Help my yorkie always pee's in his kennel
 

everyday when i come home i see spot of pee in his kennel and i try correcting him but he still tends to pee. i started to take him out during the lunch hour he stopped for a little while but theres is times where he still pee's.

please help

--slushy_523phs

How old is he?

how big is his kennel? sometimes if it is too big they will find a place to eliminate and still be comfortable sleeping at the opposite end...ect.... Could you make the kennel smaller???? It only took one time for toby to poop in his crate at 12 weeks old, he hasnt done it since,.... where did you get him from??? if you got him from a pet store then taht is probably the only thing he has ever known......... patience is key in potty training especially with yorkies........ plenty of yorkies are still in the training process at 1 yr old, and others get it by 4 months... it just depends..... you coudl try experimenting with puppy pads...... you could stop his water intake before you go to work

peeing or dribbling?
 

If it's only a spot, there's a good chance the reason you see it when you come home is that he's excited to have you back. Dutch does the same, but the problem is half as bad at 6 months as it was a 3 months. The vet says he should get over it and it isn't really a problem unless a bit of time passes and it doesn't improve.

It's unintentional, so scolding him when he has not committed any discernable wrong will only encourage him to become submissive, which may very well lead to increased dribbling. So try to ignore it.

If it's a full-on pee rather than an excited dribble, it's a different (but common) story that will require possibly shrinking the size of his confinement but more likely taking him out more often and above all time.

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he is 1 year and a month old

what kind of environment did you get him from???? petstore? breeder? and what have been your methods used thus far???? is he a rescue ro have you had him since he was a pup? Has he always done this or has he just resently started?
we need a little more info to effectivly help you, background info helps loads

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i got him from my sister that used to be outside so summer was coming along and yorkies dont last along time outside so i only have like 4 months with him hes been doing this for the last 2 months. the kennel is big and im trying to find the thing that makes it smaller so he wont do it as much.

http://www.petsmart.com/global/produ...=1121471743566
this is a dividing pannel for crates....... it sounds like he is still trying to get used to the routine too, making his crate smaller shoudl help with the problem.... some people lock their babies in a small encloased area complete with puppy pads so that they can go potty freely whenever they want to, but it sounds like you want him to pee outside, so iw ould suggest making the crate smaller and limiting the amount of food and water he has before he gets put in teh crate for the day

How long of a time is he spending in the crate?

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from 10:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. and from 7:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. then from 12:15 p.m. to 5:00 a.m.

thats pretty much the same schedule i had when toby was little...... but now he is only in his from 730-12 (and soon not at all because i will be on VACATION!!!!!!!! woo hooo)

You really can't expect him to make it from 7:30 in the morning until 5:00pm without having to pee. I know I have to pee quite a few times myself in 9 1/2 hrs. It would be better if you can arrange an area with a space for litter, play, sleep and food. A gated kitchen or laundry room or an ex-pen would be suitable and scolding him for messes he made while you were gone serves no purpose other than to confuse him.

does anyone else here realize that this poor dog is in a crate 17 1/4 hours a day? maybe someone that has more time to spend with him should have him? that seems cruel to me.

It really isn't the best situation, but it sounds like she was trying to do a good thing and at least get him in from the outside. I'm hoping that on weekends he has more 'out' time to socialize and gets some good play/cuddle time. I don't think she has a choice about going to work.

Kim, I pretty much agree with you.

Since she is only 16, I'm sure that she is in school but out for the summer break. May have a summer job but isn't there someone that could baby sit for her when no one's home? I'm sure she isn't the one working from 10pm to 6 am...isn't there laws against minors working those hours?

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i just got out of summer school and my mom baby sits milo my parents dont like him to be around the house when im not at the house so when i get home i take him out for a walk let him do his business and play with him until he gets tired. My dog milo is in a lot better care with me than where he was at my sisters house outside everyday with no attention what so ever so im sorry but i think im doing a better job than my sister was because she used to have 4 yorkies and her 2 favorites were the only ones with attention.

