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Spaniel peeing issues

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littlemissnormal · 02/05/2012 08:11

Hiya, we have a 6 month old working cocker who is totally gorgeous and really well behaved as a general rule.

She sleeps in a crate over night and is let out at about 11/12pm for a pee then is let out in the morning at 7/7.30am.

However, 50% of the time she will have peed in her cage! Our other 2 dogs (GSPs) never peed in their cages when puppies and I thought that as a rule dogs would not pee where they sleep.

Does anyone have any ideas about why she's doing this and how we can stop it? I thought as she's 6 months old she would not have to be let out half way through the night, but maybe that's the case?

Any advice would be appreciated!

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crowface · 02/05/2012 09:09

I would take her to the vet to check there's no underlying problems. By 6 months my dogs were housetrained and could go through the night. You could also try not letting her have water after a certain time of night, but I'd check out the vet first.

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MiseryBusiness · 02/05/2012 10:56

I would 2nd taking her to the vets. It is unusual for dogs to pee in their beds. I would definitely make sure there arent any underlying health issues.

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thirdhill · 02/05/2012 12:03

Agree with others that she needs attention. No dog will soil unnecessarily, especially if they already know their "routine".

I will also stick my neck out and say that a properly socialized dog will prefer to stay in an open basket overnight, rather than wander off into bedrooms etc

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littlemissnormal · 02/05/2012 14:43

Thanks, I'll get her checked out.

Our other dogs aren't crated at night, but she has a tendency to wind them up and not let them settle at night which is why she's in a crate but in the same room.

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