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Jespah: Darci is right, you need to make sure that you are truly cleaning the carpet. It can be clean to you, by looks and smell, but unless the scent is gone by their standards, there is a real big bullseye on your carpet. As for solving your problem, may I suggest litterbox training? I know that others here may disagree, and that's OK, everyone has opinions and not everything works for everyone, but it does work for me, and for you, someone who is away for a lenghtly period, it may be a godsend. I stated in a post yesterday, that when I come home I come home to a dog that's relaxed, not a dog who needs a bath. Your dogs may really appreciate being able to go to the bathroom when they want and this could help you. At least look into it. I bought the really large crate for Miss Gambler and I keep a litterbox pan in the back and I use regular cat litter, not the dog litter they sell, it stinks. I also took plastic food mats and used a hole puncher and attached them to the crate on the sides around the litterbox. This works beautifully, and I am extremely relaxed when I'm away and Miss Gambler is extremely relaxed when I come home. I read a lot about this before I gave it a try when she was a puppy and now we are having absolutely no problem training our new puppy to do this. We travel with a crate so this method is also portable. Think about it.
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