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Originally Posted by gracielove  It is very difficult to crate train a puppy under 16 weeks of age. Puppies that age have to potty frequently. If you are not right there to let them out when they have to go they have no ability to hold it back. The result being that they learn to potty in the crate. It sounds like that is pretty much what has happened to you little one.
The ability to hold back urine and stool does not start to work until a pup is around 16 weeks. With small breed dogs it can take longer.
You may want to try letting her out of the crate and put her in a play pen or just one room and watch her closely. Make sure you get her to the potty whenever she shows signs of having to go. You may be able to convince her that the crate is not the potty anymore. |
My problem is I currently work about 20 minutes away from 9am-3pm each day. Originally she was in a playpen with piddle pads.... but within an hour she would chew them to shreds and then start to use the "area" as a pad and again end up covered in her business. Are there any more options? Also, I watch her closely but she will urniate all over my floors no where near the patch (even if i take her there).