Puppy potty training can bring up lots of questions. Especially if you feel like you are making all of the right choices, but your puppy is still having accidents. If you still have questions about your puppy potty training process, check out our playlist all about the different aspects of potty training your puppy: ruclips.net/p/PL7BBgLulherkDs-Zi5TTSxcJq8QCHMLRj Thanks for watching, and as always, Happy Training! ~Ken
hey! i live in the 5th floor of an apartment building and i cant take my puppy outside eachtime she needs it , what can i do ? i dont have a choice but to use pads
by the way , my puppy has no self hygien and sometimes sleeps on her pee, one time i saw her eat her poo , i'm told she will stop being like this and develope a healthy hygien , by the way she is a 3months old samoyed
@@cloudyllei2096 oh i had the same problem! My dog used to do this but i promise when they get older they start realizing how gross it actually is! When you were a baby you used to put random things in your mouth but now you dont! Itll be okay i promise
@moniquewyatt3913 Same thing with my puppy. No whine just gets up and goes. I hear the crate movement & by the time I get over there she already went poop. I take her out every hour, she won't go poop outside. She thinks outside is smell time. 🤦♀
Love how you break it down, step by step, common sense for this important period! Needed to brush up on this topic, getting a pup later & it’s been awhile since we had to potty🐶
I'll be getting a Golden Retriever puppy this year, and your channel helps me so much!!! I've learned a lot from this and I'm so excited to get a new fur baby!!!
I’m excited for you, Classic Cristin! And I’m so glad we’ve been helpful for you as you prepare for your new puppy! Can’t wait to hear more about your new four-legged family member! Thanks for watching! ~Ken
For the last 30 years I've owned Rottweillers and Akitas and have (for the most part) crate trained. The dogs loved it and I never had a problem. No problem, that is, until 2 days ago when I brought home an 8 week old Newfoundland who HATED the crate. Loathed it. Howled and cried and screamed the house down at just the thought of it. Messed in it. Often. Tried tearing it to pieces, eating it, digging her way out of it, and couldn't be inside it for more than a few seconds without becoming so distressed (and loud) that it tore my heart out and I had to remove her. This went on for 2 days. Solid. Show her the cage, watch her freak, remove her (whilst feeling incredibly guilty and a bad dog owner). I'd never experienced anything like it before and was pulling my hair out when I stumbled on your lessons, put them into practice and - wah-lah - within 15 minutes of carrying out your instructions she's not only in her crate, she's ASLEEP on her back in it! All four paws up in the air, totally relaxed. Thank you, thank you, thank you! :-)
You are the reason we make our videos, Karen. So happy we could help restore peace in your household, and help your new four-legged family member to be well behaved😉 Thank you for sharing your situation, I really enjoy reading comments like yours! Happy Training! ~Ken
@@McCannDogs Our puppy is almost 9 months old, we've had him for a month. We believe he spent almost all of his life in a crate. He poops & pees in his crate daily while we're at work. We've tried EVERYTHING, we got outside with him to make sure he goes.. praise him. Got him a smaller crate, we feed him when we're home. We've even put his food in his cage when we do feed him. We feel totally hopeless. Can anyone help us?
Potty training my dog is ten times harder than when I potty trained my son!! I about had it with this dog!! I did everything I could..thought we were making progress than nope! Still having accidents!! Really don’t wanna tie her up outside and leave her.. but at this point its hopeless 😩
Hi there, Katt! Puppy potty training can feel like an overwhelming process if it isn't going well. I have a link to our puppy potty training playlist that I hope you will find helpful: ruclips.net/p/PL7BBgLulherkDs-Zi5TTSxcJq8QCHMLRj Thanks for watching! ~ken
I so appreciate your channel. I just got a rescue puppy (6 months) and am stuck in Albania (not a dog-friendly place) during the lockdown for Coronavirus. This presents a few challenges: 1. No crate available 2. This puppy is traumatized by the outdoors! He hates going outside. Do I work on the fear of the outdoors first or push potty training? I feel like when we go out multiple times, it's making him more resistant. He is at least going in the same place on the balcony! Thank you!!
I’ve got 3 puppies and a senior dog. I’ve got one 12 week old mini Australian shepherd puppy, one 11 week old pit bull and a 14 week old pit bull puppy and 13 year old jack Russell/beagle mix. And he was so easy to potty train, but my other puppies are 100% crate trained, but about 95% house broke. They all go outside and do their business at the very least once every hour but most of the time we go out every half hour. And I take them out after every meal and when they drink a lot, after every play session, every nap, every time before and after crate time, and whenever their body language changes like if they are doing something then all of a sudden they stop and start sniffing or looking around or spinning circles we go immediately out. And I also take them out separately so less distracting. I’ll take one out while the other two go to the crate and wait their turn. And they have never ever went potty into the crate. But we still do have one or two accidents each every few days or sometimes every day. They do have limited access to the house. They are just allowed into the two living rooms where I can see them all the time but today I cut that In half and now they are only allowed in the front living room where the family spends most of the day so I can literally see every move they make. I should also mention I’ve had and been working on this with my 11 week old pit Bull puppy for about 5 weeks, the 14 week old for about 3 weeks and the 12 week old mini Aussie for just around a week. And after all the research on RUclips and all the groups I’m in and seeing 6-7 month old puppies going inside all the time it sounds like mine are doing great so far. I just feel like I’m failing them like they should be doing better. Am I doing okay? Is one or two accidents in the house every so often normal? I know it can take months to be fully trained. We will just keep working and keep working and get them trained and be great dogs!
Such an important question, David! Asking your puppy to settle, and seeing what their response is is the first step. In the first few events, you should take your puppy directly out to go potty, then directly back into their crate. If they do go when you get to the potty location, you'll let them know that making noise gives them the opportunity to relieve themselves. If they go out to potty and don't have to go, you can bring your puppy back to their crate. Soon, you can ask them to settle when they begin to make noise. If your puppy settles and stops making noise, then you'll know that they didn't need to go. If they persist, or they start to make noise again, then go back to the steps above. It's really important that you focus on the task at hand in a situation like this. Out to potty, and right back into their crate. You do have to be careful that you don't accidentally teach your puppy that when they make noise, they can come out to play! Hope that's clear enough, it's difficult to give a comment this long on RUclips mobile;) Thanks for watching! ~Ken
I commented on another video. We for quite some time did wake up in the middle of the night to let him out. He would bark to let us know. There came a time when he would make a mess then bark, we would tell him that's he is bad, take him outside, if he peed we would praise him, clean him and the kennel, then go back to bed. Then he stopped letting us know eventually and have had no lasting success for months. He is 1 year and 4 months old now.
After watch this video I just realized how lucky I am, my 8 weeks old golden doodle puppy sleep in the big create since the first night she come here and never potty in there, she even never used any pee pad, 3rd day she already used dog door and go to the back yard to potty , she is really intelligent . she never sleep with me in the same room and I am a light sleeper
Thank you for all of your videos! You have helped us so much with our new puppy so far. Our pup is now 14 weeks old and while we are making progress, he doesn’t make any noise in his crate if he needs to go potty. He doesn’t cry or whine at all. So at night, it’s hard to decipher if he is just moving around a bit, dreaming, or trying to get our attention. Our crate is sized properly - he just has enough room to turn around and lie down, but he doesn’t really seem bothered if he has an accident in there - we often find him lying in it or worse, eating it. We have been covering the crate at night and during naps to let him know it’s time to sleep - should we stop covering him? Any other tips on how we can be better puppy parents? Thank you again!
I’ve been crate training for a week and there are accidents in the crate, in our home and on our bed… so frustrating. I take her out so often and bring her back in if she’s not going and straight into the crate. I guess I need to pay more attention and listen to the video
We have 3 month dobermann, OMG we got him little over month ago... he pees on the floor, in his crate, bed, blanket everywhere he wants, so we made the crate bigger still pees in it. so we bought him fence he still pees on the side that his bed is located mind you we take him out 30 min in the morning 15 min in the afternoon 30 min or little bit longer in the evening... Im just tired of washing 2,3 blanket beds every day. So exhausted. I cant even have him on the balcony because he pees everywhere. Also he pees as soon as he finishes drinking eating right where his food water is... its crazy.
