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Originally Posted by AbbysMom08  I'm really sorry, I can't be of much help. I am having issues with my Abby.
She does let me know when she has to go out so we do pretty good during the day and evening. It's during the night we have the issue. She messes in her crate. Her crate is only big enough for her to stand up, turn around and lay down. This makes me crazy!!
I was so upset tonight. I had just taken the old paper (with pee on it ) out of the drop pan in her crate, wiped down the drop pan and bottom grate in her crate with Nature's Miracle ( of which I should buy stock in ). I left the door open to her crate. I turned around and she was in her crate. I thought ok, but as I looked closer she was peeing. She just walked right in there and peed  . I am just beside myself. She didn't even tell me she had to go.
I don't know what to do with her anymore. Right before I put her in the crate at night, about midnight, I take her out to potty. I get up about 5:45a and take her out. Sometimes, (most times) she has already messed in her crate. She is 8 months old and I would think she would be able to hold it longer than 6 hours. She is not fed late.
This just makes me crazy as the other 2 yorkies I had, never did this. I was so very lucky with them and I NEVER had a problem with potty training them. I guess I was just very, very lucky. |
i'm sorry your having such problems with your little girl. you say that you put paper in her crate. Is this newspaper? has there ever been a time when she was paper trained? maybe she's conflicted with the crate training and paper training?
Also since she still goes in the crate at night you may want to wake up at 3 to take her out again. i know it sucks getting up in between only a 5-6 hour nap. mine was able to hold it at that age and she was crated as well. When you take her out at midnight are you sure she is peeing and pooping? make sure she is, and if she is holding out a little, stay out there longer with her, on a leash, until she does.