How do you stop a puppy from peeing in her crate at night? - YorkieTalk.com Forums

Hoggbond · 01-13-2009, 01:09 PM

Lilly is 4 months old, We are trying to crate train her, but she likes to pee in it at night. She doesn't even give us a noise to wake us up.

Will she grow out of this, or should we stop crate training her???

marcerella02 · 01-13-2009, 01:18 PM

her crate is probably too big- use pillows or towels to stuff int he back and leave her only enough room to lay down and turn around- dogs wont' pee where they sleep and this will cause her to cry to wake you up and let her out.

ARCHIE · 01-13-2009, 01:26 PM

Puppies are suppose to hold their bladder for 1hr for every month
that they are. Making the crate smaller is a good idea because
they don't usually potty where they lay. Take her out as late as
you can before bedtime and hold the water until morning.
You have to get up early to take her right out. Then you can go
back to bed if you need to.
As long as she is not in a hot place she won't need to drink water during the night,which of course will make her potty. Since she is only four months old she should be able to hold her bladder for 4hrs or about that. Some hold
longer, some hold less. Test her and see where she is. Another month
or two and she will be ok I'm sure.

newproudmom · 01-13-2009, 02:48 PM

i am also currently house training my puppy thru crate training. He is 4 months also. I got him this kennel from Walmart Walmart.com: SportPet Pop-Open Kennel, Medium: Dogs

I got the medium one so that he will have room plus it will be big enough for his bed. I put his bed inside along with his two toys and 2 towels. So far, we only have two accidents in it. He pee in the kennel the first time we got him and didn't start potty training yet. He poop in it the first time the other day when I didn't wake up to take him out. I cleaned it up right away and washed his bed, towels and toys to get rid of the smell. Now everything smells like snuggle fabric softner which he loves.

He is pretty good at night time. I stopped feeding after 6pm sometimes 7pm. He gets to go out one last time at 10:30pm before bedtime. I take him out in the morning at 5:30-6am. It helps to stop feeding him before bedtime otherwise he will need to go in the middle of the night.

Hoggbond · 01-13-2009, 11:26 PM

I put a different blanket in the crate, one that takes up more space, and last night she did not pee in the crate. Thats only one day though, so hopefully this works. Thanks

flgurl69 · 01-14-2009, 04:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ARCHIE

Puppies are suppose to hold their bladder for 1hr for every month
that they are. Making the crate smaller is a good idea because
they don't usually potty where they lay. Take her out as late as
you can before bedtime and hold the water until morning.
You have to get up early to take her right out. Then you can go
back to bed if you need to.
As long as she is not in a hot place she won't need to drink water during the night,which of course will make her potty. Since she is only four months old she should be able to hold her bladder for 4hrs or about that. Some hold
longer, some hold less. Test her and see where she is. Another month
or two and she will be ok I'm sure.

This is pretty much how I trained Bella and it worked for me. I didn't let her have any water after 8:00 pm and had to get up really early to let her out.

MntSnowBabies · 01-14-2009, 09:01 AM

I had the same problem with my little girl. I cut down her crate size and that did the trick, but with my little man he still can't hold it for long. He does well, but not great. I will put him to bed around 10 or 11 and he never whines during the night. But if my son doens't have me up by 6 he will potty in his bed most of the time. I think that his crate is still a little to big for him so I am going to try and downsize again. I think that giving them just the space to turn around is the best advice I got and the best advice that you will get. Hope your pup starts to do better.

Hoggbond · 01-14-2009, 10:36 AM

Day number 2 and Lilly did not pee in the crate again.

I took the advice of putting a bigger blanket in the crate to take up more room. Lilly also pee's on command, so I make sure she goes before bed.

The new trick is did, was put a little night light hanging off her cage, just enough light, so I can she what she's doing in there.

At 6am, I heard some slight rustling around. I waiting till she whimpered just slightly, (hoping that she will whimper louder eventually to let me know), then I got up, and took her to the pee pad. She did have to go, so that worked.

Thanks for the tips. I really find the site very useful.

marcerella02 · 01-14-2009, 12:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hoggbond

Day number 2 and Lilly did not pee in the crate again.

I took the advice of putting a bigger blanket in the crate to take up more room. Lilly also pee's on command, so I make sure she goes before bed.

