Poodle Potty Problems

Question:
 I have a 2 1/2 year old minature poodle. I have had her since she was 15 months old. I love her very, very much, but sometimes she drives me nuts. Her biggest problems are that she is still not 100% potty trained, and she eats things. She loves underwear and socks!!! She is a very smart dog. I took her to obedience school as a puppy, she is crate trained, knows the word no, knows her name, and knows a variety of tricks. But she can be so bad! She does not have "accidents" when I am in a room with her. But she has no problem having them the moment I step out of a room. I am moving into my first home in about a month, and I have new carpets. I am afraid. And she eats things! Her favorite things to eat are socks, underwear, and toilet paper. I know from experience that this is a very bad habit. One time she started vomitting uncontrollably. I took her to the ER vet, and they took x-rays. The doc said he could see something in her intestines, and if she didn't get better, they'd have to operate. FORTUNATELY, she got better, but I just know that blockage was probably a piece of sock! Since that unfortunate incident, I have been much more vigilent about clothing items, but she still manages to sneak things. She even chewed a hole through my mesh laundry basket to get at some dirty clothes!!! She is such a cute and loving dog. And I know a lot of the problem is me. I just want to know how I can help her be better. Thanks.
Answer:
 Thank you so much for the advice. I really appreciate the time you took in your response. I wil start re-training right away.
Answer:
 As for the housetraining - the vast majority of housetraining issues lie with the way the human tried to train or did not fully train. Dogs that are paper trained/litter box trained/wee-wee pad trained are harder to fully housetrain because there were originally taught it is OK to potty in the house. Dogs that are improperly supervised during housetraining or given too much freedom too soon (allowed full run of the house as opposed to gradual freedoms and remained on lead with the owner while walking through the house in the beginning) are more likely to have housetraining delays. Dogst hat are homealone too long without a potty break learn they can go in the house because they (1) have to and (2) there is no one there to teach tem this is not acceptable. Getting away with an undesired behavior is almost the same as praising the behavior. You need to get right back to a basic housetraining program and get serious. Also, rule out any medical reason for her pottying in the house - infection, illness, etc. But most often with young dogs it is just a lack of adequate or consistant enough training. Though again, never hurts to rule out medical, I have known of some younger pups with urinary tract infections. But with the housetraining it sounds like she has learned she can potty in a room when you are not there (nothing has stopped her yet and you need to step back in training). As for the chewing. Often this is a result of boredom, lack of proper supervision (too much freedoms too fast and lack of supervision - even if the owner is home and a younger pup/dog is allowed full run of the house where he/she can get into mischief when out of sight. You need to get back to basics with the dog and start retraining things all over again. Back to the crate when you are not home or awake to monitor her. When you are in one room, she needs to be in that room with you - baby gates will help keep her from walking off and getting into mischief. When you are walking through the house, leash her up so she has to come with you. This way you will be able to observe and retrain the behaviors you need and she cannot get away with undesired ones. In a few months, start giving her freedoms of two rooms when you are home to supervise. Every couple minutes, you need to get up and check on her. If she handles two rooms without issues for a few months, give her three rooms. If she has problems, regress, step back and keep up the training at two rooms or even one for a few more weeks. This way she will get a chance to learn the rules of each room as she walks through the house with you and eventually get ready for increased unsupervised jaunts. Now, get her a variety of interactive toys. If she is an only dog, get some of the Buster Cubes and Treat Balls that you can put food in for her to work out. Take out part of her daily kibble ration (help keep her from getting chunky). Her environment needs to be enriched and she also probably needs more cocentrated exercise - walks, playing, even Agility classes would be a good idea. I hope this gets you started. I also suggest getting a copy of Culture Clash by Jean Donaldson - most major online book sellers carry it.