Pet owner’s home is making me sick and their dog will not stop pooping
First time watching this little fellow, and I thought it would go well because it’s a nice home and the owners seem friendly and organized
Well, after three days, this dog poops a ton inside sometime in the middle of the night. I think it’s a fluke, but then it happens every day after that. I’m here for two weeks and I let this guy outside at least five times a day, and this happens. A few nights ago I let him outside for a quick bathroom break before bed (he had been sleeping most of the day) He peed outside and that was all he wanted to do. We get up to the bedroom and while I’m in the bathroom, he poops in the bedroom.
Everytime he goes to the bathroom outside, he gets a treat. But I think he just pees and then doesn’t understand he needs to go poop outside as well.
I also wonder if the owners lied to be about his age because they told me he’s ten, and this is not ten year old dog behavior. This is puppy behavior. I once pet-sat an 11-month year old, and it was this.
So, I don’t know what to do because on top of the dog pooping every time I go to bed or leave for a couple of hours, the owners home is making me sick. I realized it’s their dirty humidifier in their hvac, and it’s covered in this calcium. It’s basically acting like a giant dirty humidifier that spreads all these particles throughout the house, making my throat hurt and leaving me coughing like crazy.
The crazy part, is that I called them out on this before our sit even began, and I asked them if their HVAC had any issues beforehand. They said no, but nope! It’s barely blowing out air and it’s made the basement 60% humidity and I think it’s even higher than that because my ears hurt because of the humidity in the house. It’s just so chaotic.
I haven’t told them any of this and just am trying to get through the sit. I don't know why I would even say.