My solution was to wash all bedding after that accident. Supply clean scent free bedding. Worked on the principle leaving the smell behind gaver the puppy permission to pee in its bedding. The routine was come to the puppy first thing in the morning their was the accident. Put the puppy outdoors for a pee everything went in washing machine new bedding was supplied. It worked in under a week accidents were stopped. I am at home full time. So every hour put the puppy out for a pee. Any accidents in the house were responded to by saying "That is not good" and placing the puppy outside. Also after a meal the puppy is put outside. Very quickly the puppy was doing a little dance in the doorway requesting to go out for a pee. I have two adult dogs who the puppy copied to request to go outside. In about two weeks the puppy was house trained.
My puppy is a rescued 5 month old border collie mix. She's sweet yet very shy. She has very little interest in leaving her crate at all, but she doesn't cower in it. She'll even wag her tail and lick you when you reach in to pet her. But I fear she's too attached to the crate now. She doesn't want to leave at all, and will even go potty in there. I want to help her feel more confident and coax her out but I dont want to be forceful.
Hello! Great training! How long for each age can a puppy be expected to hold their bladder? For example, while I'm at work and not able to supervise. Thank you!
We have limited our puppy's space in the create, constantly take him out, and three minutes after pooping and peeing outside, he'll poop or pee in the crate. No warning, whining or barking.
@@theds9674 omg feel the same about my jack-a-ranian 9 week old it's driving me insane and only had her a week....i've ordered a trainer to visit soon and its expensive but I ain't doing this alone i'd rather a professional set the foundations that i'm struggling with despite having a degree in youtube puppy videos by now.
My dog is a year old. I've had her for a few months. She was doing good, then went back to peeing and pooping in the crate. I can take her for a walk or let her out in the back yard and she holds it until she is in the crate.
Here’s my issue my dog is potty trained for the most part. He can go on command and doesn’t have any accidents in his crate. Now he doesn’t have accidents unless there is something soft in his crate. It’s incredibly frustrating because whenever I think he’s done having accidents I put either a blanket or a dog bed in his crate and boom after a few days he pees on it. He’s just about a year old now and it’s still happening. He can go weeks without any accidents when there’s nothing else in his crate. But the second something soft is in his crate he has an accident. Just today I took him outside he peed and pooped in the yard and I put him in his crate with a brand new blanket in it and he peed on it in less then 5 minutes. I don’t think it’s marking because it’s quite a bit of pee and he doesn’t do it anywhere else. I’m desperate for some help because I don’t want him to sleep on a hard surface for the rest of his life. Also we have never used puppy pads in his life.
These were super helpful comments. We have an 8 week old lab. She was doing great with crate training and now accidents. We would put her down at 8:45 ish, get up at 1:00, then back in her crate until 4:30 when we got up. She has had a couple accidents now at night after she has been let out plenty. We left her for 2 hours and she had another one. Her crate is only big enough for her. We have removed towels. Is this going to turn into a habit??
I have a 6 month old golden that is still doing this. He pooped in it the first 2 nights we had him got him a tiny cage, it was hit or miss if he peed in it. Not only is he peeing in it but non stop barking also. We have tried to let him sleep in a dog bed in our room and while he manages sometimes, he ties to get in the bed constantly and my wife wont have it. I am honestly at a loss and i love him but he peed in the cage again this morning and its getting tougher and not better.
Im doing crate training 3 times a day and night time. Each lasts for 45 min and his whining got better on 2nd day already. Now he can enter the crate and stay himself without me locking him while I’m doing some kitchen work or something. my question is when he finish his crate session, should I make a fuss and as reward complimenting him or should I just quietly let him out without fuss… 😅
I've literally have tried everything in this video and my dog still poops in his crate. I'm to the point where I'm ready to sell him because it's getting out of hand
@@raquelwilliams171 man same here, she was never a cage pisser for the first 6 months I had her but now all of a sudden she can’t even sit in there for 20 minutes without pissing. I love her so much but she’s literally ruining my life by not letting me do anything without her having an accident
@@jamescollins9392 Same here, I have a 4 month old puppy, take him out SO OFTEN, removed bedding, made the crate a lot smaller, and he still keeps peeing and pooping in there, shows no signs he has to go beforehand. He will then just lay in it. Anyone have any advice?? I'm at the end of my rope with this, have no clue what to do.
My 8 week old Golden Doodle is having separation anxiety. He cried all night every night until I put a snuggle puppy in there with him so that he could feel the heartbeat. He did so much better. However, he pooed and peed in the crate after going out right before crating. What is going on?
What if my puppy wasn’t having an accident in his crate for over a week and he just started for the past two days having an accident in his crate over night?
We're bringing home a Boston Terrier Puppy in a few weeks and wondering if you have any tips/advise on potty training a small dog in the winter. We live in Upstate NY and so far this year has been pretty mild, but you never know!
what about attaching a pen to the crate is that a bleeding heart mistake, im reluctant to crate him most of the day he is 10 weeks, but to keep him off wires etc the pen works when i cant keep at least one eye on him
How do you train a puppy if you already have two older dogs? my older dogs don't have accidents anymore of anythig like that but i dont want to put them in crates all day but i feel like puppy will be jealous for them to be out...
Hello!! We have 2 yorkie that are going to start to go outside (begins potty training, currently we are failing at supervising). Right now their are sleeping in our bed, but based on your videos the crate is a really good option to control potty during day and night, can you give us any advice to smoothly pass from bed to crate sleeping? Since they just start crying A LOT if they are no in bed when is time to sleep. Also, they spend nearly 8 hours alone at home, how can we improve the potty area while we are at work? We leave them individually at their crates? Or do you have another advice?
Hi there, Lorena! I usually use a household cleaner first, then wipe the crate out with a wet towel to “rinse” it. This will allow you to deep clean the crate without having to expose your dog to the cleaners! Thanks for watching! ~Ken
I have a 10 week old golden doodle puppy. He is already great during the day! Ringing the bell near the door to go outside and crying at the door. The problem is at night. I always wake up to a pee mess. I don’t know if I’m not waking up to hear him but I do hear them around 3 AM and I take them out and there is already a mess. Don’t know if he’s going in his sleep or if it’s me being a heavy sleeper
The puppy can only stand up and turn around the crate and the dog doesn’t mind laying on it’s accident, I posted a few minutes ago, we’ve been letting him out every hour and he waits until he’s back in the crate to do #1 & #2
This was a good video… But one question please. I obtained a 16-month-old Catahoula leopard dog at a rescue shelter last month. He has been very well trained as far as, he will let me know when he wants to go outside, does all the basic commands of sit lay down and stay. But I am assuming he has never been in a crate, and I have crate trained him. He loves to go in his crate at night, but he has an accident every single night. I will do your suggestion to take out the bedding, but if that does not work, do you have any other suggestions.
We have put our puppy on a schedule. 7am,1pm, 7pm. We take her out before bed and twice in the middle of the night. However she still has accidents in her crate at night. Please help!
I dont know if my puppy is a slow learner or just stubborn, i paying so much attention on him hes crate trained i took him outside always to poop pee.. but when it comes late at night he doesnt bark or whinning to pee or poop outside. I always woke up early to bring him out but hes already poop in the crate. Hes the only dog that was slow learner that i owned
Thank you so much for the help with potty training but as a groomer I can’t not say something about your dog’s coat condition. She is severely matted and needs shaved asap. The matting can cause severe and permanent skin and coat damage. Please get her to a good groomer as soon as possible. I would think a dog trainer such as yourself would be responsible enough to get your dog groomed every 6-8 weeks to prevent this.
Thank you for another great video. We crate our puppy while at work and come home in between to let her out. We have taken everything out of the crate but she is still using the bathroom. She could be in the crate for less than 30mins and still potty in the crate. She then proceeds to play with her urine or feces. We get home and she is covered in it and the floor around the crate is covered ( if we leave anything under her crate like a puppy pad or a rug to she pulls it into the crate). What can we do next? Thanks for any guidance that you can provide.
