After taking her to the vet to talk about why she pees in her crate, he put her on antibiotics in case of a bladder infection and suggested I take out all her bedding, so urinating would be less tolerable for her. So for a little more than two weeks she was on medication and had no bedding, and she only had about three accidents.

So I decided to put a small towel down in her crate last night, to see if she would still make it through the night, and this morning I come get her to find that she pooped in her crate. She's NEVER pooped in her crate before.

I'm frustrated, to say the least.

It seems that every time she's had an accident, including the one last night, it's because she wouldn't go to the bathroom when I gave her the opportunity. Last night, for instance, the grass outside was wet, and she refused to even step foot on it. It took about twenty minutes to get her to urinate, and that was after holding it almost all day. She also acts like this when it's too cold outside.

How on earth can I get her to knock this off? I give her so much time and take her to every patch of grass in the lot, and she just refuses. This always results in accidents in her crate later. I'm frustrated, and I'm sure she's not any more excited about it. Does anyone have any suggestions?

I am not going to pretend I know what is going on with her. I am very suspicious of those that do claim to know what is going on in those furry little heads. Many people have similar problems. Likely it is mostly poor breeding and early socialization. The worst problems are puppies taken away from their mother too soon, and kept shut up in a small area. I think the vet is going down the wrong track on making it less pleasant for her. Using the rack I suggested in your previous thread makes urination less of a problem for both you and her. Most dogs will keep their crate clean if they can, once they learn they can. If the rack keeps her clean and dry, and you can just pull it out and sponge things off, it becomes less of a big deal. This completely defeats her if she is doing it deliberately.

Cut off her water early in the evening, maybe 7 PM. When you take her out, follow the command, exercise, and praise if she does anything. Do not rush back in once she does something unless she wants to go in. Let her play outside a little more, so elimination doesn't mean no more play outside.

Start obedience training. The dogs see all the
People and dogs in the household as a pack with each having their own rank in
The pack and a top dog. Life is much easier if the 2 legged pack members
Outrank the 4 legged ones. You can learn to play the role of top dog by
Reading some books or going to a good obedience class. A good obedience class
Or book is about you being top dog, not about rewarding standard commands with
A treat. Start at http://www.dogsbestfriend.com/. If you are top dog, then you can choose to go out even if it is cold, wet or whatever. Too many people fail to take small dogs seriously. They take themselves very seriously and many end up completely dominating the household.

Some puppies just take longer. The Lab/Golden cross we have now took longer than any of our other 12 puppies.