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Originally Posted by yasminv1  My little faith is 10 weeks old. We have been crating her while I am at work. I work a full time job but have been heading home every 2 hours to let her out to potty since I work real close to home. She has been having accidents every day in her crate. Even after going potty before I put her in there each time. Is this just part of the learning process? I am wondering how you know crate training isn't going to work for your dog. My oldest Yorkie wasn't potty trained for a few months but he did not have this many accidents in his crate.
She has no bedding in the crate or towels in there. I have a divider up so she does not have much room so when she goes she is force to be right on it.Any advice? Do I just need to have patience and give it some time?
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I'm very concerned that you are keeping you dog in a crate with no bedding or towels. At 10 weeks old most yorkies are with their mommies, who nudge them over to a pee pad. Keeping your baby warm, dry and safe should be a priority not training at this age. If she can't hold it for 2 hours, she can't hold it. Some people take them out every hour, it's never the dog's fault, and
they should always have bedding. A dog can hold it longer during the night than it can during the day. You are trying to train through punishment, and this will surely backfire. A better option would to be to place her in an x-pen with several pee pads and bedding. Crate training should only be attempted when you can take them out every hour, and you gradually increase the time.