Hi there, Charles! Paying special attention to her while she's in the crate will allow you to catch her n the act, but that only works when you have some time to work on it. Spending a little time with her, before you leave for work may be necessary. If you can adjust your schedule a little so that you have an extra few minutes in the morning to tire her out before she goes into her crate, may be enough time to both have her ready for a snooze, but also ensure that she doesn't have "anything left in the tank";) If you have some idea how soon she needs to go after she eats her breakfast, then moving her feeding time so that you can take her out to go potty before you have to leave will be helpful. Removing all of the bedding and pads is a great start. I wouldn't put a puppy pad under the crate, as they often have a scent added to them to encourage the puppy to go potty on them. Give your crate a good cleaning, spend a little time before she goes in there making sure she has ample opportunity to go before she needs to go into her crate for a couple of hours. And when you're able, practice having her in her crate for short periods while you're home. That way you'll be able to mark the moment if she has an accident in her crate, and you can begin to train through that behavior if required! I'll post a link to a video that talks about what to do when you catch your puppy in the act of going potty indoors: ruclips.net/video/L1KqfQOSrKs/видео.html Thanks for watching! ~Ken
My dog knew word called 'Potty' means restroom. She still pooping in my crate. It's frustrating because she never did this before. Shes 2 years old jack russell.
Why did I think getting a dog when I have a 4 year old and a 13 month old is a good idea....this stuff sounds hard like I can't be there all of the time I can't bring the dog in the bedroom with us cause of him possibly waking the kids or the kids waking up throughout the night and getting the dog wired. This feels impossible. I took the dog out 2 times he just screws around even with me standing still saying nothing and I leave the house for 6 minutes to take my son to school and I come back to poop in the crate. I'm ready to pull my hair out cause he's 14 weeks and we had him since 8 weeks idk what to do anymore maybe I should just give him another home cause I can't do all this on my own
What should you do if you work? Is it okay to feed a 2 month old puppy only twice a day (morning and when you come home from work) and leave them in the crate for 8-9 hours while you're at work?
I love your videos, I am preparing to get an Aussie pup. I do have a crate, it will be a good fit for him as an adult, but how do you make a divider for a plastic dog crate?
I have a question. So I have a puppy lab and he don’t have a huge accident problem but when he pees in there I kinda just leave it for a couple hours and let him suffer the inconvenience. but when I put him in the cage and he’s in the same room as us he keeps barking and I put a blanket over the cage so he can’t see us idk it’ll that’s the best idea or not.
I know it's kind of late but... Have you looked into getting a head-leash aka a haulter? It's basically a softcore muzzle with a lead attachment near the chin. They were originally made for large dogs like Greatdanes but they come in Dachshund-sizes too. They coast between 19 to 30 dollars and last a lifetime.
Hi Ken, thank you for this information. I have a 3 month old Rottie (Samson) and he's doing great except for the peeing in the crate and the house but he does run to the door when he has to poo. So I can't figure the little guy out. He goes out twice before we go to bed and I even use a timer set at 3-4 hour intervals to get up and take him out. I usually hear him chewing on a toy so I'm getting up before the alarm rings. It's still so frustrating because his last outing was 5 am this morning and when I heard him stirring and chewing at 6:30 that's all I thought it was. But lo and behold, he peed in his crate. I do keep bedding in half his crate (the back half) and it usually runs onto the bedding. Should I remove it completely as your video says or try putting in the front of it first. I plan on binge watching all your videos because I'm going nuts. I follow him all over the house, bring him out OFTEN, keep him contained with me while preparing meals and the little dude just goes without letting me know. Anyhoo, thank you.
I have a 3 month old rottie to she keeps pissing and pooping in her crate i take her out all the time and timed eating its driving me nuts has it gotten better for u???
@@jonlee9317 Hey Jon, our puppy is now 4 months old and he's doing FABULOUS. I've been diligent in taking him out during the night and we've made his crate just enough for him to turn. It's been almost a month since he's peed or pooped in the crate and the house. He's been such a good boy in letting us know by walking to the door and we put some bells at the door for him to brush agains. We still keep an eye on him by letting him out after he sleeps during the day, after play time with our female and he goes a good 6 1/2 hours over night without messing at all. So hopefully yours will figure it out.
What if my puppy doesn’t make any noise. He literally sneaks it. You can hardly hear his nails on the crate floor. He doesn’t whine at all. I took his bed out cause he kept getting up and just going potty. So today we had play time. After play time I took him outside and he went potty. Pooped and peed. I praised him and gave him loves of course. I still waited about another 20 minutes to see if he was going to go again. I brought him back in the house and put him in his crate I went to use the potty and as soon as I came out I could smell poop. He doesn’t care about poop at all. He just steps in it and lays in it like it’s not there. ☹️ really losing hope.
Hello Ken, My Havanese is 2 yrs old and all of a sudden sh is pooping in the house at night. We put her back in her crate and she continues to poop at night. There is no chane to her diet and she had her annual exam so she is healthy. What can you suggest. Thank you
I have 5 puppies with a sleep area and a potty area... they no longer potty in the potty area that will hold it until I let them out and go as soon as they get out in my house. I have pads everywhere what should I do I'm introducing them to the out side but it's 5 of them they focus on play and not potty.. Help please
I have a 4 m/o boston terrier and I thought that she was completely crate trained but suddenly she started to pee and poop inside the crate. I've done everything is said in the video, however somtimes I put her in the crate because I cannot watch her and I think she pees inside only because she wants to get out.
Very informative video, thank you! One question. I have a young pup who I’m trying to potty train via crate training. While I can follow the process when I’m at home, I am out of the house for seven hours when I’m at work. I realize that this isn’t the most ideal situation and I should let him out every couple of hours but I work too far away to go home on my break. Before I get accused of being cruel and irresponsible for getting a pup I can’t spend those hours with, I got him from a friends friend who wasn’t able to look after him. I do have a second bigger crate which will allow the puppy to pee and stay out of it. Should I put the pup in the bigger crate when I’m at work so it doesn’t end up in this own pee and then put him in the smaller crate when I’m back home and let him sleep in it? Any help would b massively appreciated! Thank you in advance!
Hi there, Chris! Without knowing a little more, it’s hard to say how long your pup should be able to hold it. It would be ideal if you could get a dog walker or a friend or someone to let your pup out mid-day. If that isn’t possible, be sure to give your pup lots of exercise before you leave for work. You may need to start your day earlier but your pup is more likely to be successful this way. Putting him in a larger crate will give him more room to pee in his crate and this will lead to some confusion about the potty training process. Set him up to be successful by having him ready to rest comfortably after spending as much time as possible with him in the morning so he’s ready for a nap and his bladder is empty. Thanks for watching! ~Ken
@@McCannDogs Thank you for the quick response! I'm a bit skeptical about dog walkers here in Taiwan as certain breeds tend to "go missing". We have a little French bulldog and he is three months old. The crate he is in at the moment is too big so we are thinking about getting a divider for it. The thing is, it has a wire bottom so even if he pees, he won't be sitting in it. Should we still divide it and just put a towel down? We do have another crate we use to take him to the vets but I think this is a bit small and dark for him to be left in (he would also get a bit too warm). Is the idea, once he is toilet trained we can take out the divide and he will still hold it? He's pretty stubborn so I wouldn't be surprised if he went back to using the other side as a toilet again!
Hi, I have a springer spaniel and he's housebroken. However, he's been peeing a little bit in places around the house in the last few weeks. I don't think it is peeing to relieve himself, it seems to be more of putting his scent around. He knows what he's done is wrong. As soon as I see it and point it out, he runs out. But this keeps happening. Also, this mostly happens when no one is around, when I'm upstairs or not in the area. Can you suggest something please?
My puppy takes forever to poop outside. Any tips on this? I am working on having her eventually go outside for both pee and poop. But i want to have the option on going om a pee pad when the weather is terrible or its during the wee hours where we dont want to disturb our neighbors. She can go pee and poop outside fine,except she takes forever to poop or she doesn't at all. She can pee on the pee pad in the home and knows to go but she can't poop on the pee pad. I know this sounds really confusing and isn't ideal. But a majority of the time she will be relieving herself outside.
