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Originally Posted by MomtoJasper  When you put your furbabies to be at night, do you wake them up before you go to sleep yourself for one more potty run? I ask because Jasper keeps peeing in his kennel during the night. If he barks I take him to his pad and he will pee. We bought a smaller kennel because I read several threads about the size being important. I'm frustrated. Bless his heart.....hes so darn cute, I can't get mad at him. But every morning he has peed on his blanket. Suggestions/advice/constructive criticism are all welcome. Thanks!  |
I got my Bella at 8 weeks. I removed food and water one hour before bed time, and made sure she had a potty break just before I put her in her crate for the night. For the first week or so, I set the alarm for 2 AM to take her out for a potty break, and then again at 5:30 AM when I get up for the day. She only peed in her crate once the whole time, and that was on a weekend when I got out of bed at a later time without giving her a second potty break. Now that she is 15 weeks old, I don't need an alarm clock--she wakes me up with small whines when she needs to go out to potty, around 3:30 AM, so she's learning to hold it longer.
It's important to have several consistent nights in which Jasper does not pee in his cage so he can get the right idea of what is expected of him. If you are giving him multiple potty breaks in the night and early morning and he is still peeing in his bed, it might be a sign of a more serious physiological or psychological problem, and you should consider consulting the vet.