Where do I start?

My family has a 4year old Miniature Bernedoodle who has become a complete terror. (The whole doodle trend was not my idea, I know what a genetic wild card they are 😭.)

For unrelated reasons, I’ll be home taking virtual classes for the next five months, and I really want to use this time to retrain her. The problem is, I have no idea where to start.

Her biggest issue is peeing in the house. She’s trained to ring the bells by the door when she needs to go out, and sometimes she does. But more often than not, she’ll make direct eye contact with me and pee right in front of me. It happens everywhere the floor, the couch, carpets, beds, even inside shoes.

We’ve tried crating her, but she’ll poop in the crate, eat it, and then vomit it up. I’m honestly at my breaking point. We’ve taken her to the vet, and they insist she’s healthy and that everything is behavioral.

She also rings the potty bells incessantly when she wants food, even though she has had scheduled meal times since we brought her home. On top of that, she has severe anxiety. When we leave the house, she jumps onto the windowsill and chews through the blinds. We’ve had to rearrange furniture just to keep her from getting up there.

I feel completely lost, and I’m exhausted from having to carpet clean daily. I don’t know how to begin helping her or fixing any of this. PLEASE help!!!

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