Does every accident reset the training process?

[Perfume_Gal]

I think i read somewhere a very long time ago that maybe I misinterpreted, if my puppy is doing really well 90% of the time with her potty training...does one accident reset all that? I am trying to crate train my pup but sometimes she pees in her crate if i ran out of the room to wash my hands. Outside of the crate she has no accidents

[matese]

If it is a constant thing then restarting potty training is advised, for a once in a while accident it's not necessary. These wee lil babies have small bladders and can't hold their urine for a long time so they go where they are. Hey, when ya gotta go, ya gotta go lol

[Lovetodream88]

If she is pottying in the crate it’s to big.

[Perfume_Gal]

Originally Posted by Lovetodream88

If she is pottying in the crate it’s to big.

Yeah I noticed that I bought a crate meant for an adult lab/golden...i wanted her to have a big place to lay down and run around in...major mistake...now she permanently sees it as a place to potty...

She sees my bed as her "den"...she would go and organize blankets into a tiny little alcove in the corner ...she sleeps with me every night and never has an accident in bed. In fact i can leave her on the bed for 15 minutes at a time to cooking and clean the house and never worry about her soiling it.

If I put her in the crate for even 2 minutes, she pees/poop instantly. She doesn't do it anywhere in the house! This would be a dream come true if the crate was actually a place to potty lol

[Sdwhitt]

Originally Posted by Lovetodream88

If she is pottying in the crate it’s to big.

My 5 1/2 month old urinates in her crate(it's the corrct size) but it's separation anxiety I believe. I've decided to feed her less in the mornings, (it happens in the mornings before I come home for lunch), so the Kong will occupy her when I leave. Hope this works. If you have any suggestions, feel free!

[Lovetodream88]

Originally Posted by Perfume_Gal

Yeah I noticed that I bought a crate meant for an adult lab/golden...i wanted her to have a big place to lay down and run around in...major mistake...now she permanently sees it as a place to potty...

She sees my bed as her "den"...she would go and organize blankets into a tiny little alcove in the corner ...she sleeps with me every night and never has an accident in bed. In fact i can leave her on the bed for 15 minutes at a time to cooking and clean the house and never worry about her soiling it.

If I put her in the crate for even 2 minutes, she pees/poop instantly. She doesn't do it anywhere in the house! This would be a dream come true if the crate was actually a place to potty lol

The problem with using the crate as a bathroom is if she ever needs to be left in one like at the vet, groomer or for safety issues. Being crate trained to me is pretty important.

[Lovetodream88]

Originally Posted by Sdwhitt

My 5 1/2 month old urinates in her crate(it's the corrct size) but it's separation anxiety I believe. I've decided to feed her less in the mornings, (it happens in the mornings before I come home for lunch), so the Kong will occupy her when I leave. Hope this works. If you have any suggestions, feel free!

Then you might want to look at anxiety medicines if the separation anxiety is that bad.

[JohnDeane]

Yeah, correct!