Hobbs used to be BAD about going potty in his crate! I did everything. But ultimately, I realized the crate was too big. Are you sure that the crate you have is not too big? Are you sure you can't make it any smaller? I bought the tiniest crate ever for Hobbs and I thought that was the right size. But, after suggestions from YTers, I blocked half the crate off with some books. I kept a clean towel in there for comfort. But you know what? Since the day I made his crate smaller, he stopped going to the bathroom in there. It was amazing! After a few weeks, I took the books out just to see what he would do. And sure enough, he peed in there!!!!!!!!! So, the books went back in and stayed in until he was completely potty trained (until he was 8 months old). Now he has free roam of the house.
How big is your puppy? How big is your crate? I would suggest just trying to make it as small as possible because that seemed to be the only thing that worked for me. |