[Jac]

I am sorry...Dori is going through so much right now...I wish that your father would trust your judgment and allow you to discipline her when she needs it.
I understand his frustration and also his tatics, I grew up in those times too...and frankly, I did see dogs trained that way...but I believe that it is a dangerous way to discipline because Dori will learn fear and aggression and submission...but there are so many better ways to stop these problems.
First, check with your vet to see if there is a reason that she can't hold her pee...maybe since she was recently spayed, she has an infection or her muscle control has been affected...if so, no amount of rubbing her nose in it will work.
I have also read that when dogs are disciplined this way (especially when caught in the act) they think that what they have done wrong is to be SEEN peeing...so they hide and then too, they won't pee outside if you are around...sometimes they decide to wait until they are inside where they can hide behind a sofa...(or under a table?)
I agree that you need to clean the spot to remove odor. I like Nature's miricle. But be sure you get every bit of the spot or Dori will find the scent again.
You might need to go back to crate training for a while. Dori may need to start over again with her potty training.
Is it possible to install a doggie door at your house so that Dori can go out on her own if she needs to? We use them and it has saved me so much trouble .. and mess!
I suggest that you check this site for information regarding this type of accident...maybe you could share the information with your father...I hope it helps. http://www.veterinarypartner.com/Content.plx?P=A&S=0&C=0&A=1017
and here is another article from the same source: http://www.veterinarypartner.com/Content.plx?P=C&C=127&S=0 (the second article seems to have good infor for your circumstances.)
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[Yukirin]

Oh, my God! That was so helpful!!! =)

We did check... the day she got out of surgery, and they said she was doing better than any dog that they'd ever seen! (Imagine how proud that made me, since this is one of the best vets in our little town of Tucson...)
I'll make sure my father reads this, though, k?

Yes, we have Nature's Miricle, and my mother put it on earlier today. We're waiting until about 8:00 tonight to put this fresh-apple smell spray on the floor (it's some spray-can that you put on someplace you don't want the dog to pee on).

Dori's already hiding her poop, but she knows only to go in the backyard, and she just let's us sit there and watch her go to the bathroom; and she's (well, we think) smart enough to do her business behind & in bushes, where it will soon decompose, and I can't reach it, so I don't have to clean it up.. ^^

And, yes, you bet we have a doggie-door. But Dori has to have the cone-like white-thing on her head, and she walks around smashing into things with it on, and therefore can't get thru the dog-door... Yet... ^^ She's going in for a check-up Wednesday. Thank again for your help. If anyone has anymore suggestions, then please do state them here.

~We're so grateful for the answers we have recieved from everyone!
Dori & Yukirin

[kim26]

I have an exercise suggestion for Dori. If you have a treadmill, you can teach her to walk on that (or trot). She should still go for walks but, you can use the treadmill in addition so that she can get enough exercise.
There is a saying, "a good dog is a tired dog"!