Venus had accidents that first week in her crate. Mainly because I didn't have it beside my bed so I could hear her cry to go potty. When I did put it right beside my bed, after about a week things improved.
I put the divider in the crate for 1. She had way too much room in there, and could sleep in one end and potty in the other. They just need enough room to stand up and turn around in.
And everytime she'd wake me up, immediately we went out to potty! I hated going out 3 times in the middle of the night, but better than her messing up her crate. In doing that, she learned to wake me before she messed up the crate, not after. |