April 19, 2011
My 11 week old pup pooped in the crate 4 times last night. What can I do?
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Please help!! I purchased an 8 week old Yorkshire Terrier and kept him for 3 weeks without crate training. After too many "accidents," I've decided to use the crate (I had tried it several times during the 3 weeks, but could not stand the constant whining and barking), I hope I'm not too late. I'm dedicated to seeing this through this time, he's 11 weeks now. I have some very specific questions. Last night, I took his water up around 6 pm and took him out to pee at 8 pm and 9 pm to crap (he craps about an hour after he pees). Well, he barked and whined the entire night. My question is, since he barks all night, when I go to let him out in the middle of the night to pee, is that teaching him that his barking works? Should I not go to him at all while he's barking? Every time that I did get up to open the crate (which was about 4 times), he had already peed or crapped in the crate, is there a specific time limit for puppies this young? Also, when that happens, should I just clean the crate and put him back in or should I let him run around a bit, even though he's already relieved himself? Since he craps so much longer after he pees, should I wait and let him run around for an hour or should I put him back in the crate, then come back an hour later to crap? Also, I put my arm out to pet him yesterday, and he started "humping" my arm. Obviously, he's a male dog. Is this normal? How can I curb this behavior?I really appreciate your help in these manners. Hopefully, day 2 with the crate training will go smoother!
Sincerely,
Charifa
Ed's Answer:
It is never too late to house train a dog or pup. This dog needs to live in the crate until it’s used to being in it. It needs to be in it all the time except when it eats, sleeps, plays with you or goes outside. At ALL OTHER times it is in the crate to scream and get used to the crate.
The pooping in the crate at night may be stress related. In other words, the dog is not used to the crate so it is stressed from being in the crate.
Humping goes away – Only try and fix one problem at a time.
The pooping in the crate at night may be stress related. In other words, the dog is not used to the crate so it is stressed from being in the crate.
Humping goes away – Only try and fix one problem at a time.
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