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Question

im crate training my dog and he sleeps in there all night thats great but he wees all over his bedding and the bedding and him gets really wet how do i stop him doing this as i thought they did not wee where thet slept

Answer 1

he needs to be let out to go to the toilet, obviously he cannot hold onto it.

Answer 2

Do you leave water with him? if you do, don't, is the crate too big for him? he should have just enough room to comfortably stand up and turn around, he shouldn't be able to walk from one end to the other, if he's just a small puppy obviously you need a large enough crate for his breed, but when full grown (you don't say how old he is) he just needs somewhere to be comfortable, do you actually physically TAKE him out for a wee last thing at night? or do you just let him out? you must take him and make sure he goes! then plenty of praise and straight into his crate, are you are late riser? if so then you will need to get up a bit earlier in the morning as he may be doing it first thing in the morning because he can't hold it.

Answer 3

First off, how big is the dog and how big is the crate? If the crate is too large for the dog, it will pee in the crate because it will have room to lie elsewhere. For example, if you have an "extra large" crate for a 3 month old German Shepherd Dog, the crate is too big. You can try to rectify this problem by closing off part of the crate - maybe put a large box in the back of the crate so it seems smaller (I have done this and it worked). You could also get a smaller crate, if necessary. Try to get one second-hand or maybe borrow from a local shelter/vet. A second way to try to break the habit is to put the dog in its crate for a short period, then take it IMMEDIATELY outside. Do this according to his eating schedule - maybe you know certain times of day when he pees - that helps. Have treats ready for the reward after the dog pees outside. Give lots of verbal praise too! Keep the dog in the cage for short periods and gradually increase the length of time.

Answer 4

For everyone who advises using small crates that a pup can hardly move in, I'd like to put them in a small cage and leave them for days on end. For crying out loud, this is a puppy, he can't hold his pee. You should let a pup into the garden at very frequent intervals. Go to bed late and get up very early, you chose to have a pup. Don't use the crate to cage the dog, it's meant to be his den, and should be left OPEN 98% of the time. I get sick of people who think the crates are to stop dogs chewing, and from being a nuisance. I use 4ft puppy crates for Chihuahuas, and believe that those who recommend the smaller the better need puppy crating themselves.

Answer 5

Get a cab without a cold metal bottom, like a kennel cab. Do not put towels or blankets or any kind of bedding or padding in it during the time that you are training him. Dogs will pee when there is something in there to pee on. Also, try putting the dog's water up at about 7 pm and take him out for his last pee before you go to bed, at least at 10 p or later. If he wakes in the night whining, take him out. You won't have to do that for long because this is just to break the habit of him peeing in it, which he will also be less likely to do when there are no pads, towels bedding, blankets or anything in there other than perhaps a nylabone.
It's important his cab is not too big, just big enough to stand in and turn around.
Don't put food or water in it.
I crate trained several dogs to aid in potty training and it has been the best tool I have found. You just cannot leave them in there too long as it defeats the purpose.

Answer 6

Just before you put your dog in the crate let him have a pee outside. He MAY have a bladder problem which if he's wetting when he is sleeping then your need to talk to your vet about this.

Answer 7

Usually they don't.......does he have too much room in there? We would block off most of our dogs living space and only gave her enough room to lay down. Cardboxes work well since they are easy to dispose of and as your dog gets bigger, you can find smaller boxes. We kept her fav toys in there so she never chewed the boxes up. You also just might have to accept the fact that you will have to get up and take him out once in the middle of the night. Don't worry about the nightly wake ups becoming a habit.........as he starts getting into the habit of not peeing in there, you just postpone the midnight breaks by 15-20 minutes (or whatever works for you). Eventually he will be making it thru the night potty free!

Answer 8

I put newspaper at one part of my very young pup's indoor crate and her bedding at the other side. She used to wee on the bedding and sleep on the paper!

Seriously though, when they are very young they have tiny bladders and they need to relieve themselves frequently. If your dog is having to urinate in his crate he will find that very distressing.

If he is very young you should take him out during the night to relieve himself until he can manage to last out until you get up in the morning.

If he is an adult there may be a physical problem such as a bladder or kidney infection and you should take him to the Vet together with a sample of his urine.

Answer 9

crate have to have just enough room for him to stand and lay down. don't feed him water or anything 4hrs before bed time. let him used the restroom before entering the crate. take him out every 3hrs to used the restroom. extended 3-5min every 2 days. there you have it, a proven way to crate train your pet.
if it doesn't work, you should see if he have a bladder problem. sometime that might be the case.

Answer 10

how old is he... puppies generally cannot hold it through the night until they are about 6-7months old... set an alarm for about 2-3 o clock in the morning and let him out... praise him for going and then put him back in...

..wash all bedding and crate thoroughly to remove any trace of the scent of the urine as you don't want him continuing to do it out of habit.

if he is older and still cannot hold it then get vet's advice as it may be a medical problem...

generally when a dog is crate trained they whine to get out of their crate if they need to (that's what mine do) so it may be a behavioural thing rather than physical...i.e. he may feel stressed out being in his crate alone at night....

talk to a vet or animal behaviourist and they may reccommend the hormone air freshener which emits the calming hormones for dogs...this may make your dog feel more secure in his crate at night and resolve the problem...

good luck to you :)

Answer 11

usually they hate to wee where they sleep- maybe you need to stay up later to let him out, and get up earlier. I typically let mine out around 23.30 and up at 6.00 am. If you are doing that, try less water at night, and a check-up at the vet, as he may have a wee infection