A four-way checklist of the situations around indoor accidents
Enter the observation period, how many accidents happened, the date of the most recent one and the date you want to count through. Then tick the items that apply across four groups: timing and routine, place and flooring, urine and stool pattern, and environment and learning. The result shows the total checked, the spread across groups, accidents per day, how long it has been since the last accident, and the list of items you ticked. Ticking a pattern-change item puts a call-now line at the top of the result.
No validated screening table turns a checklist into a cause for indoor accidents, so this tool names no cause and ranks nothing. AAHA and WSAVA guidance both note that urinary infection, parasites and digestive disease cause accidents too, so a medical cause has to be ruled out before calling it a behavior problem. Reviewed as of October 2026.
It does not compute a success rate or training progress, and it recommends no training protocol. This tool is for reference only and does not replace veterinary care. Contact your veterinarian right away if you notice symptoms or suspect a problem.
Frequently Asked Questions
No. There is no validated screening table that turns a checklist into a cause, so this tool only shows how many items apply and which ones. Judging the cause belongs to your veterinarian.
It shows at a glance whether the gap between accidents is getting longer. Next time, change only the end date and compare the number with what you saw before.
Scolding is on the list because it is reported to push puppies into going out of sight, which makes the record itself unreliable. Decide how to respond with your veterinarian or trainer.