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i just got out of summer school and my mom baby sits milo my parents dont like him to be around the house when im not at the house so when i get home i take him out for a walk let him do his business and play with him until he gets tired. My dog milo is in a lot better care with me than where he was at my sisters house outside everyday with no attention what so ever so im sorry but i think im doing a better job than my sister was because she used to have 4 yorkies and her 2 favorites were the only ones with the attention that a yorkie needs.

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My dog wasnt one of my sisters favorites they would brush his hair. When i got him i would brush him everday and i still do because his hair used to be really extremely dull, rough, ugly so i was fixing him up but his hair now is a little less rough i the next step i want to do is to make his hair silky smooth.

After the puppy has eaten and drank, how much time goes by before the puppy goes outside and then how much time goes by before the puppy goes back into the kennel? Sounds like there isn't enough time passing for the water that the little one drank to go thru his system and the need to potty to pass.

ALL that time in the crate is your problem. Yes, dogs tend not to eliminate where they sleep, but could you go 17 hours and only pee once? That is waaay too much time in a crate. I feel bad for the 7 hrs mine stays gated in the kitchen area. You cannot keep a dog crated for that long and scold him for peeing in the cage. Number 1-you cannot scold a dog for peeing in the house unless you CATCH him doing it-you will confuse him. He doesn't understand why you are scolding him because he's already peed. Number 2-he may be dribbling when he sees you (from excitement) because he's locked in a cage for 17 hours. So, he is only out of his crate for 6 1/2 hrs a day? The dog should be with someone who can spend more time with him, and let him out of his cage more than that. I'm not trying to be mean, but that's not fair to him.

I agree that it is a lot of time to spend in a kennel but her schedule is no different than many people here. She is at work/school and the pup is in the kennel. Then when she goes to sleep the pup goes into the kennel. This is just like many people here. Some people just don't have the luxury of staying at home with their pup all day.

I would recommend trying to maybe keep the pup in a bathroom or kitchen and trying to get him to go on pads while you aren't there. This way he will have a little more room to play. My Reagan goes outside but when she's here by herself I leave her gated in the bathroom with a pad, 9 times out of ten she won't even go while I'm gone though, she's getting much better on the housebreaking. You can get a babygate for like 10 bucks at Walmart if you want.

Yes its true that a dog won't go where they sleep but if they have to go and that's the only place to go they are going to. It could be like many others have said that he is excited when you get home. If this is it I've read where some people recommend not talking to the pup right when you come home. Come in and do your thing for like 5 minutes then get your dog out and see him. I don't know if this will work or not but worth a shot. Also with him being outside before he may not have learned how to hold it so well b/c before he could just go whenever. Just give it time and patience and you both will get it.

I'm in the same situation. mine's in his crate at night to sleep, but during the day i have him in a playpen equiped with a peepad, water, a bed, & toys. i come home at lunch and feed him and let him out to potty. he's only gone in his crate once at night. he has gone in his play pen, but it's always on the pee-pad. i would suggest getting a playpen or x-pen so he has a little more freedom during the day. I use nature's miracle pee-pads. they're supposed to be scented like the outdoors to help with house training. if he's used to going outside you shouldn't have any trouble getting him to use these. I think you're doing a good thing bringing the dog in from outside and giving it much needed love and attention.

That's a crazy amount of time to lock that puppy up... poor thing = (

I think this is much better than keeping the pup locked on a crate for 3/4 of the day, at least in a playpen he can actually move around instead of just laying there bored out of his mind in a crate. All I gotta say is holy sh*t for the poor pup to only be out of the crate for an hour at a time. Just my opinion but I don't think it's right

I agree with you as well. I'm having the same problem w/ my ZIgi. My husband and I go to work during the day, so while we are gone, zigi is in his crate which he also does his deed in. But as soon as we go home we make sure he gets cuddle and play time until its time to go to bed. Any suggestion for me??

Im sorry but thats a long time for him to be in a crate. No wonder he is peeing. He cant hold it for ever.

try to get the xpen and it will work!

My toy poodle stays in a crate while I'm at work. It is small, but as I am gone nine hours he just can't hold it that long. I have a towel in the back, and a piddle pad in the front. He usually goes pee on the pad. They're bladders are so small that it's hard for them to hold it. He did quit pooping in there though! :)