Soiling the crate - Part 2

Ok, so our 9 week old pup likes and dislikes the crate. Meaning that during the day, she is at work with my boyfriend and stays in the crate at different times throughout the day (voluntarily), naps in it etc. Dream puppy right?

At home, it’s a different story. We’ll feed her, play with her right outside the crate, take her out and wait til she pee’s & poo’s – When we get back, we put her favorite toy/snack in the crate 3 feet away from us and have her stay in it until we finish eating etc.

She stays in the crate but after she finished with her konk, she starts whining which is ok and we deal with that but then within 2-5 minutes, she compeltely soils her crate. Pee’s & poo’s even tho she just went less than 30-40 minutes prior.

After taking puppy for a walk after our dinner, we try it again after cleaning out the crate later in the night. We sense that she has developed seperation anxiety so we put the crate right next to the couch – literally less than 1 feet away from us. We put her in it again wtih just some toys and treats and within 2 minutes, she has soiled the crate all over again.

I don’t get it…she is ok with the crate at work but not at home???

Thanks for the reply!

My BF takes her out about 6-8 times a day – usually right after a nap or anywhere from 20-30 minutes after she eats/drinks water. He does spend time away from her because the meetings he has to attend etc., so there is play time and there is also independant time but there are people always visiting the pup…

We put the crate on the trunk at the edge of the bed with the door open. We have discovered that allowing her to go back and forth between the crate and the bed gives her some sense of security and she sleeps throughout the night generally without any accidents.

By that, i’m pretty convinced that puppy can hold it – but holds it on her terms.