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Originally Posted by BLowry  I am having issues with my little guy right now..he does use pee pads once in a while but has too many accidents...it's VERY cold here right now so I don't really want to take him out...the girls use the pee pads most of the time...but do have an accident from time to time....for the past few mornings I have gotten up and Bentley has pooped in his crate!! right in his bed!!  I put a belly band with a tiny pad in it on him at night and when he gets up in the morning it is wet...so I am assuming he would pee in his bed too....didn't have this issue with the girls...what am I doing wrong? he doesn't eat late...or drink...he is a tiny boy...2.6 lbs @ 5 1/2 months old...maybe he can't hold it that long? when the nice weather comes I will be bringing him and his sisters out side to potty....our yard isn't fenced in and we are doing something about that this year |
With my first boy (piddle pad trained...high rise apartment and nasty winter), I used the crate system for three weeks then swithed to the xpen system. He was 95% potty trained in three weeks flat. I'm currently using the crate system to piddle pad train my second boy and I have to say, he's 80% potty trained--with full access to the living room--at 8 weeks old.
Have you tried waking up every two to three hours and taking him to the pads? He might have a small bladder. My first boy had a small bladder, which is why I switched to the xpen system.
I don't know if it's my system that worked/works or if I got lucky, but my boys have never relieved themselves in their crates. It can be both.
Let me know if you would like details. I'd be happy to help.