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Originally Posted by FMRVMH  She will pee on the pad and occasionally poop outside but for the most part she reverts to the pad for peeing and pooping. She never pees outside. |
Sushi used to be like that too. I would walk her for an hour, and she would hold it in only to come home and run straight to the pad and pee. I guess because she thought that was the only place she was supposed to go (although she didn't seem to have a problem pooping outside. Maybe it's easier to hold #1 rather than #2).
But somehow she learned that peeing outside is ALSO acceptable. So now I walk her every day after work for about an hour and she does all her business outside, but during the day, or early morning when she's too sleepy to go for a walk (and I am in too much of a rush to head out) she goes to the pad.
Crate training is not appropriate for people that are not home all day. you're not supposed to crate them more than 3-4 hours at a time, especially when they're that yonge and need to go every couple of hours. It's not fair to the dog. And by keeping them in a crate without letting them out, you're forcing the dog to get used to peeing where he sleeps, and that will make housetraining very difficult. I would consider a playpen rather than a small crate.