How to train a poodle to stop blocking doorways in a small apartment?

It sounds as Ipo is calling the shots in your house! Did you allow or even encourage her to get up on furniture when she was a small puppy? If so, it is confusing to her as to why it is no longer allowed. EIther way, though, I agree that this behavior has to stop. Get her a dog mat (watch out for fabrics that attract and hold dog hair!) and put it in a spot that is out of everyone's way but where she can still feel like part of the family. Put a few treats in the middle of it and walk her over to it (have her ona leash) and say "Ipo, mat!" She will probably get on the mat for the treats. Ad soon as she puts even one toe on it, praise her. Keep encouraging her to go on the mat. Then, you can start to train her to go TO it instead of just on it by increasing the distance from the mat that you are when you start the exercise. Reward any progress. Your next step is to have her "down" on command. Once all of her is on the mat (oh yes, they will try to cheat and get only partly onto it), praise and reward. Your last training step is in three parts: getting her to obey the "stay" command, getting her to remain on the mat (again with the "stay" command) when guests are in the house, and getting her to stay when no one is in the room with her. If she is rusty on her commands, she needs to go to a beginner obedience class before you start this training. Finally, you can run strips of aluminum foil along the pieces of furniture that are forbidden. Most dogs do not like the feel of foil under their paws. If you need help with any of this, you can click on the prompt to start a consult, where we can discuss it at length. Good luck!

I would start by putting her on a leash and walking around with her in the yard she is used to using to go to the bathroom, so she can acclimate to being leashed and having you near her when she goes to the bathroom. You can also start using a command word for her peeing and pooping and giving her a treat along with the command word when she goes. For example, if you see her peeing outside say "Potty" and give her a treat. This will help her associate the word with the action and then when she is out on a walk you can try saying the word to encourage her to do the action (and follow up with a treat). You can also get her adjusted to a pen by putting it in your house now, and placing her bed/toys inside with the door open to encourage her to use the pen.

House training can be very frustrating. It is possible that Roxie is continuing to urinate and defecate in that one spot because there is still a smell there. Using an enzymatic cleaner such as Nature's Miracle will help to remove the odor-causing compounds and make it less likely that Roxie will use that spot to potty. It is also important that you block Roxy's access to this area for a while. When having problems house training I recommend that owners set a timer and take the dog out every hour during waking hours. Each time you go outside and Roxy pees or poops praise her lavishly with words or with a yummy treat. When you are not home confined her to a crate or small room. The crate should only be big enough for Roxy to stand up and turn around. A crate that is any bigger will allow room for Roxy to pee or poop and move away from it making it more likely that she will go to the bathroom in the crate. If you are still having house training issues even after implementing these suggestions I would recommend that you have Roxy seen by your veterinarian as she may have a medical condition.

It is not uncommon for puppies to identify boundaries which are different to what we would like, preventing access to this room unless he is closely supervised and on a leash until he no longer looks to use this as a toilet area may help

Small breed dogs can be very stubborn with house training. If you haven't tried the method of crate training it may be time to switch methods and try this. Crate training is where she is in a crate when y'all aren't at home and during the night the crate only needs to be big enough for her to stand up and turn around. MOST dogs do not want to pee or poop where they sleep so this teaches them to hold it. I usually do not put puppy pads in there unless you will be gone for several hours and unable to let her out. I also do not put water in there because they tend to drink then they inevitably have to urinate. You will likely need to get up once in the middle of the night to let her out as she is too small to hold it all night. When you get up or get home you will immediately pick her up and take her outside to the designated potty area. If she doesn't pee put her back in the crate for 5 minutes and try again. If you ever catch her peeing in the house in an unwanted area, you can tell her a firm no and then take her to the designated potty area outside to help her with the association. If crate training isn't something you want to do they yes, you may have to be more patient. Pee pads can take longer to house train and sometimes they never become 100% potty trained a lot of people recommend to move the pads closer to the door. You can also try to train her to use a bell to signal that she wants to go outside. You place a small bell hanging from the door and every time you go outside you ring the door bell. Be patient with this little munchkin. She will eventually become more potty trained. The key is consistency.

You can start with the pad on the carpet where he goes. Each time he doe sit correctly give him a treat. Then you gradually start moving it back to where you want it and still reward him each time. The other option is start taping the edges down so he can't move the pad anymore and limit his roam of the house. Keep him confined to a smaller area until he gets better. At his age, it is very early for him to be house trained, so keep trying, he will get there over the next month

You are right in that crate training is usually used for teaching a dog how to hold it better when potty training. If you're looking to get Siao-lyn used to an indoor potty area, I would simply take her to the area as you would take her outside, so that she learns to go there. However, there may be some confusion over this if you are taking her both outside to potty, and inside. Instead, it would be better to try and take her outside more often so she doesn't need to hold it so long inside. Once she is older, she will be bale to hold it longer over time, and wouldn't need the indoor potty unless you plan to have her go there exclusively, anyway.