I have crate trained only one dog in my life (a Maltese), and it was so easy and successful. This time, it's proving to be a little more challenging
Logan has pooped in his crate once and peed once. I have been getting him up at night every 3-4 hours to go outside to potty. If he continues to have this problem, what good is using a crate to train?
Also, I have a playpen that I keep him in for short periods of time after he has peed and pooped outside. It's where I keep his water and food bowls so that he can eat and drink but still be somewhat contained. This morning he peed and pooped outside; and when he finished, walked back inside the house. So I put him in his playpen to eat and drink. He pooped in the pen. I know that every accident a puppy has just sets him further back in housetraining. But if he has already peed and pooped and chosen to walk back inside, how can I prevent this from happening inside?
Should I keep him in his crate more often and only put him in the playpen long enough to eat and drink?
By the way, he never eats first thing in the morning. He still isn't eating much even though we've had him for a week now.