[Lenny]

Hi. Our dog has just turned one (foxy whippet cross) and we found her on the streets when she was 5 months old so never formally crate trained her for several reasons (some: first dog - we didn't know better! and also we probably spoiled her as she seemed to have had her fair share of hardship).

We lucked out in that she decided she liked to pee in the spare bathroom if she needed to go indoors but as this is also my husbands preferred bathroom, she's been banished to the laundry area just outside the door. - which she uses sometimes but has otherwise also selected an area on the carpet (this is the problem)

Do we really need to crate her? Is there another way?

(also, i've never used an internet forum before so i apologise if this isn't posted in the right area - ?)