I recently purchased a beautiful GS puppy from Leerburg. We take her outside every two hours and have since we got her. She is now fourteen weeks old. We keep her crated except when we play with her. Last night as we were watching TV she peed in her crate, I walked her brought her in and put her in a clean crate. Two minutes later she peed in the clean crate. She will have this problem three or four day's in a row, then she want do it for three or four day's. If we go to bed at 10;00 She will go until 5:00am without peeing in her crate (we take her outside at 5:00).
The crates give her just enough room to lay down and stretch out. When we have her out to play, she will run to the door, if she need's to go out. Any help you can give me will be greatly appreciated.
Jeannette Polowski Webboard User Reg: 03-12-2002
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When you walked her did you stay out with her until she actually relieved herself? IF not, you must from now on...if so...how much water is she taking in? It could be that she hadn't emptied her bladder completely, or if she drank alot immediately prior, she's just filling back up quickly.
No one ever said life was supposed to be easy, life is what you make of it!!
You say that you only take her out of the crate to play with her. How many hours a day is that? I'm wondering if she pees in the crate because she knows that you will then take her out of the crate.
I had a similar problem with my pup. I'd take her out to potty, and she'd go, and then I'd put her in her crate and she'd have an accident. It was miserable, I had to bathe the poor girl daily.
It took a while but I finally took her to the vet for this, thinking that maybe there was something wrong with her. The first time I went, I brought in a urine sample. They found nothing unusual. The second time I went, I brought in another sample, plus had them take blood and do a bacterial swab...and it turned out that she had an infection! They put her on antibiotics and I don't think she's had an accident since. Definately get your girl checked out!
I am also having a similar problem with my 11 week old male. He only has a problem over night. I take the water bowl away by 6:00 and take him out to until he relieves himself around 11:00 pm. Every am around 5:00 - 5:30 he will whine very briefly and by the time I get to him (less than 1 minute) he has urinated in the crate. He gets out alot during the day and gets plenty of exercise and play time. He has only urinated while in the crate during the day twice in the 5 weeks I have had him. There is no blanket in the crate and it is only big enough for him to lay down comfortably.(definitely not too big for him) He also will urinate every time I take him out of the crate, no matter how frequently he goes out.
Laura Waddell Webboard User Reg: 04-17-2003
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Steve, at eleven weeks old, you're cutting it too close by waiting till 5 to let the pup out. If you kennel him up at 11, then get up at 3 am to let him out. 11 weeks is just shy of 3 months, 3 months plus an hour makes it four hours the longest he can hold it.
What Laura mentions is a guide, I have had pups that were capable of holding it much longer- especially overnight- than what that little guide states.
Taking up the water early - like 6pm- makes all the difference in the world.
I assumed when I had a pup around that since I went to bed late, I could take the water away later, that was a bad assumption that fixed itself as soon as I became strict on the water consumption.
You should start being able to sleep normally very soon. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />
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