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Uh-Oh -- Poop in the Crate – Bad Dirty Dog…Or Is It?
There's been a lot of discussion around what to do when a puppy, adolescent dog or even an adult dog defecates or urinates in their dog crate during house training. The comments range from irritation toward the animal to even downright exasperation and anger. What needs to happen however is to let's step back and see just what is happening and possibly why.
Let's start with what we know about dogs and their behavior. Well, we know that they're pack animals as in they prefer to be in a family or pack like group. They also do NOT like to sleep near the place where they defecate or urinate. These 2 things are what makes crate training so successful….but what happens when you just have a dirty dog.
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One of the first things that an owner may suggest is that the dog is doing it for spite. We tend to put way to much emphasis and human like emotion to our animals.
A dog is much more like a 2 year old in reasoning skills with less understanding than most children. Dogs are not spiteful and can be counted on to exhibit a much more simplistic mental capability.
So the problem must be in the training or prior living arrangements. We see many puppies from pet stores that have difficulty distinguishing crate training – no potty - no bathroom – no urinating etc. and holding it to go outside.
This is no doubt caused by the living environment puppies and dogs have at many pet stores.
Have you noticed that the dogs are in small cages and that they relieve themselves right in the cage? Ok, the cages usually have a drop through bottom where the feces and urine collect outside the formal cage. Still, can you understand how this might cause a puppy to get mixed up?
Given that they're very simplistic in their thought process, these pet store dogs have been taught that it's fine urinating in the same place where they sleep.
Another potential problem is that the crate isn't clean. Once a dog has an accident, it's critical that the spot is not only cleaned up but disinfected until all traces of the odor are removed. A dogs sense of smell is much better than yours and it's important to remove all of the smells that could lead your dog to think any place in your home is his bathroom. A good solution to this problem is to clean up the spot then treat with an enzyme based solution that completes the cleaning job.
Yet another problem that seems to be blamed on the animal is one of owner inconsistency. If you, as an owner do not take your puppy out at regular intervals, what choice does the dog have but to pee or poop in their crate? Unfortuneatly, excuses like, "I had a lot of work to do" or " She should have waited" are lost on the dog and also very unfair.
Successful dog crate training and puppy housetraining depend on the owners consistency and persistence. Without this, accidents happen which in turn can cause the dog to learn the wrong behavior.
Crate Training a Dog demands you take an active interest in training your pet and teaching him or her the desired behaviors, like being completely and reliably housetrained.
When you have a dog urinating in their crate or find poop in the crate, don't be so quick to simply blame the dirty dog. The animal may just be following the behaviors he picked up from the store or from his owners lack of effort.
The good news is that there are ways to correct the problem and be successful housetraining your new puppy or dog. But whatever your do, don't blame the dog!
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