty fast, 15 mins from the time we left.

Thought that she pooped, I let her out of playpen and did some interaction time with her as a reward.

I was wrong! It leads to almost 2 hrs of barking in her playpen after lights out. I'm so terrified of complaints! It was already 11ish pm

The gas heater somehow help to stop her.

The next time she poop in pee tray in playpen, I will give her kitchen space and no attention at all.

Day 1 - bark and whine in playpen overnight. Pee in new pee tray.

Day 2 - came back to no barking. Peed in pee tray before letting out. Bark and dig at food in playpen. Sleep in kitchen, No noise at night.

Day 3 - no mess in kitchen in morning, no whining or barking. Quiet Muffin who seems only interested to be let out from kitchen than food in playpen.

Left food in playpen. Only put her in when I'm all ready n prep. She focused only on me when I left the house. Walked till carpark no barkings. Usu barkings were heard the moment I reach my void deck.

Drove to downstairs to monitor any barking - none. Thus, I left for work.

Came home to no mess but quiet muffin. Put food at the end of playpen, no interest.