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03-20-2006, 04:53 AM | #1 |
Donating Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Connecticut
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| New crating problems Max is 4 months old and I have had him abou 10 days. Up until yesterday we were doing pretty good about the house training. We go out once an hour throughout the day and until about 10pm at night, depending on whether he's sleeping. He stays in his playpen throughout the day with the exception of play time, learning time and going outside to "go". He sleeps in his carrier because the crate he came in looks to big to me and besides i tried that and he poo'd in it twice. Last night I have no clue what happened. He stopped warning me he had to go and he poo'd twice in his carrier. Once around 10pm and then again around 3am. Prior to that he warned me by whining. I always got up immediately. The only thing that has changed is I started giving him BilJac treats (1/2 of one) when he'd go potty. Oh yeah, that "go potty" command was working real well too. Now this morning, I couldn't even get him to do his first pee of the morning but as soon as he came inside he did it. Is this a phase? or was I just lucky the first 6 days I had him |
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03-20-2006, 10:09 AM | #2 |
YT Addict Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Irving, TX
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| sounds to me like his crate is too big. I had a problem like that for about two days when we first got our dog and found out the crate area was too big. Just make it so it's only room for him to lay down and turn around in. We did that and the crate accidents stopped immediately. If you don't have one of those crates that you can resize the inside you should get one. Sounds like you are on the right track though.
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03-20-2006, 12:18 PM | #3 |
Donating Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Connecticut
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| thanks I thought people would say its too big. Its a carrier though. I had him in a crate previously. One of those plastic airplane approved ones. He did have an accident in that one and I thought the same thing so I moved him to the smaller one. This is a carrier. It is canvas. No more than (i dunno) 16" long? something like that. Anyway,,,Tonight maybe I'll try the airplane one again and stuff it full so he can't do anything but lay down. |
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