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Meggie · 11-05-2007, 07:03 AM

I wonder if you could give me some advice please?
I'm having a real problem getting my little 9 month old to be dry through the night.
She's more or less completely house trained during the day, only have the occassional accident sometimes if the door is shut, as she hasn't quite got round to asking to go out, though always does when the door's open.

It's overnight that's the problem & I don't understand why. I have other dogs & don't think I'm doing anything different. When I collected her from the breeder, at 10 weeks old, he had a little dog there that he'd been planning to show but at 5 months had decided he wasn't quite small enough. He looked so forlorn that we bought him as well. Once he'd settled in he was clean overnight straight away, and my bigger breed dogs have always been the same by about 5 months.

But not Ellie, & it isn't even as though she has to go ages in her bed. I have an old Yorkie who, because of a heart problem, is on diuretics. She always wakes me to go out for a wee at 2 or 3 am, so I let Ellie out as well but she's already wet her bed, so I change it. She has a wee outside & often does her dirt as well. Then I'm up again at 6am with the other dogs & Ellie has wet her bed again.

I think part of the problem is that when I take her outside before bed she just plays about. She's great at going out when she needs but, unless she feels a real urge, won't have a wee "just in case" when I let her out, like the other dogs do.
She's been to the vets & there's no physical reason for it, they said she was very healthy.
Is it anything to do with her being smaller? Do the very small ones take longer to mature? She just tips the scales at 4 lb, immediately after a meal

Can anyone offer me any advice please?

11-05-2007, 07:03 AM	#1
Meggie YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Yorkshire, England Posts: 784	Dry through the night? I wonder if you could give me some advice please? I'm having a real problem getting my little 9 month old to be dry through the night. She's more or less completely house trained during the day, only have the occassional accident sometimes if the door is shut, as she hasn't quite got round to asking to go out, though always does when the door's open. It's overnight that's the problem & I don't understand why. I have other dogs & don't think I'm doing anything different. When I collected her from the breeder, at 10 weeks old, he had a little dog there that he'd been planning to show but at 5 months had decided he wasn't quite small enough. He looked so forlorn that we bought him as well. Once he'd settled in he was clean overnight straight away, and my bigger breed dogs have always been the same by about 5 months. But not Ellie, & it isn't even as though she has to go ages in her bed. I have an old Yorkie who, because of a heart problem, is on diuretics. She always wakes me to go out for a wee at 2 or 3 am, so I let Ellie out as well but she's already wet her bed, so I change it. She has a wee outside & often does her dirt as well. Then I'm up again at 6am with the other dogs & Ellie has wet her bed again. I think part of the problem is that when I take her outside before bed she just plays about. She's great at going out when she needs but, unless she feels a real urge, won't have a wee "just in case" when I let her out, like the other dogs do. She's been to the vets & there's no physical reason for it, they said she was very healthy. Is it anything to do with her being smaller? Do the very small ones take longer to mature? She just tips the scales at 4 lb, immediately after a meal Can anyone offer me any advice please?