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We often get puppy questions through our blog, email, and social media channels and recently we’ve been receiving the same crate training questions<\/a> over and over again.  The basic question we’ve been getting is “How Can I Get My Dog To Stop Peeing In Her Crate?”<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Before we brought home our first puppy<\/a> we read several books about how to train puppies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One of our favorite books that we suggest for any new puppy parent to read is Puppies for Dummies<\/a>. In fact, Puppies for Dummies was the first book I read before bringing Linus home from the Carson Animal Shelter.<\/p>\n\n\n

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How can I get my puppy to stop peeing in her crate?<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

We wanted to learn as much as we could about puppies before diving into puppy ownership.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now 10+ years later we continue to read books about puppies and dog training. It might be a good time to put together a list of our favorite puppy training books…stay tuned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We rescued Linus from the shelter, fostered dozens of puppies and dogs, raised 11 guide and service dog puppies, and puppy sat countless dogs and puppies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Maybe we’re not experts, but we do think we know a little more than the average bear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We get hundreds of questions every month about puppies, dogs, and puppy dog training. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Over the years we’ve kept the answers in the comment section, but starting this year we’re going to highlight questions and answer it right here on the blog!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our hope is to build a resource section and help answer some of the most common puppy training questions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

QUICK ACCESS<\/strong>: If you\u2019re having puppy training problems then you should join our Puppy Training Tips email list and get instant access to our New Puppy Owner Checklist PDF. To get started CLICK HERE<\/strong><\/a>.<\/em><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

So without further adieu…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How Can I Get My Dog To Stop Peeing In Her Crate?<\/h2>\n\n\n
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Dublin didn’t have any potty problems during crate training<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

We hear this question several times a month in it’s different variations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Maybe your dog is peeing in her crate or maybe your dog is pooping in her crate either way your question is in one way or another:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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“What can I do to get my dog to stop having accidents in her crate?”<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

The original crate training question<\/a> we received this week is below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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“Hi I am crate training my 9 week boxer puppy. She is peeing and pooing in the crate overnight and then whines to be let out. what should I do if she doesn’t cry when she has to go?”<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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You have to remember that a puppy as young as yours (around 9 weeks of age) probably does not yet have full control of her bladder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She may not always know when she has to potty, but there are some things you can do in your situation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Your goal is to not allow your puppy to potty in the crate anymore.  At some point in time, she learned that it was okay to potty in the crate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If she’s having accidents in the crate during the day and at night you need to make sure you reduce the amount of time she spends in the crate and over time incrementally extend the amount of time she spends in her crate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let’s start off by speculating why your puppy is peeing\/pooping in her crate.  There could be several reasons why a puppy has an accident while in the crate:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. The crate size is too big<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

If your crate is too big then your puppy will often time use one side to potty (her bathroom) and the other side to sleep (her bedroom).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A crate should only be large enough for your puppy to stand up and turn around any bigger than that and you might have a few potty accidents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you’re looking for a crate we recommend the MidWest Life Stages Double Door Crate<\/a><\/em> which has a divider allowing you to adjust the size of your crate as your puppy grows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. Before you brought home your puppy she learned to potty in her crate.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

In general, puppies will not potty where they sleep, but there could be reasons why your puppy learned to do this before you brought her home. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you bought from a pet store (please don’t buy from pet stores as the majority of these puppies come from puppy mills) your puppy probably learned to potty where she sleeps. The same could be true if you purchased from an irresponsible breeder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Responsible breeders will often times start potty training their pups before they go home with their new families. If you adopted, your puppy may have learned to potty in their kennel or another sleeping area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You never really know, but sometime in her past, she may have learned to potty in her crate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3. She has a bladder infection or some kind of health issue<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

A trip to the veterinarian may be in order. You might want to consider this as an option if your puppy is having unusual potty accidents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Basic Crate And Potty Training<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Make sure you read through these two articles:<\/p>\n\n\n\n