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I have a lab that is a year and a half old and is mostly a great high energy vet checked healthy dog. Recently he has started pooping on my floor and I'm not sure how to handle it. I leave him out during the day while I'm at work (no accidents) and let him out when I get home. I have a fenced in large yard so he just gets to run. When I let him in (he comes to the door after about 10 minutes I don't call for him) he comes in and poops on the floor then immediately goes and hides. He knows its wrong, but I don't understand why he is not going outside all the time.
Any suggestions?
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I would try going outside with him when you let him out, and/or not letting him out immediately but wait 20-30 mins when you get home and pet/play with him a little so he gets that "my owners home" excitement done with.
He may just be too excited to see you and not doing all his business before deciding he want's to be with you.
Our rottie used to need to be run around the yard a little when we first got home to get her to go.
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My humble amateur opinion is that something outside has him spooked from pooping and/or something inside is triggering him in the coming back in.
This is what I would try. When you let him back in, put a leash on him and walk him past the spot where he has been pooping then send him immediately back outside. Hopefully the coming in and sniffing the poop spot will trigger him to go then you can get him back outside before he actually does...
Then reward him handsomely when he poops outside...
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When you get home, go out with him and stay outside with him until he poops. Then tell him he's good and take him inside.
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I would try going outside with him when you let him out, and/or not letting him out immediately but wait 20-30 mins when you get home and pet/play with him a little so he gets that "my owners home" excitement done with.
He may just be too excited to see you and not doing all his business before deciding he want's to be with you.
Agree, and it's the easiest place to start.
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When you get home, go out with him and stay outside with him until he poops. Then tell him he's good and take him inside.
Plus, don't let him stay out once he goes. He should learn that "outside" is for going to the bathroom. It should not be for playing, or anything else. We go outside so the dog can go to the bathroom, then we go back inside.
You can go back to expanding his outside time once this is really ingrained into him, but until them, I would take him out on a leash, take him to where he "goes". Let him go and praise him. If he noses around without going tell him it's time to go back inside, and take him back inside. Then you can take him out more often, for shorter periods of time, and really praise him when he goes where he is supposed to. He'll figure it out pretty quickly.
Once he figures out (again?) that outside is for going to the bathroom, then you can expand his outside time if you want.
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I would try going outside with him ...
Dude, that's just gross. 
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that made me chuckle. Maybe FF leads by example?
YTown, my dog loves playing in the backyard, laying around in the backyard, checks on it when we get home... I think I understand where you're going with that like right now the dog holds it in too high regard to poop on, but I think dogs can understand a balance. Eventually is likely to have an area it poops in, and another it plays in.
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I shouldn't talk about dogs on this site anymore.....some think they have all the answers.
YTBF has the answer....wait before you take him her out. Let them know inside it the place to say hello....then take them out.
If they don't do their business, take them back in, but don't leave them alone. Take them back out in 10-15 minutes...and keep on....it won't be too many days before they understand the program....go when outside or go back inside.....most dogs won't squat or lift the leg in the house in front of their owner, so it is important to keep them in sight.
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Had a Lab mixed-breed, brightest best dog I have owned. Had some of this when he was young and we had moved into a new house he had to "claim." The praise helped to get 'er done, and some no-nonsense scolding after a mistake. Fixed in about three days, never a problem again. Good luck! 
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Thanks everyone for the input.
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I would try going outside with him ...
Dude, that's just gross.
Things are better demonstrated than just taught. 
you should see how green the grass is in that section. 
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Thanks everyone for the input.
Just chiming in.... This problem is often associated with a dog feeling neglected. They essentially are doing it for attention and to convey their displeasure at not having enough "you" time.
I'm not accusing you of anything btw, I know how busy life gets and sometimes playing with Fido gets shoved to the back burner.
Try setting aside 30 minutes or so to play with him right after he goes outside. High energy play with a ball or a toy he can tug on. Half way through, let him out for another five minutes and then play some more.
I've worked with dogs and dog training most my life, and this "lonelyness" is frequently the problem for an otherwise housebroken dog.
Give it a try, it can't hurt.
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When you get home for the day---take the dog out on a leash until it does its business. Then take it in and give it a treat. Over a couple weeks, and repetition, the dog will learn to go outside.
Don't forget to be the pack leader.
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