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08-23-2005, 03:20 AM | #1 |
Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: north shore of long island
Posts: 19
| He's Pooping in MY Bed!! Ok, so I've been having problems with toby. he's never fully been housebroken, (still pees and poos on the carpets occasionally.) but now he's gotten into the habit where he poo's in my bed when we sleep at night. It happened once, and i thought it was a fluke. so he slept in his crate for a few weeks. then when i thought the coast was clear, i put him in my bed again to sleep. it happened again. in a 1 1/2 years, he's never done this.. now twice in a month. I take him out at midnight, i'll walk him before bed till forever, and he just doesn't want to poo. he eats in the morning, and no later than 6pm everynight crate training doesn't really work on him, because he will pee and poo in his crate. what should i do? is this a medical problem? pyschological? am i not being consistant enough with him? is it my fault? is he banned to sleep in his crate forever? This makes me sooo sad, because i love toby as a child, but i can't get him trained so i feel like i can trust him to not make mistakes. i'm frustrated!! Someone help!! |
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08-23-2005, 06:29 AM | #2 | ||
YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Soddy Daisy, TN
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| I don't know if I can help, but I would like a bit more info. Have you trained him to go potty outside or inside on pee pads? What time of night does he poop on your bed? (or best guess). Are you gone during the day (at work or otherwise)? Quote:
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I mean if you are serious about breaking this bad habit, I would set my alarm clock to around 3 or 4 am, get up and take him out for a bathroom break. You may have to do this for up to a month or longer, for it to become his habit. (You may have to adjust the timing as you determine when he is actually releiving himself). What you are doing is training him to get up and go potty elsewhere and not on the bed. If you decide to keep him in the crate until he learns this behavior, you will still need to do the same thing so that he learns that he poops and pees somewhere else other than the crate. My other best recommendation is to take him outside to do his business. (if you are not already doing this). When he learns that there is no place in the house that is acceptable to do his business, he will soon learn that the entire house is the "den" and the outside is where business is taken care of. Just my opinion. But it will take some committment and work on your part. (almost like re-training him - starting from square 1). But you will have a much better relationship with him. You may have to consider x-pening him and limiting his run of the house to only certain rooms or his x-pen until he learns where to go. Last edited by Ladylavender; 08-23-2005 at 06:31 AM. | ||
08-23-2005, 07:44 AM | #3 |
Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: north shore of long island
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| hi lady lavendar, first of all, thanks for you extensive comment. let me answer some of you questions. 1) i first trained him on pee pads, then housebroke him... unfortunately, he still makes mistakes, so i guess i didnt' do a great job. 2)i think he poos around 4 am.. but like i said, i've had him for over a year, and he's never, ever pooed in my bed...its' something he just started doing recently.. he's been able to hold it thru the night without any mistakes. 3) my husband is home with him all day... the commitment thing is the big thing.. i fear, that i am not consistant enough with him..and he is slightly submissive. i don't yell at him or berate him when he makes a mistake, but i do get mad and he knows it.. i guess i have to stop that. they don't know they're doing something wrong. we're going to start feeding him in his crate to see if that helps.. also consistant crate training and no more sleeping in our bed any other suggestions would be greatly appreciated! |
08-23-2005, 07:48 AM | #4 |
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| Are there stair or a ramp to the bed so he can get off and on without your help? I would train him to use the pee pads at night if he has to. |
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