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puppy_Love08 · 03-06-2008, 07:24 AM

Our 7-month old, 2.5 lb. Yorkie Logan is still not housetrained, in spite of 5 months of crate training. When he's not in the crate, he's on his leash anchored to something in the kitchen while I keep a close eye on him. Even after taking him outside to potty, he'll poop on the kitchen floor when I turn my back for 10 seconds to take a drink of water.

I am also still having to get up in the middle of the night to take him outside to potty. I take him out for the last time around 10:30 or 11 at night. I don't allow him to drink water beyond 9 p.m. He went potty around 11 p.m. last night and then to bed. Around 2:30, he woke up barking. I just ignored him because I thought perhaps he was just in the habit of waking up in the middle of the night. He settled back down until about 5:30 this morning. When I went to his crate then, he had peed all over it to the point of making a puddle of pee in his crate.

I am so worn out. I haven't had a decent night's sleep in 5 months because I'm always having to get up and take the dog outside, even though by now he technically should be able to hold it in for about 8 hours. I'm getting ready to travel and have to take the dog with me, but I'm concerned about having to get up in the middle of the night - at least once - to take him outside where it will be freezing cold. I will also be staying in an apartment, so letting him bark is out of the question.

I am thinking about rehoming him, although just talking about it breaks my heart. But I have got to get some rest. I am afraid if I start leaving pee pads down at night, that this will hurt our efforts to housetrain him, although that doesn't seem to be working anyway.

Anyone else face a similar situation? If so, what did you do?

03-06-2008, 07:24 AM	#1
puppy_Love08 YT Addict Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: AL Posts: 465	7 months old, still not housetrained, still not sleeping thru night Our 7-month old, 2.5 lb. Yorkie Logan is still not housetrained, in spite of 5 months of crate training. When he's not in the crate, he's on his leash anchored to something in the kitchen while I keep a close eye on him. Even after taking him outside to potty, he'll poop on the kitchen floor when I turn my back for 10 seconds to take a drink of water. I am also still having to get up in the middle of the night to take him outside to potty. I take him out for the last time around 10:30 or 11 at night. I don't allow him to drink water beyond 9 p.m. He went potty around 11 p.m. last night and then to bed. Around 2:30, he woke up barking. I just ignored him because I thought perhaps he was just in the habit of waking up in the middle of the night. He settled back down until about 5:30 this morning. When I went to his crate then, he had peed all over it to the point of making a puddle of pee in his crate. I am so worn out. I haven't had a decent night's sleep in 5 months because I'm always having to get up and take the dog outside, even though by now he technically should be able to hold it in for about 8 hours. I'm getting ready to travel and have to take the dog with me, but I'm concerned about having to get up in the middle of the night - at least once - to take him outside where it will be freezing cold. I will also be staying in an apartment, so letting him bark is out of the question. I am thinking about rehoming him, although just talking about it breaks my heart. But I have got to get some rest. I am afraid if I start leaving pee pads down at night, that this will hurt our efforts to housetrain him, although that doesn't seem to be working anyway. Anyone else face a similar situation? If so, what did you do?