I need suggestions. Bandit is 4 1/4 months old. I have had him for going on two weeks. He eats @ 6-7 am and again @ 5-6 pm. He has dry kibble to munch on in between, and outside potty breaks every hour during the day. I put him in his crate for bedtime 10-11pm. He doesn't poop until somewhere between 11 pm and 7am, when I am asleep.What a mess! he doesn't alert me that he has to go either. Is that normal for a puppy to be able to hold that in for so long. The rest of mine go poop within an hour after they eat. With Bandit, I wait & wait....nothing until I go to sleep! Any ideas, please. Oh, I have also tried making the crate just big enough for him to turn and lay down in, then he still poops and then sleeps in it. I'm going to wash all his furr off bathing him so often.