Hi, my problem is the opposite of this video. We live in an apartment (4th floor) and we don't have easy access to the yard. We want to train out Lhasa to use their wire crate to poop and pee. Our puppy poops and pees all over the room. My husband and I are getting frustrated to the point that sometimes I am thinking of just selling him. I just had a mastectomy and in pain and stressed out all the time and this problem adds up to it. I don't want to give up but... Do you have any tips? Please... Thanks in advance.
Hi there, Onlygrace24! The first couple of nights you can certainly set an alarm. But if you have your puppy in their crate, close to your sleeping area, you should hear them begin to stir when they need to go out. Hopefully you’re a light sleeper, so you’ll hear your puppy! Thanks for watching! ~Ken
Somebody please please help me. I have a nine month old puppy and she pees outside fine but will never poop outside. She always poops in the house. HOW DO I STOP THIS???? I have tried to train her ever since she was 3-4 months old and nothing is changing.
Good video, my only question is when bringing my toy poodle home in a apt we live on the third floor , and it can get very hot outside (118 degrees ) during the summer months would it be okay for them to go on the patio or wait until it cools down in the evening to take him to the bathroom ??
Maribel this is the STUPIDEST question ever!!! WTF!!! Why would you get a puppy!!? You walk your lazy butt down 3 flights of stairs and take the dog out like a normal person would! Many people living in apartments and condo’s and they take their puppies out to the bathroom!! You’re an idiot to leave a puppy out on a balcony on the 3rd floor hot or not!!! Just give your puppy away to someone with a brain and much smarter than yourself!!
I've had my French bulldog for 3 years got her as a little pup she goes hours and hours without pottying in the house but she pees in her crate every single day multiple times a day
So what do you do when your puppy doesn’t make any noise at night and just pees in the crate almost every night. She had done this since we brought her home at 9 weeks old. I let her out for the first few nights at 3 am going to bed at 12 and waking up at 6. I still am having issues with her smelling like pee in the morning. She has had so many baths her skin is drying out.
What do you do if you're 6 month puppy pees in their crate usually in the middle of the night and you stay in an apartment where they can't just go out or get directly outside to potty due to being on the 3rd floor?
My puppy pees & poops inside his crate, he will pee on the floor and every etc I once stood out for 6 hours he still did not pee or poop then as soon as I put him back in the crate he instantly went the toilet! please help!
Our puppy has been pooping in crate and doesn’t make a noise that she needs to go until she does her deed and than starts whining to come out any suggestions??
so this isn't really something to do with actual crate training, bit an issue I have found with our potty training. unfortunately, when we got our puppy a week ago, we immediately started making the mistake of making the garden a fun place where we play and laugh with him when really we just want him to go potty. when he wasn't peeing we would get bored and just play with him. now I've realized the mistake but I'm not sure how to 'undo' it - how do I now teach him that being outside is all about going potty and not about play?
Great question, Natalia! And I have the perfect video for you to fix that problem! Potty Training A Puppy To Go Outside - ruclips.net/video/pLtszjL2zcg/видео.html Thanks for watching! ~Ken
My puppy isn't having any accidents in crate but in the house after we let him out... We always go straight to yard but sometimes doesn't go... Then comes in and go's.. Most time is good sometimes accidents... Is this part of process?
Hi there, Devin! That can be part of the process, but it doesn't need to last for long. Here is a video to help speed up your process when you take your puppy outside: ruclips.net/video/pLtszjL2zcgA/видео.htmlnd here is a video that will help you to train your puppy, by letting him know that going potty in your home isn't allowed: ruclips.net/video/L1KqfQOSrKs/видео.html Thanks for watching, Happy Training! ~Ken
happened after my wife looked after him for the first time now he keeps shitting in the house and crate I had it locked down and he didn't do it atall since she had a night with him he does??? how can I stop this
I'm lost. I followed all of these steps but my puppy will not signal in any way that he has to pee. He will pee then lay in it because he doesn't have enough to pee on one end. We are taking him out almost every hour. Can anyone off any suggestions on what to do?
Hey Carla, I'm sorry that you are having to deal with all these issues. Ask yourself, is the crate the right size, are you praising him enough so he knows that hes doing good, telling them they are a good boy or girl and petting them. I was having the same issue with my puppy and though it is very controversial, i do think that scolding your puppy when he has an accident does help. You're teaching them that what they did is not okay and makes you upset and they'll try to avoid doing it again. I usually put my dogs nose next to the accident and give him a small spanking, nothing that would physically harm him but let him know he made a mistake. I know its hard to wake up so many times in the night as well but you need to be on top of it. If your puppy is under 6 weeks old you cant expect them to know any better and i wouldn't recommend discipline to a puppy under 6 weeks. make sure you are giving them good food or they may have diarrhea that they cant hold in for long, worms in their stomach may also cause this so its good to get them de-wormed if diarrhea continues. There are many signs that you may not recognize telling us they need to go. He'll move from where he is laying to another corner, hes walking around the crate sniffing. You need to take him/her outside or to the potty pad before and after he goes into the crate, after meal time, after play time, and whenever he wakes up from a nap or in the mornings. If you keep this up along with taking him within every 1-2 hours you should see some results. Please feel free to reply to this comment and ask anymore questions along the way, even weeks from now. Let me know if you need advice for something I didn't cover or have more details on your puppy's behavior regarding potty training. I hope everything works out!
@@trincoolgirl4 thank you so much!! I have the divider in and it's the right size. I have been taking the not so "positive only" approach by yelling no when I catch him peeing. I have started to look for the not so obvious cues that he has to potty and I have had a few less accidents. I also put a puppy pad outside and he seems to pee on that more than the grass now so maybe that will help as well. I really appreciate you responding! Thanks a bunch
My puppy doesnt care if he sits in his pee or his poop. he cries in his crate for tons of reasons, not just going to the bathroom. Hes a 4 month 30lbs lab/german shepherd mix.
Puppy potty training can bring up lots of questions. Especially if you feel like you are making all of the right choices, but your puppy is still having accidents. If you still have questions about your puppy potty training process, check out our playlist all about the different aspects of potty training your puppy: ruclips.net/p/PL7BBgLulherkDs-Zi5TTSxcJq8QCHMLRj
Thanks for watching, and as always, Happy Training! ~Ken
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hey! i live in the 5th floor of an apartment building and i cant take my puppy outside eachtime she needs it , what can i do ? i dont have a choice but to use pads
by the way , my puppy has no self hygien and sometimes sleeps on her pee, one time i saw her eat her poo , i'm told she will stop being like this and develope a healthy hygien , by the way she is a 3months old samoyed
@@cloudyllei2096 oh i had the same problem! My dog used to do this but i promise when they get older they start realizing how gross it actually is! When you were a baby you used to put random things in your mouth but now you dont! Itll be okay i promise
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What do you do if you're puppy doesn't make noise when the need to go?
Yes, any advice on this?
@moniquewyatt3913 Same thing with my puppy. No whine just gets up and goes. I hear the crate movement & by the time I get over there she already went poop. I take her out every hour, she won't go poop outside. She thinks outside is smell time. 🤦♀
Love how you break it down, step by step, common sense for this important period! Needed to brush up on this topic, getting a pup later & it’s been awhile since we had to potty🐶
Congratulations on getting your new puppy, Carol! I’m glad the video was helpful! Thanks for watching ~Ken
My puppy pees in silence then makes noise after she’s done the deed🤨 It’s so frustrating 😩
YES!!
Same!
facts and my dog wouldnt even let me know till hours later sometimes
My pup is doing the same right now. It drives me crazy. He only whines when he’s done pooping or peeing in his crate.
Mine too! I’m like she’s backwards any tips for that?
I'll be getting a Golden Retriever puppy this year, and your channel helps me so much!!! I've learned a lot from this and I'm so excited to get a new fur baby!!!
