If you are planning to crate train your dog, you will have the best results in a crate that is big enough for him to stand up in and turn around. This will keep him from peeing in the spot unless he just can't possibly hold it another second. If the crate is too large the will pee on one side and sleep on the other. Some people suggest putting in boxes to make the crate smaller. We had a medium size crate for Joey, and we found that he would just pee on one side of it instead of holding it till morning. So we put him in a smaller carrier, and he would hold it long enough to wake me up and take him to a pee pad. In the mourning I would always take him outside. He never had any accidents in the small carrier. As he's gotten bigger he uses the bigger crate just as a place to get away from it all. |