I'm so glad you asked this question! My 1.5 year old does the same thing. I think it is laziness and not wanting to have to go outside. So I have stopped putting anything too absorbent in the crate with him. He only gets a little blanket. Now when he has to go, he will bark to be let out. I hate not giving him a big comfy blanket or bed but at least he has stopped "wetting the bed".
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