apollosdad
Boxer Insane
closing in the crate would be a great idea. just by what you've written in previous posts, i am trying to place a mental picture of your set up. if you are leaving puppy pee pads in the crate, than i am assuming that you are also allowing room for the peed pad AND room for dog to lie down. if so, this is where you are going wrong. the whole principle of crate training is to only provide them with enough space to lie down and sit in, nothing more. this way their instinct of not wanting to lie in feces will kick in and they will begin to hold it in. if you do not set up the crate properly and provide your pup with the correct environment, then you are basically setting him up for failure. by placing pee pads in the crate you are now teaching him that you want him to pee in his crate. dogs cannot differentiate between it being okay to pee on the pad and inside his crate now and then after a few weeks expect him to know not to pee in the crate even if the pad is no longer there. if you are worried about him lying in the urine, then unfortunately that is something that your puppy will have to correct itself and thus begin grasping the principle of "if i pee in here, i'm going to have to lay in it, so i'm going to try to hold it".
by you attempting to comfort your pet and provide him with a place to pee in so he won't have to lie in it, you are actually adding to the problem and not solving it.
1) take the pee pads out
2) decrease the room in his crate to only allow for him to lie down and sit in
3) place him on a potty training schedule and start out by allowing him to relieve himself every 2-3 hours, or whatever is necessary.
4) log his progress to see if he is improving or not.
again, leaving the pee pads in there is increasing his confusion and is not helping him with grasping the concept.
there will be mistakes and clean ups will have to be performed, but that is to be expected. at times your pup might seem that he is catching on and then might have an accident, BUT that is okay. be patient. be consistent. praise him appropriately and you should be on your way in no time.
by you attempting to comfort your pet and provide him with a place to pee in so he won't have to lie in it, you are actually adding to the problem and not solving it.
1) take the pee pads out
2) decrease the room in his crate to only allow for him to lie down and sit in
3) place him on a potty training schedule and start out by allowing him to relieve himself every 2-3 hours, or whatever is necessary.
4) log his progress to see if he is improving or not.
again, leaving the pee pads in there is increasing his confusion and is not helping him with grasping the concept.
there will be mistakes and clean ups will have to be performed, but that is to be expected. at times your pup might seem that he is catching on and then might have an accident, BUT that is okay. be patient. be consistent. praise him appropriately and you should be on your way in no time.
