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How do I make my dog stop crapping in her cage?

My dog has been potty trained for a month now, and last week she stopped pooping outside and will only pee there now. She poops in the middle of the night in her cage ALWAYS no matter how many times I take her out in the day and before I go to bed when I wake up she did it again. Any suggestions?

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Her cage may be too big. It should only be large enough for her to comfortably sit, stand, turn around and lay down in . If it is any bigger she will eliminate in the cage.
Maybe you are feeding her too late, or maybe she doesn't like sleeping in a crate.Try putting her in a small puppy safe room with a doggy bed.
you should try to train it to go to the restroom and put newspaper over the floor
Dogs don't usually eliminate in their "den" so this one is really odd. Maybe feed her earlier, then take her out for a walk about an hour later (this seems to stimulate ours to go). Then don't put her straight in her kennel for another couple of hours, so if she needs to go out, she has a chance to signal to you.
First, put the food up 2 hrs before you put her to "bed". Put a big box in the back of the crate so she only has room to sleep. Dogs will not go in their beds. She has learned that she can sleep in one half and pee/poop in the other. Very convenient. The box will block the half that she doesn't sleep in.
start feeding her earlier in the evening before bed. When you take her out before bed, do not go inside till she poops outside. Take a treat and give her a treat every time she potties outside. eventually u can cut back on the treats, but you should treat her spontaneously when she goes potty outside. This should help her. Also, you may need to make her crage smaller. Get a cardboard box and put it upside down in her crate. It should just be large enough for her to stand, spin around and lay down. Do not feed her or water her in her crate. Oh... and make sure you are feeding her 2 or 3 times a day (depending on body weight, ask your vet) do NOT let her eat from her dish whenever she wants. Most dogs end up getting fat when you free feed them.
Shoot it!
If she's willing to poop where she's sleeping, the crate isn't really going to be a good place for her to sleep. You're going to have to put her in an area where she can poop and not bother anything. You might also want to look at her food. If corn is one of the first ingredients, then her poop will decrease (as well as her need to poop) on a better diet. Also, depending on her age, she may be too young to expect to sleep through the night without a potty break. Does she have a way to contact you and tell you that she needs to go out? Like ringing a bell? Most people tend to ignore them in the crate without considering that she shouldn't be in there for longer than a few hours, so it's not really suitable for overnight. I would recommend putting her on a leash next to your bed where you can reach her at any moment, and where she can contact you, and where she can't go somewhere else. It limits the area, but also makes it easier to contact you and tell you that she needs to go out. Or you could try setting your alarm clock and waking up every 2-3 hours for now and then increasing that to 3-4, 4-5, as she gets older, until you can make it an 8 hour stretch. You might also want to just put her in a kennel type area (where she can use the bathroom without any problems.) One way or another, the crate as it is isn't going to work anymore since she has no problem pooping in there. Add: Something else to consider. The "not pooping outside." You've made the crate a safe spot. A lot of dogs I worked with tended to think of their crate as safe, making the rest of the world less safe. Again, not a good situation. Puppies tend to be on a free pass, but once they hit a certain age they become aware of other dogs and can be nervous going to the bathroom in a yard frequented by other dogs. Does your yard have a fence in other words? Or could another dog be coming into your yard? Do you get after her when you catch her pooping (or have you in the last month)? This could also encourage her to go when you're not watching... ie, when you're asleep. I always recommend people potty training their dogs to take them outside and sit down, read a book, and don't look at the dog until they go. Many dogs hate going poop in front of people, and you have to reward them with a treat when they do in order to encourage it. Peeing is easy, pooping requires the dog to stop and be more vulnerable for a bit. When you catch her pooping, I would recommend not yelling or swatting or anything... just take her outside and put her where she can go, then take her inside and put her some place aside as you clean up the mess (so she can't see you clean the mess. A pup who sees people clean the mess is one who will go there again, since it sort of is a message that they can go there.)
She does not like the cage--I don't either--and neither would you if the table was turned. Anyhow, try this: find a day when you can be home the whole day and do the following, feed her a big can meal; wait half an hour then take her out. Take her for a long, long walk to get the food going through her system--(bring water for her to drink). Walk until she poops outside. Repeat this same tactic for the evening meal. During the training session walk her on the same path until training is over. When she does poop outside the house (don't forget to bag the poop) reward her by not locking her in her cage. Happy dogs learn quicker. Make sure that each time she poops outside during the training session you give her positive reassurance and a treat (optional). Take her home and let her loose. If she has an accident, put her in the cage briefly (five minutes) then take her outside and do not bring her back until she poops outside the house. She will get it if you are consistent. You also need to sync her bathroom needs. How can she poop when she not ready to poop? This is the same for humans. You have your set time, dogs are no different. They have a digestive system and the time frame when the food exits their system. It sounds like you don't spent too much time with your pet friend. Locking a four legged friend in a cage is not right--I personally find this a bit unfair, but I understand your 'temporary' situation and hopefully after you trained her right, she could sleep anywhere in the house. Dogs have feeling too, don't expect more than what you are willing to put into it. (Also diluted white vinegar with water to rinse the poop area down. This helps remove her poop scent which is a trigger to set off the pooping process.) There are many ways to train pets. What I suggested is not the one and only method. There are other more sure fire methods--but a bit more messy. Try this first. Hope all goes well.
Hmmm...how big is her crate? If the dog isn't completely trained (and if she's messing in her cage, she obviously isn't), they'll sometimes start marking their cages. You need to get some kind of partition in her crate, giving her only enough room to sleep comfortably. Dogs don't usually mess where they have to sleep, so until she can be trusted again, limit her space. Also, change her bedding. Even if it's washed and cleaned, she may have decided that this particular bedding is her potty. Start feeding her earlier at night, and then keep taking her out until she goes. Don't put her to bed until she has, because this is the only way to break the cycle. You have to teach her that her bed is NOT a bathroom, but if she keeps doing this, that lesson will never sink in. You may lose a lot of sleep in the next few days, but it's really the only way. It also wouldn't hurt to put her crate next to your bed. You'll hopefully be able to hear her when she starts moving around and getting ready to defecate, and since some dogs do this out of anxiety, this may help her calm down and get her to stop.