I have a 3 month old puppy who continues to urinate in her cage. How can I make her stop?

Is the crate to big? Does she have a bed or blanket in there?

If the crate is to big try a smaller one. If she has anything absorbent in her crate take it out.

Perhaps you are leaving water in the crate with her overnight? If so, don't. She needs a chance to go outside and do her business as the last thing before being put in the crate...also, make sure her blanket doesn't cover the entire crate...she should have a small area of the crate that isn't covered by blanket or bed...

Ideally, dogs shouldn't go in their crates, but she is still a puppy, and it may be unavoidable...or she could have a small bladder...if she has a place to go that has some newspaper or a puppy pad, that is the best to hope for right now...dogs will not pee or poop where they sleep if there is ANY WAY they can help it.

She is NOT doing this to spite you and doesn't like it any more than you do, trust me!

How big is her cage? The crate shouldn't be too much bigger than her, she should only have enough space to stand up, lay down and turn around. Otherwise she's going to pee in the opposite side of her bed.

How often do you take her out? She's still really small. You may need to wake up once a night to let her out. Do not give her water a couple of hours before bed - but make sure she has plenty to drink at other times you don't want to dehydrate her.

The reason why people are asking you about the size of your crate is because dogs don't usually go to the bathroom where they sleep unless they are sick. If your puppy is in a large crate downsize it for now. One person mentioned putting newspaper at one end of the crate. This is also a good idea, I would put it at the front of the crate so it's easier for you to remove in the morning. Your puppy will continue to relieve herself for a while yet but it's only natural. Another thing that I don't think anyone mentioned is to take her out for a pee before YOU go to bed. Even if she is sleeping wake her up & take her outside, stay with her until she relieves herself. It may only take a couple of minutes or it may take 15.

Have fun with your new Lab, I own two.

The rule of thumb is that puppies can hold their bladders for the number of months old they are + 1. So she shouldn't be able to hold it longer than 4 hours. There isn't anything you CAN do until her bladder gets larger and her sphincters develop a little more. Get up and let her out in the middle of the night.

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Get up in the middle of the night and take her out for a potty break. It will likely be another few weeks before she can go all night without needing to eliminate.

Let her out more often, on a routine basis, in the middle of the night. She's a baby. They pee more often.

What i heard from other people they put them in a box with a bowl to do their duty in it. then they only go their.