How does one get their dog on a regular schedule? I've been consistant and Im still having some issues... No matter how consistant I am with Meka's feeding/bathroom schedule, she still pee's/poops all during the night... Why? I've read that most of you crate your pups during the night - so I know its possible for them not to go at night...
Currently at 6:00 am she gets a small breakfast and around 5:30 pm she gets dinner (has no probs w/ potty during the day). I use to let her free feed during the day, but that didnt work to well because she wouldnt eat in the evenings. After dinner, she is upstairs w/ the fam for 45 min, then its downstairs to her potty pad... I have to leave her there for about 20 min cause she wont "poop" if anyone is around (??) So my question is, where is the midnight "poop" coming from if she's doing her business in the day/evening? And how in the world can I "control" it better...
The reason Im asking is because she likes to sleep at the foot of our bed. And I dont mind it, but when she does, she climbs off the bed in the middle of the night to poop on my floor... and I really dont want to have a pad upstairs at night because of the smell - what can I do??? Any help would be greatly appreciated.