I’m excited for you, Classic Cristin! And I’m so glad we’ve been helpful for you as you prepare for your new puppy! Can’t wait to hear more about your new four-legged family member! Thanks for watching! ~Ken
For the last 30 years I've owned Rottweillers and Akitas and have (for the most part) crate trained. The dogs loved it and I never had a problem. No problem, that is, until 2 days ago when I brought home an 8 week old Newfoundland who HATED the crate. Loathed it. Howled and cried and screamed the house down at just the thought of it. Messed in it. Often. Tried tearing it to pieces, eating it, digging her way out of it, and couldn't be inside it for more than a few seconds without becoming so distressed (and loud) that it tore my heart out and I had to remove her. This went on for 2 days. Solid. Show her the cage, watch her freak, remove her (whilst feeling incredibly guilty and a bad dog owner). I'd never experienced anything like it before and was pulling my hair out when I stumbled on your lessons, put them into practice and - wah-lah - within 15 minutes of carrying out your instructions she's not only in her crate, she's ASLEEP on her back in it! All four paws up in the air, totally relaxed. Thank you, thank you, thank you! :-)
You are the reason we make our videos, Karen. So happy we could help restore peace in your household, and help your new four-legged family member to be well behaved😉 Thank you for sharing your situation, I really enjoy reading comments like yours! Happy Training! ~Ken
@@McCannDogs Our puppy is almost 9 months old, we've had him for a month. We believe he spent almost all of his life in a crate. He poops & pees in his crate daily while we're at work. We've tried EVERYTHING, we got outside with him to make sure he goes.. praise him. Got him a smaller crate, we feed him when we're home. We've even put his food in his cage when we do feed him. We feel totally hopeless. Can anyone help us?
I Love your videos! I’ve been training dogs for 25 years, and you teach me a lot about The Details.
Glad you’re enjoying our videos, Toni! Thanks for watching ~Ken
Looked like a really cute Nova Scotia Toller Puppy in one of those clips! We're hoping to get one in the fall, so I'm binging your videos...
That's right, Soobin! We have several videos on the channel that have Toller's in them. They're a pretty amazing breed! Thanks for watching! ~Ken
Potty training my dog is ten times harder than when I potty trained my son!! I about had it with this dog!! I did everything I could..thought we were making progress than nope! Still having accidents!! Really don’t wanna tie her up outside and leave her.. but at this point its hopeless 😩
Hi there, Katt! Puppy potty training can feel like an overwhelming process if it isn't going well. I have a link to our puppy potty training playlist that I hope you will find helpful: ruclips.net/p/PL7BBgLulherkDs-Zi5TTSxcJq8QCHMLRj
Thanks for watching! ~ken
Any updates? I need tips plzzzz
I so appreciate your channel. I just got a rescue puppy (6 months) and am stuck in Albania (not a dog-friendly place) during the lockdown for Coronavirus. This presents a few challenges: 1. No crate available 2. This puppy is traumatized by the outdoors! He hates going outside. Do I work on the fear of the outdoors first or push potty training? I feel like when we go out multiple times, it's making him more resistant. He is at least going in the same place on the balcony! Thank you!!
I’ve got 3 puppies and a senior dog. I’ve got one 12 week old mini Australian shepherd puppy, one 11 week old pit bull and a 14 week old pit bull puppy and 13 year old jack Russell/beagle mix. And he was so easy to potty train, but my other puppies are 100% crate trained, but about 95% house broke. They all go outside and do their business at the very least once every hour but most of the time we go out every half hour. And I take them out after every meal and when they drink a lot, after every play session, every nap, every time before and after crate time, and whenever their body language changes like if they are doing something then all of a sudden they stop and start sniffing or looking around or spinning circles we go immediately out. And I also take them out separately so less distracting. I’ll take one out while the other two go to the crate and wait their turn. And they have never ever went potty into the crate. But we still do have one or two accidents each every few days or sometimes every day. They do have limited access to the house. They are just allowed into the two living rooms where I can see them all the time but today I cut that In half and now they are only allowed in the front living room where the family spends most of the day so I can literally see every move they make. I should also mention I’ve had and been working on this with my 11 week old pit Bull puppy for about 5 weeks, the 14 week old for about 3 weeks and the 12 week old mini Aussie for just around a week. And after all the research on RUclips and all the groups I’m in and seeing 6-7 month old puppies going inside all the time it sounds like mine are doing great so far. I just feel like I’m failing them like they should be doing better. Am I doing okay? Is one or two accidents in the house every so often normal? I know it can take months to be fully trained. We will just keep working and keep working and get them trained and be great dogs!
Awesome video! Just wondering how you know whether it’s just whining or whether it’s a signal they need to go, during the night?
Such an important question, David! Asking your puppy to settle, and seeing what their response is is the first step. In the first few events, you should take your puppy directly out to go potty, then directly back into their crate. If they do go when you get to the potty location, you'll let them know that making noise gives them the opportunity to relieve themselves. If they go out to potty and don't have to go, you can bring your puppy back to their crate. Soon, you can ask them to settle when they begin to make noise. If your puppy settles and stops making noise, then you'll know that they didn't need to go. If they persist, or they start to make noise again, then go back to the steps above. It's really important that you focus on the task at hand in a situation like this. Out to potty, and right back into their crate. You do have to be careful that you don't accidentally teach your puppy that when they make noise, they can come out to play! Hope that's clear enough, it's difficult to give a comment this long on RUclips mobile;) Thanks for watching! ~Ken
I commented on another video. We for quite some time did wake up in the middle of the night to let him out. He would bark to let us know. There came a time when he would make a mess then bark, we would tell him that's he is bad, take him outside, if he peed we would praise him, clean him and the kennel, then go back to bed. Then he stopped letting us know eventually and have had no lasting success for months. He is 1 year and 4 months old now.
After watch this video I just realized how lucky I am, my 8 weeks old golden doodle puppy sleep in the big create since the first night she come here and never potty in there, she even never used any pee pad, 3rd day she already used dog door and go to the back yard to potty , she is really intelligent . she never sleep with me in the same room and I am a light sleeper
Your channel is so helpful! Thank you, you’re a life saver!😆
I’m glad you’re enjoying our videos, Giselle! Thanks for watching ~Ken
Thank you for all of your videos! You have helped us so much with our new puppy so far. Our pup is now 14 weeks old and while we are making progress, he doesn’t make any noise in his crate if he needs to go potty. He doesn’t cry or whine at all. So at night, it’s hard to decipher if he is just moving around a bit, dreaming, or trying to get our attention. Our crate is sized properly - he just has enough room to turn around and lie down, but he doesn’t really seem bothered if he has an accident in there - we often find him lying in it or worse, eating it. We have been covering the crate at night and during naps to let him know it’s time to sleep - should we stop covering him? Any other tips on how we can be better puppy parents? Thank you again!
I’ve been crate training for a week and there are accidents in the crate, in our home and on our bed… so frustrating. I take her out so often and bring her back in if she’s not going and straight into the crate. I guess I need to pay more attention and listen to the video
i swear they give their dogs the best names 😂✨
That thumbnail tho 😂🤣
That's me every other day smh 🤦😪
We have 3 month dobermann, OMG we got him little over month ago... he pees on the floor, in his crate, bed, blanket everywhere he wants, so we made the crate bigger still pees in it. so we bought him fence he still pees on the side that his bed is located mind you we take him out 30 min in the morning 15 min in the afternoon 30 min or little bit longer in the evening... Im just tired of washing 2,3 blanket beds every day. So exhausted. I cant even have him on the balcony because he pees everywhere. Also he pees as soon as he finishes drinking eating right where his food water is... its crazy.
Any update? Did anything work?
My solution was to wash all bedding after that accident. Supply clean scent free bedding. Worked on the principle leaving the smell behind gaver the puppy permission to pee in its bedding. The routine was come to the puppy first thing in the morning their was the accident. Put the puppy outdoors for a pee everything went in washing machine new bedding was supplied. It worked in under a week accidents were stopped. I am at home full time. So every hour put the puppy out for a pee. Any accidents in the house were responded to by saying "That is not good" and placing the puppy outside. Also after a meal the puppy is put outside. Very quickly the puppy was doing a little dance in the doorway requesting to go out for a pee. I have two adult dogs who the puppy copied to request to go outside. In about two weeks the puppy was house trained.
