I have a 10 week old bloodhound, we have had him since he was 6 weeks old, and he is peeing in his crate. It doesn't matter how long he has been in there (the longest he is in there is like 7 hours while we are sleeping). I could put him in there while Im giving my kids a bath, that usually last a half hour. And in that half hour, he has peed! I of course, take him out to go pee before I put him in, but he still does it. He gets up like every 3 hours and starts whining at night when we lay him down. We pick up his water at 6 or 7, he has no blankets or pillows in there with him and we have the cage sectioned off so small that he only has enough room to stretch a little. Any suggestions?!
2007-01-08 08:26:04 · 6 answers · asked by sunnysideup 4 in Pets ➔ Dogs
Im not sure if he has an infection. We are looking in on it. We bleached out his tray last night with hot water and bleached and he still continued to pee in it last night after we cleaned it. We don't put him in his crate when he gets in trouble so I don't think he sees it as a punishment!
2007-01-08 08:34:23 · update #1
Misty-he was taken at a young age. The breeder told us he was 8 weeks, and when we got home we looked at his papers and she lied to us. We do take him out. He whines AFTER he pees in his cage. We are doing the best we can, we have another dog, and had no problems with him! We don't expect that much from him. Im just curious what we can do different. We have to give him baths everyday because he gets drenched in pee. Dont make me look bad!!!
2007-01-08 08:37:26 · update #2
thank you fetch 11! Great info! I like the idea of giving him a walk before bedtime, that is something that we haven't tried yet! If you don't recommend crate training at a young age, what should we do with our dog at night time, or if we have to leave the house for a few minutes! Thanks!
2007-01-08 08:43:31 · update #3
Puppies have no conscious control of their bowels or bladder until they're about 4 months old (16 weeks); crate training isn't effective until AFTER the dog is old enough to control his bodily functions.
Crate training is based on the idea that a dog will naturally try to keep his sleeping area clean -- but, by confining him to a crate before he has control over his body, you may have over-ridden that instinct and taught him to go potty in his box. You're going to have to start from square one.
Feed the dog only at specific times of the day to get his body on a "schedule".
Don't leave food out for him all day or he'll poop all day.
Take the dog out 15-20 minutes after each meal and make sure he goes potty. Puppies also have to potty right when they get up in the morning and when they wake up from their naps.
Restrict water before bedtime (you're already doing, and that's great), and also take him out for a short walk right before bed. Walking will encourge him to go potty and reinforce the whole notion of going potty outside. Whenever he goes potty outside give him lots of praise and affection.
Thoroughly -- and we mean THOROUGHLY -- clean his crate every day with a product like Nature's Miracle. It eliminates odors that the dogs can smell but you can't, and returns surfaces to their normal PH.
-- And give the dog his blanket back. Every pooch deserves to have something warm to lay at bed time.
2007-01-08 08:38:14 · answer #1 · answered by Fetch 11 Humane Society 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
You're expecting WAY too much from a tiny puppy. Your kids were toilet trained at that age were they?
Poor puppy. He was taken away from his Mum much too early and this will have knock-on effects. Take him outside EVERY time he wakes up, every time he eats, and then when he goes to pee in between. If that means getting up twice or even three times in the night, then do it. Sad that he has to pee in his own sleeping quarters - only desperate dogs do that.
Could you perhaps think about talking to the vet for advice or reading a few books about pups. You obviously don't have much idea and you won't have much fun with him, and he'll be the one to suffer.
2007-01-08 08:33:58 · answer #2 · answered by misty 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Your dog used to be more often than not barking in order that you might get up and allow him out. Crate coaching is the exceptional means and probably your boyfriend can allow him out whilst he will get dwelling at two or three? You see, your puppy did not wish to make his "den" soiled by means of pooping in it and peeing and that's why he desired out. If you begin leaving him within the kitchen to do his trade then he's going to feel that it's alright to do it there the entire time and may not even hassle to invite you to allow him out and you then cannot punish him for doing it there since in his brain he may not feel he's doing improper. There is something that we've got that every one animals wouldn't have and that's the capability to intent. Meaning that he is not going to sit down there and feel it out that it's not alright to do it there throughout the day however alright to do it throughout the night time. They understand correct from improper however simplest by means of what we have now taught them. Good success for your coaching!
2016-09-03 18:24:06 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It could be because it smells like urine from the first time he peed, and he thinks it's appropriate to pee there, since it already smells that way.
2007-01-08 08:28:20 · answer #4 · answered by halie_blue 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
just because you dont smell the urine smell dosent mean he dosent, take your kennel apart, and bleach everything you can, and soak it in HOT water, and if after that, he continues to pee, look into a new kennel.
2007-01-08 08:31:16 · answer #5 · answered by blank_red_rose 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
does he have a infection ??? or sees the crate as punishment...
2007-01-08 08:31:45 · answer #6 · answered by bowpeep 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