she's a 2 month old japanese spitz, she sleeps in her cage at night shes always peeing or pooing in her cage how can i stop it? where will be the best place i can train her to do such things? and how?
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To crate train your pup, the very first thing you need to make sure is that your crate is not too big. The pup needs to be able to turn around and stand up, but THAT IS IT. As a general rule, dogs are clean by nature, so they will not use the bathroom where they will have to lay in it.
If your pup can use the bathroom in one corner and then retreat to another corner away from it, then the crate is too big. If you can not find a crate small enough, you may need to modify a small one to make sure there is not too much room. Also, you need to make sure that you clean the crate very well each time after she goes in there. You do not want her to be able to smell her waste AT ALL, or it will make her keep wanting to go there.
The second thing is that you need to make sure that you take your pup out very often, and praise her when she goes outside with a simple praise of "Good outside" or "Good potty". If you are waiting over three hours to take your pup out, you are waiting too long. Your pup has a small bladder and is very young, so you have to make sure that you are not expecting too much out of her. She will need to use the bathroom immediately after eating and playing (ALWAYS REMEMBER THIS AND MAKE IT A HABIT)
If you crate is not too big, and you are not leaving her in there over 3 hours, then she may have some other issues, or there is the possibility that you got a very stubborn pup.
Remember, If you do your part, eventually your dog will catch on. It may not be in the time frame you want, but you just have to be patient and keep doing the right things over and over.
If she is doing that in her cage, then her cage is probably too big for her. She should be able to just go in and turn around. It sounds mean, but it is how cage training is supposed to be done. Since you already have a cage, there are usually inserts that come with it or that you can buy to cut down the sixe of the cage. Dogs will not pee or poo where they have to sleep.
If this doesn't work, I would try asking the Dog Whisperer (http://www.dogpsychologycenter.com/tips/...
Until she is potty trained, remove bedding from the crate and make the crate smaller. There should only be enough room for her to stand up, turn around and lay down comfortably. Generally if there is excess room in the crate they will go in there if there is still room to get away from it. So your crate might be to big for her.
Puppies can only hold it for 3 to 4 hours. Don't expect miracles. She is a baby. Take her out to the same spot each time you go. Let her know where you are going as you are on your way.. Let's go outside! Lets go potty.. repeating on your way to the place you want her to go and praise her immediately when she goes in the yard.
If you bought her from a pet store or from a breeder who keeps dogs in crates this can be a problem for quite some time as she doesn't know any better. You will have to be very dedicated to the cause and work with her with positive reinforcement. She is not to get in trouble for going in the crate. This is not her problem... it's yours now. Take the puppy out every 30 minutes or so when you are home. The more accidents she is allowed to have in the crate or carpet, the harder it will be to stop it. You are really going to have to step up the dedication here and also make sure via a vet check that she doesn't have a UTI or other health issue.
Good luck!
The previous answers are very helpful, and the crate is probably too big. The early days with my Labrador were trying too - hang on in there! You might also pick up some good advice if you listen to DogCastRadio. Episode 6 tells you how to toilet train your dog quickly http://www.dogcastradio.com/episode06.ph... and Episode 13 has crate training advice http://www.dogcastradio.com/episode13.ph...
Hope that helps - good luck.
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