Lab Puppy that urinates and poops in her crate.
Please help! I finally gave in to years of asking if my children could have a dog and after doing much research I brought home a Lab. I have had her for about 3 weeks, she is 10 weeks old now. The problem is that she urinates and poops in her crate. She is taken out hourly, and will go potty outside, however when she comes in and its time for her to go into her crate, she will pee or poop in there also. I have partitioned off her crate so its just big enough for her to turn around and lay down, and have taken out her blanket, however she still does it and when she does, she just lays down in it and goes to sleep. Its making me insane! I have asked some of my friends who have dogs and they say that a dog shouldn't urinate or poop where they sleep, and she will probably continue to do so. Any advice or tips that you can share is GREATLY appreciated.