The new trick is did, was put a little night light hanging off her cage, just enough light, so I can she what she's doing in there.

At 6am, I heard some slight rustling around. I waiting till she whimpered just slightly, (hoping that she will whimper louder eventually to let me know), then I got up, and took her to the pee pad. She did have to go, so that worked.

Thanks for the tips. I really find the site very useful.

YAY LILLY!!! so glad it worked!

carladean · 02-02-2009, 02:15 PM

My Molly did this too for several months. She would pee in her sleep, wherever she was, including our new couch.

I tried making the crate smaller, but it didn't work long term. I hope that does for you, but Molly finally did outgrow it. Good luck!

Carla

Dara311 · 02-03-2009, 09:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by marcerella02

her crate is probably too big- use pillows or towels to stuff int he back and leave her only enough room to lay down and turn around- dogs wont' pee where they sleep and this will cause her to cry to wake you up and let her out.

thats exactly what i was going to suggest. The best way to tell if the crate is too large/small, you want your dog to be able to stand up, do a full circle, and sit down.

tootsieroll · 02-03-2009, 11:28 AM

My Coco is already 20 months old and occasionally, she will pee on the bed. Is this natural. I thought they are very clean dogs and will not dirty their bed. Sometimes, she confuses the hell out of me. As my instinct (like the suggestions here), I will not put water after 8:00 p.m. but my Cody only drinks a little bit at a time, and he is sooo good with going to the pad (both pee and poo) and I am afraid he is not getting enough water and maybe thirsty as he goes to the spot where I put the water (after I have taken it out). Any suggestions for older dog. My Girl is the one who can't hold her pee at night eventhough we have taken her out (in the freezing temperature) to do her business. Any advice anyone.

carladean · 02-06-2009, 12:55 PM

When Molly was peeing in her bed my vet said that it could be a hormonal issue, I believe. He told me if she didn't outgrow it by 12 months that I might want to have her checked. I don't think it was a major problem, but she stopped before 12 months so I didn't have her checked.

You might want to check in with your vet to see.

NBSlav · 02-08-2009, 07:09 PM

My Layla pees and poops in her crate some nights too, we take her out pretty late but she still has accidents. I got her crate bigger so she can grow into it and tried putting towels and pillows on the other side to make it smaller but she keept peeing and it leaked all over everything so I had to take them out, tried putting cardboard too (as a divider since the crate didn't come with one) but she just tried to rip the edges to shred. Not sure what else to try, I hope she grows out of it too!

tootsieroll · 02-09-2009, 07:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by carladean

When Molly was peeing in her bed my vet said that it could be a hormonal issue, I believe. He told me if she didn't outgrow it by 12 months that I might want to have her checked. I don't think it was a major problem, but she stopped before 12 months so I didn't have her checked.

You might want to check in with your vet to see.

Thanks for the tip. I will have to check with the vet. Her check up is due soon anyways.

Regards,
Tootsie

01-13-2009, 01:09 PM	#1
Hoggbond Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Westbank Posts: 68	How do you stop a puppy from peeing in her crate at night? Lilly is 4 months old, We are trying to crate train her, but she likes to pee in it at night. She doesn't even give us a noise to wake us up. Will she grow out of this, or should we stop crate training her???

01-13-2009, 01:18 PM	#2
marcerella02 Loved by Layla Donating Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Canada Posts: 11,257	her crate is probably too big- use pillows or towels to stuff int he back and leave her only enough room to lay down and turn around- dogs wont' pee where they sleep and this will cause her to cry to wake you up and let her out. __________________ http://misscanam.blogspot.com/ Layla 's Simon

02-02-2009, 02:15 PM	#10
carladean No Longer a Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: conway, ar Posts: 208	peeing in crate My Molly did this too for several months. She would pee in her sleep, wherever she was, including our new couch. I tried making the crate smaller, but it didn't work long term. I hope that does for you, but Molly finally did outgrow it. Good luck! Carla

02-06-2009, 12:55 PM	#13
carladean No Longer a Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: conway, ar Posts: 208	Tootsieroll... When Molly was peeing in her bed my vet said that it could be a hormonal issue, I believe. He told me if she didn't outgrow it by 12 months that I might want to have her checked. I don't think it was a major problem, but she stopped before 12 months so I didn't have her checked. You might want to check in with your vet to see.

