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Dang well I got all excited that I was able to submit a post... until I tried to repy to my own post :aua: It keeps telling me invalid session (maybe it has something to do w/ my work computer?? I'm in the Navy and there's certain restrictions they have on these computers)
Okay well anyways---
I read on here somewhere a few days ago that it's possible for a puppy/dog to lose it's natural inhibition to not pee where they sleep (in their cage)??? My 2 fur babies (5 months) are only crated during the day... at night they sleep on their very own sofa (I threw a blanket over it to protect it a little) and they don't stir until I get up in the morning and let them come down. I'm sure that they can hold it... I just don't think they care anymore. They will pee in their crates and then lay in it 8O! I've tried everything... they are too big to section the crate off (Damien is 40lbs and Jasmine is 30lbs), I've tried leaving them w/o any bedding ----- I just come home to them actually sitting/laying in a puddle (bathing them day after day got old fast) so I'm back to putting bedding in the cage (it soaks up most of the pee and I just wash it daily... w/ NM and laundry soap). Damien was doing really well w/ holding it in the cage but for the past few weeks it seems like a competition b/w the 2 of 'em as to who can pee more ~X(
They also have the ringing the bell thing down pact! So thankfully no accidents in the house... just in their cage. Oh and I've also tried covering their cage to make it seem more "den" like... yeah it didn't make a difference.
I don't have the option of leaving them confined to an area in the house and quite frankly with the curiosity that they have (esp together) I wouldn't have peace of mind... they'd find a way to get into something they shouldn't. I know that the crate is the safest for them while we are not home and can't keep an eye on them (they play pretty rough sometimes and I just don't trust them yet unsupervised).
Let's see what am I forgetting...
----it doesn't matter how long they are in the crate. 2 hours or 5... there is usually pee. I limit their water so that they don't drink before they go in the crate. I alternate b/w leaving a kong w/ frozen pb or some nylabone chew thing. They've been checked out by the vet to rule out UTI's---- Jasmine actually had one about 2 months ago but I think it was caused by her laying on her wet blanket! Few hundred $$$'s later + meds she's back to her normal self.
I think what's especially fustrating is that I know they can hold it! I don't know what else to do
Any advice would be appreciated! Thanks for letting me vent...
Oh and yesterday the hubby came home to find that Jasmine had pooped in her cage. I want to believe that it was an isolated incident... but I'm kinda worried that it might be escalating??
Okay well anyways---
I read on here somewhere a few days ago that it's possible for a puppy/dog to lose it's natural inhibition to not pee where they sleep (in their cage)??? My 2 fur babies (5 months) are only crated during the day... at night they sleep on their very own sofa (I threw a blanket over it to protect it a little) and they don't stir until I get up in the morning and let them come down. I'm sure that they can hold it... I just don't think they care anymore. They will pee in their crates and then lay in it 8O! I've tried everything... they are too big to section the crate off (Damien is 40lbs and Jasmine is 30lbs), I've tried leaving them w/o any bedding ----- I just come home to them actually sitting/laying in a puddle (bathing them day after day got old fast) so I'm back to putting bedding in the cage (it soaks up most of the pee and I just wash it daily... w/ NM and laundry soap). Damien was doing really well w/ holding it in the cage but for the past few weeks it seems like a competition b/w the 2 of 'em as to who can pee more ~X(
They also have the ringing the bell thing down pact! So thankfully no accidents in the house... just in their cage. Oh and I've also tried covering their cage to make it seem more "den" like... yeah it didn't make a difference.
I don't have the option of leaving them confined to an area in the house and quite frankly with the curiosity that they have (esp together) I wouldn't have peace of mind... they'd find a way to get into something they shouldn't. I know that the crate is the safest for them while we are not home and can't keep an eye on them (they play pretty rough sometimes and I just don't trust them yet unsupervised).
Let's see what am I forgetting...
----it doesn't matter how long they are in the crate. 2 hours or 5... there is usually pee. I limit their water so that they don't drink before they go in the crate. I alternate b/w leaving a kong w/ frozen pb or some nylabone chew thing. They've been checked out by the vet to rule out UTI's---- Jasmine actually had one about 2 months ago but I think it was caused by her laying on her wet blanket! Few hundred $$$'s later + meds she's back to her normal self.
I think what's especially fustrating is that I know they can hold it! I don't know what else to do
Any advice would be appreciated! Thanks for letting me vent...
Oh and yesterday the hubby came home to find that Jasmine had pooped in her cage. I want to believe that it was an isolated incident... but I'm kinda worried that it might be escalating??