my dog/puppy keeps using the bathroom in his cage. what do i do?

Question

he is not left in there long enough to justify such behavoir. my other dog (the same breed) never did that.

Answer 1

depending on the size of the cage/crate try putting a divider in there to try and shrink it down a bit...this worked for my dogs...if the cage is to big they will go to the bathroom on one side and sleep on the other, with the divider 9 times out of 10 they'll just hold it...........

Answer 2

My first question would be, how old is your dog/puppy? Have you had him long enough to get him on a schedule? And if so, does his time in the cage overlap his time for the potty? To get him potty trained you should get him on a regular, consistent schedule (though there will be times that are completely irregular, the most important two times should be pretty consistent). The second question would be if you know if your puppy has a urinary tract or bladder infection? Though this could be the cause of the problem, I doubt it. My recommendation would be to make his kennel smaller. It might be so big that he knows he can use the restroom and have enough space to get away from it. If its smaller, he will hesitate to use the potty and refrain from such behaviour in the kennel. Good luck

Answer 3

I don't see where you told how old your puppy is, Maybe it is too young still and you are expecting too much. My puppies would do that but got better when older. At 5 months, they stopped going in their cage at night except if I overslept and didn't let them out soon enough in the morning. Puppies wake up at daybreak, so for a few months, you have to get up early to take them outside. after they go, you can bring them back in put them in the crate and go back to sleep if you want. This is what having a puppy is all about.

Answer 4

You have to make sure she is on a potty training schedule. When we got our shih tzu puppy, I went out and bought the the book shih tzu for dummies. It helped explain how to train them. You need to take this dog out every couple of hours and especially after she eats, take her to the place where you want her to do her business, and be patient it takes time but it is well worth it. Following this book and it's advice our dog had very little accidents in the house (maybe 3) and was trained in a short time.

Answer 5

Your cage is too big , or you are leaving him/her in the cage too long . The puppy should not be forced to stay in the crate for longer periods of time till he/she is 3-4 month old .

Answer 6

The cage is most likely to big-block off the part that is too large. The cage should be just large enough for your pup to stand up, turn around (he shouldn't need to be a contorsionist) and lie down fully extended ( front and rear legs out)

To block it off use a piece of plywood.

Answer 7

How old is he? What breed? Rule of thumb is for every 1 month they are...they can hold it 1 hour. We got lucky - 4 month old American bulldog holds it all night. Has since he was 12 weeks old. Monitor the water and food intake. Some people think it's cruel but it's worked for me.

Answer 8

its the size of the crate i promise. use some kind of cardboard divider or even just put a large box inside the cage to take up some square inches of that excess space and he will quit\

also, it seems all dogs decide how much space they prefer, i have had some pups that wouldnt poop in a huge crate then others that would if there was any space bigger than their own body

Answer 9

Try taking him out more frequently so as to be proactive and not give him the chance to go in his cage. I had a similar problem, my pup liked to pee on his blanket, but by taking him out every 30 minutes if I had to seemed to help him become accustomed to a dry blanket.

Answer 10

He probably doesnt like it and does it on purpose I have heard of birds doing that and although the same breed all dogs act diffrently