My puppy is a rescued 5 month old border collie mix. She's sweet yet very shy. She has very little interest in leaving her crate at all, but she doesn't cower in it. She'll even wag her tail and lick you when you reach in to pet her. But I fear she's too attached to the crate now. She doesn't want to leave at all, and will even go potty in there. I want to help her feel more confident and coax her out but I dont want to be forceful.
Hello! Great training! How long for each age can a puppy be expected to hold their bladder? For example, while I'm at work and not able to supervise. Thank you!
We have limited our puppy's space in the create, constantly take him out, and three minutes after pooping and peeing outside, he'll poop or pee in the crate. No warning, whining or barking.
Same 😔
Same here!! It’s like she’s doing it because she upset she is in her cage
@@theds9674 omg feel the same about my jack-a-ranian 9 week old it's driving me insane and only had her a week....i've ordered a trainer to visit soon and its expensive but I ain't doing this alone i'd rather a professional set the foundations that i'm struggling with despite having a degree in youtube puppy videos by now.
Same, my 10 weeks puppy peed three times today inside the crate exactly where he sleeps 🛏 🤬🤬I am exhausted
same here can you help me what to do?
My dog is a year old. I've had her for a few months. She was doing good, then went back to peeing and pooping in the crate. I can take her for a walk or let her out in the back yard and she holds it until she is in the crate.
Here’s my issue my dog is potty trained for the most part. He can go on command and doesn’t have any accidents in his crate. Now he doesn’t have accidents unless there is something soft in his crate. It’s incredibly frustrating because whenever I think he’s done having accidents I put either a blanket or a dog bed in his crate and boom after a few days he pees on it. He’s just about a year old now and it’s still happening. He can go weeks without any accidents when there’s nothing else in his crate. But the second something soft is in his crate he has an accident. Just today I took him outside he peed and pooped in the yard and I put him in his crate with a brand new blanket in it and he peed on it in less then 5 minutes. I don’t think it’s marking because it’s quite a bit of pee and he doesn’t do it anywhere else. I’m desperate for some help because I don’t want him to sleep on a hard surface for the rest of his life. Also we have never used puppy pads in his life.
Great info as always!
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed the video! ~Ken
These were super helpful comments. We have an 8 week old lab. She was doing great with crate training and now accidents. We would put her down at 8:45 ish, get up at 1:00, then back in her crate until 4:30 when we got up. She has had a couple accidents now at night after she has been let out plenty. We left her for 2 hours and she had another one. Her crate is only big enough for her. We have removed towels. Is this going to turn into a habit??
I have a 6 month old golden that is still doing this. He pooped in it the first 2 nights we had him got him a tiny cage, it was hit or miss if he peed in it. Not only is he peeing in it but non stop barking also. We have tried to let him sleep in a dog bed in our room and while he manages sometimes, he ties to get in the bed constantly and my wife wont have it. I am honestly at a loss and i love him but he peed in the cage again this morning and its getting tougher and not better.
Im doing crate training 3 times a day and night time. Each lasts for 45 min and his whining got better on 2nd day already. Now he can enter the crate and stay himself without me locking him while I’m doing some kitchen work or something. my question is when he finish his crate session, should I make a fuss and as reward complimenting him or should I just quietly let him out without fuss… 😅
We have a 5 lb yorkiepoo who we have in a kennel no bedding we even made kennel smaller an he still go bathroom in crate
Yeah I don’t know what to do
I've literally have tried everything in this video and my dog still poops in his crate. I'm to the point where I'm ready to sell him because it's getting out of hand
Mine keeps peeing. He’s 10 months old. Help!
@@raquelwilliams171 man same here, she was never a cage pisser for the first 6 months I had her but now all of a sudden she can’t even sit in there for 20 minutes without pissing. I love her so much but she’s literally ruining my life by not letting me do anything without her having an accident
@@raquelwilliams171I know this is kind of old but any update? Ours is 4 months and keeps peeing in the crate
Make sure to have the vet check for an infection since she didnt used to do it before. That can be a sign.@kaimoney3042
@@jamescollins9392 Same here, I have a 4 month old puppy, take him out SO OFTEN, removed bedding, made the crate a lot smaller, and he still keeps peeing and pooping in there, shows no signs he has to go beforehand. He will then just lay in it. Anyone have any advice?? I'm at the end of my rope with this, have no clue what to do.
My 8 week old Golden Doodle is having separation anxiety. He cried all night every night until I put a snuggle puppy in there with him so that he could feel the heartbeat. He did so much better. However, he pooed and peed in the crate after going out right before crating. What is going on?
What if my puppy wasn’t having an accident in his crate for over a week and he just started for the past two days having an accident in his crate over night?
We're bringing home a Boston Terrier Puppy in a few weeks and wondering if you have any tips/advise on potty training a small dog in the winter. We live in Upstate NY and so far this year has been pretty mild, but you never know!
what about attaching a pen to the crate
is that a bleeding heart mistake, im reluctant to crate him most of the day he is 10 weeks, but to keep him off wires etc the pen works when i cant keep at least one eye on him
How do you train a puppy if you already have two older dogs? my older dogs don't have accidents anymore of anythig like that but i dont want to put them in crates all day but i feel like puppy will be jealous for them to be out...
Can u make a video for people that dont want to cage their young puppies with undeveloped bladder? Or is that really a must do?
Hello!! We have 2 yorkie that are going to start to go outside (begins potty training, currently we are failing at supervising). Right now their are sleeping in our bed, but based on your videos the crate is a really good option to control potty during day and night, can you give us any advice to smoothly pass from bed to crate sleeping? Since they just start crying A LOT if they are no in bed when is time to sleep. Also, they spend nearly 8 hours alone at home, how can we improve the potty area while we are at work? We leave them individually at their crates? Or do you have another advice?
If I do get a crate from a buy and sell site, any recommendations of products to use to remove pee enzyme/smell from previous owner? Thank you!
Hi there, Lorena! I usually use a household cleaner first, then wipe the crate out with a wet towel to “rinse” it. This will allow you to deep clean the crate without having to expose your dog to the cleaners! Thanks for watching! ~Ken
I have a 10 week old golden doodle puppy. He is already great during the day! Ringing the bell near the door to go outside and crying at the door. The problem is at night. I always wake up to a pee mess. I don’t know if I’m not waking up to hear him but I do hear them around 3 AM and I take them out and there is already a mess. Don’t know if he’s going in his sleep or if it’s me being a heavy sleeper
The puppy can only stand up and turn around the crate and the dog doesn’t mind laying on it’s accident, I posted a few minutes ago, we’ve been letting him out every hour and he waits until he’s back in the crate to do #1 & #2
What is the best crate size for a 8 week lab? Don’t want a big sized crate now.
I like your training
This was a good video… But one question please. I obtained a 16-month-old Catahoula leopard dog at a rescue shelter last month. He has been very well trained as far as, he will let me know when he wants to go outside, does all the basic commands of sit lay down and stay. But I am assuming he has never been in a crate, and I have crate trained him. He loves to go in his crate at night, but he has an accident every single night. I will do your suggestion to take out the bedding, but if that does not work, do you have any other suggestions.
We have put our puppy on a schedule. 7am,1pm, 7pm. We take her out before bed and twice in the middle of the night. However she still has accidents in her crate at night. Please help!
I dont know if my puppy is a slow learner or just stubborn, i paying so much attention on him hes crate trained i took him outside always to poop pee.. but when it comes late at night he doesnt bark or whinning to pee or poop outside. I always woke up early to bring him out but hes already poop in the crate. Hes the only dog that was slow learner that i owned
Mine does the exact same thing as if she holds it until after 11pm-4am
Thank you so much for the help with potty training but as a groomer I can’t not say something about your dog’s coat condition. She is severely matted and needs shaved asap. The matting can cause severe and permanent skin and coat damage. Please get her to a good groomer as soon as possible. I would think a dog trainer such as yourself would be responsible enough to get your dog groomed every 6-8 weeks to prevent this.
Thank you for another great video. We crate our puppy while at work and come home in between to let her out. We have taken everything out of the crate but she is still using the bathroom. She could be in the crate for less than 30mins and still potty in the crate. She then proceeds to play with her urine or feces. We get home and she is covered in it and the floor around the crate is covered ( if we leave anything under her crate like a puppy pad or a rug to she pulls it into the crate). What can we do next? Thanks for any guidance that you can provide.
