2007-01-09 02:47:30 · 10 answers · asked by Ross B 1 in Pets ➔ Dogs
The dog is a GoldenDoodle and he is from a VERY reputable breeder not a pet store.
2007-01-09 03:24:22 · update #1
The cage must be too big for the size of the dog otherwise they won't do their business in the same space as they sleep, but if it's large enough for them to lie down on one side and pee or poop on the other then they will. Or another possibility is if you are letting the pup out that often and crating them when you go out and they are still messing in the crate they could suffer from separation anxiety. How old is your pup? They don't have control of their bladder muscles until 12 weeks old and the sphincter muscles sometimes take longer.
2007-01-09 03:22:28 · answer #1 · answered by sunnyD 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe your kennel is too large. The kennel should be large enough for the dog to lay down and turn around comfortably, but not big enough for him to go potty at one end and lay down at the other.
On the other hand, you may want to consider where you got the dog from. If he was kept in a cage at that location, he may have been conditioned to going to the bathroom in a cage. Places like pet stores can condition dogs in this way. Additionally, if you did purchase from a pet store, use this link to request a report on the breeder of your pup:http://www.petshoppuppies.com/request.asp.
The information that you find can help you understand any problems your dog has. If you find that it was raised in a puppy mill environment, your house training will be VERY hard as these dogs are conditioned to going potty in very small cages.
Good luck, and I hope it's just a case of too large a kennel!
2007-01-09 10:57:55 · answer #2 · answered by Shannon 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
For a few days from today onwards : Feed it with delicious foods so that it's tummy is full, then within an hour it should pee. Take it out and if it pees/ poops outside give it a bone toy. Whenever it does it in cage remove the toy and decrease / make the food lesser delicious.
This should make it get used. It will be a good idea if you use a bell or sort of thing whenver it's peeping...so that from now on whenever u take it out.. and m,ake the sound it pees.
2007-01-09 11:27:27 · answer #3 · answered by That's me ... 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How big is the crate? Dogs instinctively do not like to go to the bathroom where they sleep, which is why crate training is so effective. However, if the crate is too big, the puppy will pee or poop on one side of the crate and lay down in the other. The crate should be just big enough for the puppy to turn around in.
Also, where did you get your puppy? If a puppy was raised in a dirty environment, then he/she may be more inclined to dirty their current homes.
Keep praising your puppy if he pees and poops outside. If you catch him starting to go in his crate, immediately say "No!" to startle him then take him right outside. And make sure to clean up all messes in the crate. Use an odor remover to get rid of the smell of urine, which can make the puppy more inclined to continue peeing/pooping in his crate.
2007-01-09 10:53:50 · answer #4 · answered by doza1621 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
dont crate your dog all day!! thats sooo horrible! thats not what a dog is for. keep the dog in the room with you, take it out like every like 30-45 minutes. and praise it when it does its business outside as well. also, limit water and food intake. put it on a schedule for food-morning and night and stop giving water after say 8pm.
a new puppy will poop/pee in its cage the first couple of nights until they realize that its thier 'home' and then it will stop.
but please, dont crate your dog all day when your home. and a new puppy can't be locked up for more than a few hours until they are about 6 months old.
2007-01-09 11:26:34 · answer #5 · answered by hilwiesemann 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you're crate training and the puppy is still going to the bathroom in his crate, you need to make it smaller. A crate should only be big enough for them to comfortably stand up and turn around. If they can poop in one end and still have room to lie down and not roll in it, it's too big. You can buy crates with dividers in it, or you could try some strong cardboard and duct tape. You can gradually make the crate larger and eventually take the divider out as the puppy becomes better trained.
2007-01-09 10:55:09 · answer #6 · answered by jframeisu 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You might take some of the poop from his cage and put it down where you'd like him to go outside.
2007-01-09 10:52:09 · answer #7 · answered by sleepingliv 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Take him out and play with him after he's ate.....like all other dogs they body's work off a little term I call FISO....Food in **** out. LOL
It works.
2007-01-09 10:53:51 · answer #8 · answered by Curious 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well, how old is it? at very young ages, they cannot control their bladder at all, and some need to go out as oftin as every 30-45 minutes. you have to watch him and if he looks like he is going to go, take him out immediately.
2007-01-09 10:50:53 · answer #9 · answered by mickey g 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
er, why is he in a cage? The poor thing must be terrified, maybe that's why he's pooping.
2007-01-09 10:50:48 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