New Pom owenr and need advice on litterbox training

    • Bronze

    New Pom owenr and need advice on litterbox training

    She is 12 weeks old.  We use a crate.   It is just large enough for a pillow for her to lay on and a small litter box.  We feed her twice a day but she has a water bottle available to her at all times. We use the puppy pads in the litter box. 

    She always uses the litterbox when she is in the crate, but as soon as she leaves the crate she pees on the carpet.  The funny thing is she allwyd poops in the litterbox, we are just having an issue with getting her to pee in the box when she is not locked in the crate.

    PS. She is in the crate all day when we are at work.  She loves her crate too, sometimes it's hard to get her to come out! haha

    Any suggestions would be appreciated.  Thanks in advance!
    • Bronze
    1 thing I forgot to add.  We do keep a piece of newpaper with some of her own urine on it in the litterbox to attract her to the litterbox.   Thanks
    • Gold Top Dog
    get a cat, ha ha, I'm kidding. Dogs naturally dont like to "go potty" so close to their sleeping area. Its a hygene thing and it may be tough to train her to do that.