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Originally Posted by lpham  don't worry! I have an 11 wk old yorkie who poops and pees in her crate indiscriminantly. I switched to confining her in my bathroom with a gate up so she is not secluded by herself and can still view everything outside of the bathroom. I just found that crate training didn't work with her. I think training methods depend on the personality of the dog. I have her pad, food, and bedding all in once place. She is starting to get the hang of using the pad. I think at 16 weeks she is a bit young for you to have high expectations but I myself am struggling through the same thing that you are and so I just discarded crate training all together.
It's frustrating for me too trying to housebreak my puppy and I got her when she was 6 weeks. I've been working with the potty training for almost 6 weeks now and she is no where near close to being reliable.
This is definitely the best place to ask for advice because many problems that I've had and brought to the forum have always been answered but I do have to agree that there were some people who were a bit disrespectful in what they had to say to you and the problems you were having with your puppy.
I hope you figure something out that works for you and her! They are such smart little dogs and very sensitive to their owners. She wants to make you happy! She's just taking her time trying to figure everything out. Good luck! |
Crate training always works. You cannot expect an 11 week old puppy to learn anything. If you crate train correctly it works. I have done it with every dog I have owned in the last 20 years and it has always worked. It is unfortunate that you have given up on crate training.
A puppy is just way to young at 6 weeks to do any kind of training. But of course, if what your doing now is working that is great. However, crate training does work if done properly and also at a proper age.