One year old Chinese Crested potties EVERYWHERE!
Hi, I have a Chinese Crested Powder Puff, that turned one on August 18, 2009. He has always been a great dog, great with the kids, very loveable, and trained fairly well, with just a few accidents now and then. We were always so proud of him. He sleeps in a wire kennel at night, goes out first thing in the morning, as long as it takes, and is free in the house for about an hour before we all leave for work/school, and is kenneled for about 9 hours, having very few problems with holding it. Here lately, he has begun "marking" everything, trees, tires, my recliner, and big screen TV, and has started peeing and pooping in his kennel during the day. We give him treats for doing his buisseness outdoors, and he gets lots of excersise and play time in the evenings, both inside and out, we have very active kiddos. Would getting him nuetered help? We thought we may breed him someday, since he has papers, but that is not as important to me as his over all health. We love him very much, but I can't deal with the accidents in the kennel forever, there has to be something I can do, I have read training books, and books on his breed, but he has always done well, it's just something here lately...