9 weeks is WAY too long to expect her to hold it for 8 hours.Treyfeezy said:she's about 9 weeks
cannon said:I don't have the numbers off hand, but I think she might be too young to be in the crate for that long. She does not have the muscle control yet to hold it. I think they say seven or eight months until they can SAFELY hold it for a solid eight hours. I would think you might be breeding some negative feelings about the crate this way, with her stuck in her stuff. Maybe you could come back at lunch, or close her in a room an paper train until she can hold it.
Does anyone else know the ages? Mo was able to hold it at about five months. FYI
Yes please get someone to let her out, or leave her in a larger spot with a good place to go potty (laundry room with newspaper for instance) don't put her in a smaller crate, that will just force her to sit in her own doo doo.PaulaEdwina said:They generally can't hold it that long at 9weeks. She needs someone to spell her in the middle of the day.
Paula
Unfortunately the more she soils in the crate the more it becomes a habit. The next best thing is to set her up so she has a place to soil and a place to lie down. Maybe a dog-sized litter box? Think of it like house training but training in the box. Do not make the crate so small that she will have to stand in her mess - this technique works to housetrain yes, but it requires the dog is able to hold it and has inhibitions against soiling his/her bed. In this case you'll just be dooming your puppy to be uncomfortable because she WILL soil.Treyfeezy said:thanks for the info everyone I don't really have anyone that could go over there evry day I can try to make it out on my lunch break but sometimes thats just not possible