01-13-2009, 01:26 PM	#3
ARCHIE No Longer A Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: NEW YORK Posts: 16,218	Puppies are suppose to hold their bladder for 1hr for every month that they are. Making the crate smaller is a good idea because they don't usually potty where they lay. Take her out as late as you can before bedtime and hold the water until morning. You have to get up early to take her right out. Then you can go back to bed if you need to. As long as she is not in a hot place she won't need to drink water during the night,which of course will make her potty. Since she is only four months old she should be able to hold her bladder for 4hrs or about that. Some hold longer, some hold less. Test her and see where she is. Another month or two and she will be ok I'm sure.

01-13-2009, 02:48 PM	#4
newproudmom YT Addict Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: banning, ca Posts: 435	i am also currently house training my puppy thru crate training. He is 4 months also. I got him this kennel from Walmart Walmart.com: SportPet Pop-Open Kennel, Medium: Dogs I got the medium one so that he will have room plus it will be big enough for his bed. I put his bed inside along with his two toys and 2 towels. So far, we only have two accidents in it. He pee in the kennel the first time we got him and didn't start potty training yet. He poop in it the first time the other day when I didn't wake up to take him out. I cleaned it up right away and washed his bed, towels and toys to get rid of the smell. Now everything smells like snuggle fabric softner which he loves. He is pretty good at night time. I stopped feeding after 6pm sometimes 7pm. He gets to go out one last time at 10:30pm before bedtime. I take him out in the morning at 5:30-6am. It helps to stop feeding him before bedtime otherwise he will need to go in the middle of the night.

01-13-2009, 11:26 PM	#5
Hoggbond Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Westbank Posts: 68	I put a different blanket in the crate, one that takes up more space, and last night she did not pee in the crate. Thats only one day though, so hopefully this works. Thanks

01-14-2009, 09:01 AM	#7
MntSnowBabies Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Craig, Colorado, USA Posts: 236	I had the same problem with my little girl. I cut down her crate size and that did the trick, but with my little man he still can't hold it for long. He does well, but not great. I will put him to bed around 10 or 11 and he never whines during the night. But if my son doens't have me up by 6 he will potty in his bed most of the time. I think that his crate is still a little to big for him so I am going to try and downsize again. I think that giving them just the space to turn around is the best advice I got and the best advice that you will get. Hope your pup starts to do better.

01-14-2009, 10:36 AM	#8
Hoggbond Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Westbank Posts: 68	Day number 2 and Lilly did not pee in the crate again. I took the advice of putting a bigger blanket in the crate to take up more room. Lilly also pee's on command, so I make sure she goes before bed. The new trick is did, was put a little night light hanging off her cage, just enough light, so I can she what she's doing in there. At 6am, I heard some slight rustling around. I waiting till she whimpered just slightly, (hoping that she will whimper louder eventually to let me know), then I got up, and took her to the pee pad. She did have to go, so that worked. Thanks for the tips. I really find the site very useful.

02-03-2009, 11:28 AM	#12
tootsieroll Yorkie Talker Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada Posts: 14	My Coco is already 20 months old and occasionally, she will pee on the bed. Is this natural. I thought they are very clean dogs and will not dirty their bed. Sometimes, she confuses the hell out of me. As my instinct (like the suggestions here), I will not put water after 8:00 p.m. but my Cody only drinks a little bit at a time, and he is sooo good with going to the pad (both pee and poo) and I am afraid he is not getting enough water and maybe thirsty as he goes to the spot where I put the water (after I have taken it out). Any suggestions for older dog. My Girl is the one who can't hold her pee at night eventhough we have taken her out (in the freezing temperature) to do her business. Any advice anyone.

02-08-2009, 07:09 PM	#14
NBSlav Yorkie Talker Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: anacortes, wa Posts: 21	My Layla pees and poops in her crate some nights too, we take her out pretty late but she still has accidents. I got her crate bigger so she can grow into it and tried putting towels and pillows on the other side to make it smaller but she keept peeing and it leaked all over everything so I had to take them out, tried putting cardboard too (as a divider since the crate didn't come with one) but she just tried to rip the edges to shred. Not sure what else to try, I hope she grows out of it too!