nycsinger2
we live in NYC and work full time jobs. we have 2 dogs. They are both indoor trained and pretty good about using an indoor potty. we have made mistakes with our smaller dogs training. She has a crate but we always used her crate for when we are not home. Not being aware of how to train her we put her potty inside the crate.
Now I have read up and know we should not have done this. she is 4 years old and I don;t know if there is a way to reverse this behavior. The indoor potty is the most convenient way to go in the City and works well for them but I feel like she should not be going in her crate anymore. Any advice would help
What do I do if she's home for several hours? Is it better to not use a crate with her anymore since she is pretty good about going on her Potty?
The potty is kept in her crate at all times.
and that's where she is used to going. We originaly did this so she would be able to go when we're not home.
Our larger dog is always left in the kitchen with her potty across the room and almost never has an accident.
Answer
I found a similar question to yours. This is the same advice I would give.
***We've just adopted a little ten pound mixed breed dog. When we leave, we put the dog in her crate
since she doesn't appear to be fully house trained. The problem is she pees and poops in her crate. What can do we do about this?
Answer:
Crate soiling can be a hard problem to correct. Do you have any idea if your new pet was crate trained before she came to you? Dogs that are trained to accept temporary confinement as puppies usually refrain from soiling the crate unless absolutely necessary.
That said, here are a few things you can do to try to remedy the situation.
* Make sure to exercise her right before you put her in the crate. This will eliminate any immediate physical need to potty, but be aware that she can force herself to go if she feels upset about being crated.
* Try not to confine her for very long periods. You might want to try putting her in the crate for ten minute periods while you're at home with her. This will help her adjust to the idea of spending time on her own, and may help the overall situation.
* Work diligently on house breaking her so you won't need to actually crate her. You may find you can simply use a baby gate to confine her to the kitchen or bathroom while you're gone.
I hope these suggestions help
I found a similar question to yours. This is the same advice I would give.
***We've just adopted a little ten pound mixed breed dog. When we leave, we put the dog in her crate
since she doesn't appear to be fully house trained. The problem is she pees and poops in her crate. What can do we do about this?
Answer:
Crate soiling can be a hard problem to correct. Do you have any idea if your new pet was crate trained before she came to you? Dogs that are trained to accept temporary confinement as puppies usually refrain from soiling the crate unless absolutely necessary.
That said, here are a few things you can do to try to remedy the situation.
* Make sure to exercise her right before you put her in the crate. This will eliminate any immediate physical need to potty, but be aware that she can force herself to go if she feels upset about being crated.
* Try not to confine her for very long periods. You might want to try putting her in the crate for ten minute periods while you're at home with her. This will help her adjust to the idea of spending time on her own, and may help the overall situation.
* Work diligently on house breaking her so you won't need to actually crate her. You may find you can simply use a baby gate to confine her to the kitchen or bathroom while you're gone.
I hope these suggestions help
Does Re-Crating Work?
mhm2109
My puppy, soon to be a year old, was crate trained and was able to go 5-7 hours in between peeing and pooping. Lately, she begun the excitable peeing when I get home, and has also taken to peeing in the house & pooping in the house: peeing on the couch twice (in one week), and on the rug, I am not certain what it could be: 1) early onset of the terrible twos; 2) anger that I am not home as much or have company over (that is when she twice went pee on the couch); or 3) hatred of rgw NYC winter and bad weather, and does not want to spend much time in the rain or snow doing her pee & potty.
It has been really hard not yelling at her or admosnishing her because she is so approval seeking and seem to cower with sadness. I have now taken the crate out of storage and am trying to re-crate her, letting her know that pee-pee and potty is to be done outside.
Any advise? Thanks.
Answer
Re-crate training definitely works and it would be a very good idea. I recrate trained my dog at 3 years old because he had separation anxiety and it was safer for him to be in his crate. He loves his crate more now than before and goes in there to sleep even when we don't tell him to.
Just a couple of things you shouldn't do (which it sounds like you aren't doing, but some people have suggested). Don't rub your dogs nose in its mess. It doesn't know what that means and it just causes more tension. Don't yell at your dog that also creates more tension. Extra tension will possibly increase the unwanted behaviour. When she 'cowers with sadness' it is probably her anticipating punishment of some sort. She doens't know what she has done wrong, just that from your body language, you are upset. Start crate training her again and make sure she goes to the washroom before you leave and as soon as you get back. When you go to take her out, do not give her any extra attention. Just get her leash and with neutral body language, take her outside. If she goes to the washroom outside, praise her and give her a treat. Also you may want to go back to letting her out after she plays inside with you. When you have company coming over, let her outside before they arrive. You can either remove her from the situation completely by putting her in her crate, or you can ask your company to just ignore her and pretend she is not there until she is not as excited and when she is not begging for attention. If the peeing continues to happen (even in her crate) take her to the vets to make sure there isn't a health issue.
Re-crate training definitely works and it would be a very good idea. I recrate trained my dog at 3 years old because he had separation anxiety and it was safer for him to be in his crate. He loves his crate more now than before and goes in there to sleep even when we don't tell him to.
Just a couple of things you shouldn't do (which it sounds like you aren't doing, but some people have suggested). Don't rub your dogs nose in its mess. It doesn't know what that means and it just causes more tension. Don't yell at your dog that also creates more tension. Extra tension will possibly increase the unwanted behaviour. When she 'cowers with sadness' it is probably her anticipating punishment of some sort. She doens't know what she has done wrong, just that from your body language, you are upset. Start crate training her again and make sure she goes to the washroom before you leave and as soon as you get back. When you go to take her out, do not give her any extra attention. Just get her leash and with neutral body language, take her outside. If she goes to the washroom outside, praise her and give her a treat. Also you may want to go back to letting her out after she plays inside with you. When you have company coming over, let her outside before they arrive. You can either remove her from the situation completely by putting her in her crate, or you can ask your company to just ignore her and pretend she is not there until she is not as excited and when she is not begging for attention. If the peeing continues to happen (even in her crate) take her to the vets to make sure there isn't a health issue.
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