Hi there, Charles! Paying special attention to her while she's in the crate will allow you to catch her n the act, but that only works when you have some time to work on it. Spending a little time with her, before you leave for work may be necessary. If you can adjust your schedule a little so that you have an extra few minutes in the morning to tire her out before she goes into her crate, may be enough time to both have her ready for a snooze, but also ensure that she doesn't have "anything left in the tank";) If you have some idea how soon she needs to go after she eats her breakfast, then moving her feeding time so that you can take her out to go potty before you have to leave will be helpful. Removing all of the bedding and pads is a great start. I wouldn't put a puppy pad under the crate, as they often have a scent added to them to encourage the puppy to go potty on them. Give your crate a good cleaning, spend a little time before she goes in there making sure she has ample opportunity to go before she needs to go into her crate for a couple of hours. And when you're able, practice having her in her crate for short periods while you're home. That way you'll be able to mark the moment if she has an accident in her crate, and you can begin to train through that behavior if required! I'll post a link to a video that talks about what to do when you catch your puppy in the act of going potty indoors: ruclips.net/video/L1KqfQOSrKs/видео.html
Thanks for watching! ~Ken
My dog knew word called 'Potty' means restroom. She still pooping in my crate. It's frustrating because she never did this before. Shes 2 years old jack russell.
Why did I think getting a dog when I have a 4 year old and a 13 month old is a good idea....this stuff sounds hard like I can't be there all of the time I can't bring the dog in the bedroom with us cause of him possibly waking the kids or the kids waking up throughout the night and getting the dog wired. This feels impossible. I took the dog out 2 times he just screws around even with me standing still saying nothing and I leave the house for 6 minutes to take my son to school and I come back to poop in the crate. I'm ready to pull my hair out cause he's 14 weeks and we had him since 8 weeks idk what to do anymore maybe I should just give him another home cause I can't do all this on my own
What should you do if you work? Is it okay to feed a 2 month old puppy only twice a day (morning and when you come home from work) and leave them in the crate for 8-9 hours while you're at work?
I love your videos, I am preparing to get an Aussie pup. I do have a crate, it will be a good fit for him as an adult, but how do you make a divider for a plastic dog crate?
I'm thinking you might have to get a smaler crate for them as a puppy
I have a question. So I have a puppy lab and he don’t have a huge accident problem but when he pees in there I kinda just leave it for a couple hours and let him suffer the inconvenience. but when I put him in the cage and he’s in the same room as us he keeps barking and I put a blanket over the cage so he can’t see us idk it’ll that’s the best idea or not.
my dogs new trainer comes to my home but I dont know if I like her methods she is saying I need to use a prong collar to control my dog when walking
I know it's kind of late but...
Have you looked into getting a head-leash aka a haulter?
It's basically a softcore muzzle with a lead attachment near the chin. They were originally made for large dogs like Greatdanes but they come in Dachshund-sizes too. They coast between 19 to 30 dollars and last a lifetime.
Hi Ken, thank you for this information. I have a 3 month old Rottie (Samson) and he's doing great except for the peeing in the crate and the house but he does run to the door when he has to poo. So I can't figure the little guy out. He goes out twice before we go to bed and I even use a timer set at 3-4 hour intervals to get up and take him out. I usually hear him chewing on a toy so I'm getting up before the alarm rings. It's still so frustrating because his last outing was 5 am this morning and when I heard him stirring and chewing at 6:30 that's all I thought it was. But lo and behold, he peed in his crate. I do keep bedding in half his crate (the back half) and it usually runs onto the bedding. Should I remove it completely as your video says or try putting in the front of it first. I plan on binge watching all your videos because I'm going nuts. I follow him all over the house, bring him out OFTEN, keep him contained with me while preparing meals and the little dude just goes without letting me know. Anyhoo, thank you.
I have a 3 month old rottie to she keeps pissing and pooping in her crate i take her out all the time and timed eating its driving me nuts has it gotten better for u???
@@jonlee9317 Hey Jon, our puppy is now 4 months old and he's doing FABULOUS. I've been diligent in taking him out during the night and we've made his crate just enough for him to turn. It's been almost a month since he's peed or pooped in the crate and the house. He's been such a good boy in letting us know by walking to the door and we put some bells at the door for him to brush agains. We still keep an eye on him by letting him out after he sleeps during the day, after play time with our female and he goes a good 6 1/2 hours over night without messing at all. So hopefully yours will figure it out.
What if my puppy doesn’t make any noise. He literally sneaks it. You can hardly hear his nails on the crate floor. He doesn’t whine at all. I took his bed out cause he kept getting up and just going potty. So today we had play time. After play time I took him outside and he went potty. Pooped and peed. I praised him and gave him loves of course. I still waited about another 20 minutes to see if he was going to go again. I brought him back in the house and put him in his crate I went to use the potty and as soon as I came out I could smell poop. He doesn’t care about poop at all. He just steps in it and lays in it like it’s not there. ☹️ really losing hope.
Hello Ken, My Havanese is 2 yrs old and all of a sudden sh is pooping in the house at night. We put her back in her crate and she continues to poop at night. There is no chane to her diet and she had her annual exam so she is healthy. What can you suggest. Thank you
I have 5 puppies with a sleep area and a potty area... they no longer potty in the potty area that will hold it until I let them out and go as soon as they get out in my house. I have pads everywhere what should I do I'm introducing them to the out side but it's 5 of them they focus on play and not potty.. Help please
I have a 4 m/o boston terrier and I thought that she was completely crate trained but suddenly she started to pee and poop inside the crate. I've done everything is said in the video, however somtimes I put her in the crate because I cannot watch her and I think she pees inside only because she wants to get out.
Very informative video, thank you!
One question. I have a young pup who I’m trying to potty train via crate training. While I can follow the process when I’m at home, I am out of the house for seven hours when I’m at work. I realize that this isn’t the most ideal situation and I should let him out every couple of hours but I work too far away to go home on my break. Before I get accused of being cruel and irresponsible for getting a pup I can’t spend those hours with, I got him from a friends friend who wasn’t able to look after him.
I do have a second bigger crate which will allow the puppy to pee and stay out of it. Should I put the pup in the bigger crate when I’m at work so it doesn’t end up in this own pee and then put him in the smaller crate when I’m back home and let him sleep in it?
Any help would b massively appreciated!
Thank you in advance!
Hi there, Chris! Without knowing a little more, it’s hard to say how long your pup should be able to hold it. It would be ideal if you could get a dog walker or a friend or someone to let your pup out mid-day. If that isn’t possible, be sure to give your pup lots of exercise before you leave for work. You may need to start your day earlier but your pup is more likely to be successful this way. Putting him in a larger crate will give him more room to pee in his crate and this will lead to some confusion about the potty training process. Set him up to be successful by having him ready to rest comfortably after spending as much time as possible with him in the morning so he’s ready for a nap and his bladder is empty. Thanks for watching! ~Ken
@@McCannDogs Thank you for the quick response! I'm a bit skeptical about dog walkers here in Taiwan as certain breeds tend to "go missing".
We have a little French bulldog and he is three months old. The crate he is in at the moment is too big so we are thinking about getting a divider for it. The thing is, it has a wire bottom so even if he pees, he won't be sitting in it. Should we still divide it and just put a towel down?
We do have another crate we use to take him to the vets but I think this is a bit small and dark for him to be left in (he would also get a bit too warm).
Is the idea, once he is toilet trained we can take out the divide and he will still hold it? He's pretty stubborn so I wouldn't be surprised if he went back to using the other side as a toilet again!
Hello, my Doberman pup is 5 months old. but will ask to go outside every hour or so. How do i teach him to hold it in
My puppy is extremely little and we bought the smallest Crete possible so I can’t really downsize it what do I do about that?
What if we have to puppies from the same liter, can we use a size for two?
Hi, I have a springer spaniel and he's housebroken. However, he's been peeing a little bit in places around the house in the last few weeks. I don't think it is peeing to relieve himself, it seems to be more of putting his scent around. He knows what he's done is wrong. As soon as I see it and point it out, he runs out. But this keeps happening. Also, this mostly happens when no one is around, when I'm upstairs or not in the area.
