puppy pooing in crate at night

[hollysh]

I understand it may be awkward to give advice as I am actually a dog sitter and the puppy is only with me until Wednesday but the constant cleaning up every morning is hard work.

Have a little 3 month old boxer puppy staying, she's gorgeous and been no trouble at all. Apart from her toilet training. She has never weed outside the house. I have managed to get her to go for poos outside during the day and give her lots of encouragement. But during the night it's a lot harder. One of the reasons for this is because I take her over the field during the day. But when it gets to 5pm it's pitch black over there. Nowhere else seems to work. I attempted to take her out back on her lead even though I knew it wasn't going to work. My garden is very narrow and small. She just spends the time being distracted and picking up things she shouldn't. I walked her on the roads last night but she was scared and distracted and wouldn't toilet.

I feel embarrassed to say that I didn't attempt to walk her tonight apart from out the garden (she didn't toilet). I'm tired and have to be up at 6am to walk her, as I do a paper round for an hour in the morning.

I do feel it's progressing. I have tried to stick to the owners routine. She eats 4 times a day.

 

[JudyN]

Do you know what she's like in her owner's home? Where does she sleep at night? It might help if she was in a crate in your bedroom - she might wake you up when she needs to poo and if not, it would at least contain the mess. Stress at being in a different place with different people might be a factor, particularly if she usually sleeps with her owner and is now on her own.

If all else fails just keep muttering, 'This too will pass... This too will pass...'

 

[hollysh]

Thanks. Her pen is in her owners room at home but my bedroom is only next door to the living room where she is sleeping. I live in a downstairs flat. She is getting loads better. I see a vast improvement from when she first arrived, I definitely think she is settling in. She even weed out the back garden tonight but her last poo was at 6pm. So I am again concerned going to sleep that she is going to soil on her duvet I have just got dry from the last time. I gave her last meal at 5pm. Owner gives it at 8pm but I have to be up at 5.30, so starting her meals earlier in the day. First day I'm starting it so will see what happens tonight. If it makes a difference.

 

[hollysh]

Spoke too soon on that one. Heard her moving about in her pen and as I got into the hall I sensed it and smelled it. She has done a poo. 10.45pm. This puppy training is hard work