am crate training puppy. he still urinates in it overnight even though I have limited his space.?
I take him out a lot but he still urinates in the crate. Any suggestions?
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If your pup is urinating in his crate overnight he needs a potty break through the night. You don’t want him to get into the habit of peeing in his crate.
How often is a lot ? Young pups need to potty when they wake up, after they eat , and every 2-3 hrs in between . Not your pups fault really. Be Sure when you take him out last thing at night that he actually pees–watch him and when he does give lots of praise. Do NOT just assume he peed just ’cause you let him out.
are you taking the pup out for a walk and making sure it goes at least one to two times before you turn in for the night even if you take it out in your own yard you have to phyically walk it out there and walk around with it till it relives it self at least once twice would be better because thell just walk out side and stand there unless you kinda coax them along and watch and wait for them to go then complemnt them for going outside good luck
if it is a puppy the best thing to do is to take him out bout every 1 hour, their bladders only hold thimble full of pee and when it is full they dont know how to suppress it. at night you should at least take him out 1 time like in the middle of the night just so he can use it even if hes asleep wake him up. if you do this he will eventually learn that he is supposed to go outside not in the crate and the more he is taken out the less the odor. the older they get the longer they will be able to go without going good luck
Once a dog gets used to marking his territory, it is a hard habit to break. Try another crate w/o the scent of urine, then buy a commercial product that will make the dog not want to go where it is sprayed. When you take the dog out make sure you place him immediately on the grass or spot you want him to use. Also make sure there is dog food and water inside…they don’t like to do it where they eat.
You don’t say how old he is. Young puppies are NOT physically capable of holding their bladder overnight. The general rule of thumb is that puppies can hold their bladder at most for their age in months plus one hour. For an 8 week old puppy, that’s only 3 hours. Unless your puppy is older than 6 or 7 months, you will have to get up in the middle of the night and early in the morning to let your puppy out or he will have no choice but to urinate in his crate.
The other thing you can do is pull the water an hour before bedtime so that he doesn’t get a chance to tank up on water right before bedtime.
Is the crate too big for him? We had this with a Beagle we adopted.
The crate was too big and then he became honery when we put him in a carrier when we left and pooped in it. I had the spray that can be bought to keep animals from doing these things (inside or out) sprayed that in the carrier and he stopped. I also used this spray in the crate that was too big and surrounding areas which helped there too.
Probably a puppy? Its ok it takes time for him to learn to hold his urine. I’m assuming he’s a pup therefore he’s just a baby.
I assume the puppy is over 8 weeks old, not a kennel pup/pet store pup, and has been seen by a Vet to make sure it’s not a Urinary tract infection????
If the answers were Yes, No, Yes…….then I’m stumped too.
Otherwise, Wait, oooo tough luck, call for appointment.
How old is he? He can only hold his bladder for a couple of hours, even overnight. Its’ up to you to get up with him to take him outside to pee. His bladder is very immature and holding it for long periods of time is not going to happen until he is much older.
A 3 month puppy can usually hold his bladder for about 3 hrs…a 4 month puppy=4hrs…a 5month puppy=5hrs etc…
Hope this helps.