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12-06-2007, 09:39 PM | #1 |
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| Crying and Peeing Everywhere...HELP! Ok, i need some help. my wife and i have had our little man since April. We have been atempting to potty train and crate train him. However things have went a little haywire somewhere. 1. Radar has never calmed down in his crate at night. we started by keeping him next to our bed at night, thinking this would calm him, the first month or so was horrible. but eventually got a little better, but now, 5 months later he still wakes up a few times in the night and CRIES, i could never imagine a 3.5 lb animal could make so much noise. We've tried putting him in other rooms, etc, but the second he hears something, he is screaming. We never let him out when he cries, or at least wait 10-15 min, but he has never "grown out of it" what can we do??? we've tried banging on the crate, tried yelling no, etc. everything ive seen on this board, but to no avail. 2. Radar still hasn't figured out this potty training business and he is nearly 11 months old. For a while he was using the potty pads religiously and telling us when he needed to go out, but all of a sudden in the past month or so he has just went nuts, he pees everywhere and doesn't seem to care. What is the deal? He used to hold it overnight 8,9 hours when he was 6 mos old, but now he is nearly 11 and he is starting to pee in his kennel at night, even with water restriction after 8 and careful monitoring. would nutering him help, or is he just being naughty since he has been around some other dogs lately and he is jealous? Its quite frustrating. We just had our carpets cleaned a second time and now that it is snowing, he absolutely refuses to go outside, or if he does, he comes in a pees on the floor AGAIN. Grrr. frustration. I don't understand Radar, he does all kinds of tricks and lots of obedience, and we love him to death, but he can't figure these things out and it is driving us crazy. please help, sorry for the long post, but it has been a long time coming! |
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12-06-2007, 09:42 PM | #2 |
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| just to brag up little radar a bit. he is 3.5 lbs, and was born in January. his current achievements include: sit, stay, lay, roll-over, around in circle, shake, stand, high-five...but again, peeing and sleeping through the night, a whole different deal...haha |
12-06-2007, 10:11 PM | #3 |
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| but you may want to take him to the vet just to make sure he doesn't have a uti. I don't have boys but I have heard that neuter him will help, hope some one that have boys will help you more. |
12-07-2007, 09:22 AM | #4 |
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| I would think maybe he has a UTI too. If not neutering might help. He might just have anxiety issues and doesn't want to be in the crate. Or doing it for attention. Have you tried taking him out before bed then putting him in bed with you? Maybe he would sleep through the night with you. I know some people don't let their dogs in their bed. I do, but it might not work for you. You could also contact a trainer for their oppinion. I got my yorkie when he was 2, but he was not housebroken. It took a long time but now he is about 95% housebroken.
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12-07-2007, 11:46 AM | #5 |
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| I can say that Radar is probably Marking in your home, not going "potty". Since he is NOT neutered his hormones are probably in high gear and if there have been other dogs in his life lately, this may have made him a little territorial. (However, if there would be concern for UTI, so you should have that possibility checked by the vet.) Neutering is supposed to help remedy this problem. I would limit his water intake after 7pm (move it up an hour) and take him out right before you go to bed, hopefully that's around 10pm or later. I agree, that he is demonstrating separation anxiety while in the crate. He may just not ever come to terms with it. Have you tried covering the crate with a blanket or towel to cocoon him in the crate to make him feel more secure? A dog hormone diffuser may work also, but I have never tried this to know for sure or not, but it's supposed to mellow them out a little. I know my husband did not want Millie in bed with us, so I kept her crated at night for over a year and 1/2. She would wake up 1 -2 times a night and I would take her outside to potty and back in the crate. Well, at some point, I let her sleep with us (but she was housebroken and trustworthy, at that point) and she does much better now, at night. Sometimes you just have to cave for the betterment of everyone.
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12-10-2007, 06:24 PM | #6 |
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| ok Let me say first, im no expert. but this worked for me. step 1. goto vet and get tested for a urinary tract infection. step 2. Yogi got used to his crate just like your pup after like a week. no more cryin or anything. So we setup a play pen for him to be in and live in. Imagine having to pee and being stuck in a crate, id cry too. So id suggest going to target or walmart and getting him a baby play pen, the cheap ones go for under 50 bucks. when you set it up get him a nice soft and warm bed and a baby blanket to wrap around him when he goes to bed. put the bed on one end of the pen and a pee pee pad on the other. Make sure you always have water availible to him in the pen. use the pen to feed him and to sleep. since he hates the crate, use it for punishment. He pees on the floor then scold him, take him outside to finish then take him straight to his crate and leave the room. My yogi isnt neutered and is 11 months old as well and he doesnt mark around the house probably because the last and only time he did i struck the fear of God in him. He is becoming a man is going to try to become the man of the house, dont let him. I dont approve of letting a 5 pound dog sleep in a bed with a 180 pound man and a 100 pound woman, one wrong roll and he is injured or worst. Also if he pees on the floor what says he wont pee on your chest. so to sum it up, crate for punishment and playpen for sleep. the only time yogi would pee or poop on his bed is when he was sick and instantly cried cuz he had an accident. Hopefully he wont cry in his pen, my yogi doesnt unless he really really has to go potty. Maybe it will work for you. Last edited by yogisdad; 12-10-2007 at 06:27 PM. |
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