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Originally Posted by Wallee  Hi there. Wallee is 9 months old. I did crate him until he started asking to go outside or went to his pad. He still only has limited run in the house and I am always with him. He has been doing so well we have actually started to let him stay out in the living room when we go out on short runs. If we are out longer, he is gated in the kitchen and left with a pad. As I mentioned, he has started holding it when we are out as the pad is always dry.
Feeding wise, he has always been a bit tough to feed. He will NOT EAT in the morning. He eats some kibble mid day and gets a few teaspoons of canned food at supper as we give the cats wet food then. He does the bulk of his kibble eating at night. Should I maybe take it away at a certain time? |
Is Wallee neutered? If not, he may be marking...it's different than peeing.
At 9 months he should be able to 'hold it' for about 9 hours, I think the rule of thumb is 1 hour for every month of their age. If he doesn't totally have the hang of it I would continue to use his crate until he does. If crate training is done properly it can be great for you and your dog. I leave the doors open on the crates here and they go in and out as they please. I keep a water dish inside each one along with their beds.
Also, at 9 months, if he's not having any blood sugar issues he should be able to go all night with no food...but always keep water available. He probably isn't hungry in the morning because he eats late at night. I feed mine at about 6:30 a.m. and 6 to 6:30 p.m. but they always have fresh water in their bowl. You might try feeding him a little less at night so he's hungry in the morning...do this slowly so you don't create any issues...and maybe you can change his schedule enough to get him trained.
I trained mine to go outside and to use pads inside when we're gone and it works great for us. We just moved into a new house and we made a potty area in the basement for them for when we're gone. We got a plastic doggie playpen and made it into a square but took out one panel to make the entrance, we got a piece of lenoleum large enough to cover the area inside the playpen and I cover the lenoleum with their pads...they know to use that area when they have to go. But, I can also tell them to 'go to their room' and they will go into their crates and lay down when I need them to. So, you can train several different ways and have them all work for you.