Yeah I never crated him (I know my fault)..but he caught on to potty training very quickly and he now does his poops right on the pad. He used to eat the poppies but try giving 2 pieces of pinapple (I use canned cubes) in her food and the poop won't taste so good to her, you can also try meat tenderizer (tsp.)on the food and it will deter her from eating the poo when it comes out the other end