Can you suggest something please?
My puppy takes forever to poop outside. Any tips on this? I am working on having her eventually go outside for both pee and poop. But i want to have the option on going om a pee pad when the weather is terrible or its during the wee hours where we dont want to disturb our neighbors. She can go pee and poop outside fine,except she takes forever to poop or she doesn't at all. She can pee on the pee pad in the home and knows to go but she can't poop on the pee pad. I know this sounds really confusing and isn't ideal. But a majority of the time she will be relieving herself outside.
I have a dog who poops sometimes in his crate
Hi, my problem is the opposite of this video. We live in an apartment (4th floor) and we don't have easy access to the yard. We want to train out Lhasa to use their wire crate to poop and pee. Our puppy poops and pees all over the room. My husband and I are getting frustrated to the point that sometimes I am thinking of just selling him. I just had a mastectomy and in pain and stressed out all the time and this problem adds up to it. I don't want to give up but...
Do you have any tips? Please... Thanks in advance.
I know I’m a year late but what happened lmao? I’m having the exact same problems.
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Are you suppose to wake up in the middle of the night to take out your pup like set an alarm or something
Hi there, Onlygrace24! The first couple of nights you can certainly set an alarm. But if you have your puppy in their crate, close to your sleeping area, you should hear them begin to stir when they need to go out. Hopefully you’re a light sleeper, so you’ll hear your puppy! Thanks for watching! ~Ken
McCann Dog Training thank you so much for the response
McCann Dog Training
Somebody please please help me. I have a nine month old puppy and she pees outside fine but will never poop outside. She always poops in the house. HOW DO I STOP THIS???? I have tried to train her ever since she was 3-4 months old and nothing is changing.
Do I need to hire a Trainer? Iv been having great Dogs all my life what am I doing wrong???
Good video, my only question is when bringing my toy poodle home in a apt we live on the third floor , and it can get very hot outside (118 degrees ) during the summer months would it be okay for them to go on the patio or wait until it cools down in the evening to take him to the bathroom ??
Maribel this is the STUPIDEST question ever!!! WTF!!! Why would you get a puppy!!? You walk your lazy butt down 3 flights of stairs and take the dog out like a normal person would! Many people living in apartments and condo’s and they take their puppies out to the bathroom!! You’re an idiot to leave a puppy out on a balcony on the 3rd floor hot or not!!! Just give your puppy away to someone with a brain and much smarter than yourself!!
How can I make my plastic crate smaller to avoid accidents?
I've had my French bulldog for 3 years got her as a little pup she goes hours and hours without pottying in the house but she pees in her crate every single day multiple times a day
So what do you do when your puppy doesn’t make any noise at night and just pees in the crate almost every night. She had done this since we brought her home at 9 weeks old. I let her out for the first few nights at 3 am going to bed at 12 and waking up at 6. I still am having issues with her smelling like pee in the morning. She has had so many baths her skin is drying out.
She is almost 4 months now.
What if we work how can we potty train her. She has a doggy apartment that's she's in.
What do you do if you're 6 month puppy pees in their crate usually in the middle of the night and you stay in an apartment where they can't just go out or get directly outside to potty due to being on the 3rd floor?
Avery Wingard Jr. lol i’m literally on the third floor of my apartment too...OOF. hope it’s been going well!!!!
My puppy pees & poops inside his crate, he will pee on the floor and every etc I once stood out for 6 hours he still did not pee or poop then as soon as I put him back in the crate he instantly went the toilet! please help!
What if my puppy whines like he needs to go . But when u let him out he just sits there and looks at you?
Our puppy has been pooping in crate and doesn’t make a noise that she needs to go until she does her deed and than starts whining to come out any suggestions??
Any update
so this isn't really something to do with actual crate training, bit an issue I have found with our potty training. unfortunately, when we got our puppy a week ago, we immediately started making the mistake of making the garden a fun place where we play and laugh with him when really we just want him to go potty. when he wasn't peeing we would get bored and just play with him. now I've realized the mistake but I'm not sure how to 'undo' it - how do I now teach him that being outside is all about going potty and not about play?
Great question, Natalia! And I have the perfect video for you to fix that problem! Potty Training A Puppy To Go Outside - ruclips.net/video/pLtszjL2zcg/видео.html
Thanks for watching! ~Ken
My puppy isn't having any accidents in crate but in the house after we let him out... We always go straight to yard but sometimes doesn't go... Then comes in and go's.. Most time is good sometimes accidents... Is this part of process?
Hi there, Devin! That can be part of the process, but it doesn't need to last for long. Here is a video to help speed up your process when you take your puppy outside: ruclips.net/video/pLtszjL2zcgA/видео.htmlnd here is a video that will help you to train your puppy, by letting him know that going potty in your home isn't allowed: ruclips.net/video/L1KqfQOSrKs/видео.html
Thanks for watching, Happy Training! ~Ken
My puppy all of a sudden started peeing and pooping in his crate. And playing with the poop
If we’re asking for advice to not let them poop in the crate why would you suggest making a side inside the crate for them to poop!!!
happened after my wife looked after him for the first time now he keeps shitting in the house and crate I had it locked down and he didn't do it atall since she had a night with him he does??? how can I stop this
My puppy is using the crate only to go in and pee
I'm lost. I followed all of these steps but my puppy will not signal in any way that he has to pee. He will pee then lay in it because he doesn't have enough to pee on one end. We are taking him out almost every hour. Can anyone off any suggestions on what to do?
Hey Carla, I'm sorry that you are having to deal with all these issues. Ask yourself, is the crate the right size, are you praising him enough so he knows that hes doing good, telling them they are a good boy or girl and petting them. I was having the same issue with my puppy and though it is very controversial, i do think that scolding your puppy when he has an accident does help. You're teaching them that what they did is not okay and makes you upset and they'll try to avoid doing it again. I usually put my dogs nose next to the accident and give him a small spanking, nothing that would physically harm him but let him know he made a mistake. I know its hard to wake up so many times in the night as well but you need to be on top of it. If your puppy is under 6 weeks old you cant expect them to know any better and i wouldn't recommend discipline to a puppy under 6 weeks. make sure you are giving them good food or they may have diarrhea that they cant hold in for long, worms in their stomach may also cause this so its good to get them de-wormed if diarrhea continues. There are many signs that you may not recognize telling us they need to go. He'll move from where he is laying to another corner, hes walking around the crate sniffing. You need to take him/her outside or to the potty pad before and after he goes into the crate, after meal time, after play time, and whenever he wakes up from a nap or in the mornings. If you keep this up along with taking him within every 1-2 hours you should see some results. Please feel free to reply to this comment and ask anymore questions along the way, even weeks from now. Let me know if you need advice for something I didn't cover or have more details on your puppy's behavior regarding potty training. I hope everything works out!
@@trincoolgirl4 thank you so much!! I have the divider in and it's the right size. I have been taking the not so "positive only" approach by yelling no when I catch him peeing. I have started to look for the not so obvious cues that he has to potty and I have had a few less accidents. I also put a puppy pad outside and he seems to pee on that more than the grass now so maybe that will help as well. I really appreciate you responding! Thanks a bunch
Carla Bond you’re welcome! i hope everything works out.
My puppy doesnt care if he sits in his pee or his poop. he cries in his crate for tons of reasons, not just going to the bathroom. Hes a 4 month 30lbs lab/german shepherd mix.
My 9week old Labrador retriever hates her Crate she's goes on the pad s I don't know 🐕🤔
Lol the trainer is cute though
My dog literally pees/poops in his crate and plays with it and he will still lay in it.
hopefully youre a light enough sleeper lol!
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Anyone ever had pee accidents from bully sticks in crates ?
My dog keeps peeing in my new house and I'm mad enough to drop it off at a shelter.
My 10 month old female Boston Terrier keeps on pooping at night time!!!!! My wife is really mad
My puppy pees in the crate than lays in it without making a noise
My dog shits and pisses in the crate and lays in it. This didnt help thanks anyways!!