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Originally Posted by johannabr  I don't understand. I thought dogs didn't like to do their business where they sleep. |
If your dog came from a place where he was forced to eliminate in the crate (because he wasn't allowed out often enough), he would consider doing his business in a crate to be not only the normal, but possible the preferred, method.
If this is the case AND you are only using the crate for potty-training, I'd probably use it to my advantage. I'd train him to use the crate for pottying - just put your pads in the crate. Voila! Mission accomplished!
This won't work, though, if you are wanting to also use the crate for containment purposes...