[krisapp]

i've searched the old messages trying to find the answer to this question, but no luck. we just got our labradoodle (maggie) this weekend. she is 8 weeks old and just a total love. we're doing well with the potty training, but the past two nights she has peed in her crate without whining or barking or scratching to come out.

we take her water up at 7pm and she gets walked around 10:30. we have a baby monitor set up so we hear her in the middle of the night if she needs to go out (and i'm a very light sleeper). i heard her stir (no whining...just moving around in her crate) last night around 2:30am and rushed downstairs to take her out. she'd already peed! i still took her out and she just dribbled a little bit.

this morning, she woke up at 6:30am and when i went to take her out of her crate, she'd peed again.

any ideas? should i just be setting an alarm and getting her up whether i hear or not? i don't want her to get in the habit of getting up in the middle of the night just because she's used to it, but i don't want her peeing in her crate.

thanks!
kristin
http://goldscher.smugmug.com

 

[krisapp]

thanks! i'll try that (i'll try *anything* right now)

 

[krisapp]

thanks, susan! it's good to hear that you can go from having 11 accidents in a day to being potty trained

we have her on a schedule and she is really good about pooping outside and peeing outside during the day. it's just the past two nights...the other thing is that she's on an antibiotic for a very minor skin irritation on her belly. the vet said she wouldn't normally need an antibiotic for it, but since she's so young and doesn't have all her shots yet, she wanted to be safe.

i'm wondering if the antibiotic is contributing to the accidents somehow??

(i have a few pictures posted on our website: http://goldscher.smugmug.com)

kristin

 

[krisapp]

hello neighbor! yes, having a dog is definitely like having a kid...you'll be well prepared (if having a dog doesn't scare you from having them)

what color is abbie? do you have pictures? i've been scouring the F1 pictures trying to find other pups who look like maggie...kind of scruffy and more lab looking.

 

[krisapp]

abbie is beautiful! you're right, she did look like maggie as a puppy. i love abbie's coat so i hope that maggie gets that same wavy, longer look.

 

[krisapp]

thanks, jac! i was looking at her crate just now and i think it might be too big. we have a large crate with the divider in it, but there is still room for maggie to lie on one side and pee on the other. is there any way to divide the divided portion? :?