 |
|
| Browse | Ask | Answer | Search | Join/Login |
|
|
||||
|
Dog pooping in crate
Hi, this is my first time on this site. I did go through and read the questions and answers from other people regarding their dog issues. I have a Yorkie mix and he is a little over 1 yr old. When I first got him I put him in a cage at night and he would freak out for over an hour and go to the bathroom in his cage. So I decided to have him sleep with me so I could sleep and not have to worry about waking up in the middle of the night to clean up his cage. I also have another Yorkie and she always slept with me. He does not whine when he has to go out. The problem I have is when I cage him, whether its for work or when I run to the store for a few minutes he goes to the bathroom in the cage. I used to put both dogs in the same cage but with the divider. He would pee on the other dog. So I got him his own cage and adjusted it to make it big enough to turn around and he still goes in the cage. I asked my vet and she said I needed to work on our relationship. I think our relationship is great. I am affectionate with him, walk him, talk to him. I have tried not to show him any attention when he goes in the cage. That doesn't work either. I walk them a few times a day. He always poops for me 2 times in the mornng before I leave for work. I stopped feeding them in the morning and now they only eat when I get home from work. He is great in the house. I have no other problems wth him except for the pooping/peeing in the cage. I can not take it anymore, everyday day I have to wash him and the cage. PLEASE HELP, this has been going on for way too long!!
|
||||
|
|
|
||||
|
Pooing and peeing in the crate is not a normal behaviour. Most dogs view their crate as their den, a safe haven, and won't potty in it because of that. If he's doing this it's probably because he's stressed out. I wish I had some easy advice, but I've never had to deal with this type of behaviour in a dog. The only thing I can think of is positive reinforcement whenever he has to go into his cage. Also, are you sure that the cage isn't too big for him? The cage should give him just enough room to lay down and turn around. Hopefully someone with more experience in crate training will come along. Check back often for more advice. Good luck. |
||||
|
|
| Question Tools | Search this Question |
Check out some similar questions!
Hi,I have an 11 week old bernese mountain dog whom we purchased at a pet store.He is having difficulty with pooping in his crate.We took him to the vet the day after we got him because he had runny diaherra with mucus and blood in it.The vet did a test on his poop and he had coccidia.He was treated...
I have a two year old Boston terrier who still pees and poops in her crate. I am ready to go out of my mind with the smell and the inconvenience of cleaning it everyday. She goes outside before she goes to sleep and doesn't eat after 5:30pm. Not only does she go in her crate but then she eats...
I have had a 14 week old Bichon Frise for 5 days. On the first night he slept in his crate after about a 1/2 hr of barking and slept through without pooping. I feed him Nutro and walk him after every meal and more-lots of toy chasing and running around. Every night after the first night he has...
HELP! I have an 8 week old Rat Terrier who poops everyday in her crate while we're at work... by the time we get home, she has played in it so badly that we have to give her a bath and wash all her toys and towels from the day. How will she ever learn NOT to do this? Everyone tells me that once...
I have a 10 week old mini dachsund and crate training her. I have reduced the size of the crate to hopefully stop her from eliminating in her crate. When I crate her with her toys, etc. and I went upstairs. She crys and howls when I leave and hhen I came back down 10 minutes later she pooped in...
View more questions Search
|
