recently adopted a 2nd dog, Sacha...rat terrior.
was told he was housebroken. has yet to make a bathroom out of the house while Mandi or I are home, hasn't done anything bad at night (he sleeps in bed with us), and is good when we leave for a couple hours.
but, when we crate him while we're gone to work, he pees in his crate. often times that means peeing in his food and/ or water. when it's wet outside, he's crated for 7hrs and almost always pees. if it's nice outside 3 - 4hrs at a time. is this too long? i don't understand. our other dog, a beagle, can be crated for the same amout of time and not have issues. thinking about it, Sacha's the only dog i have had this issue with. he's also the most obedient dog i've had.
i'm going to the vet tomorrow to see if there's some chance of a UTI or BI.
this is Sacha:
and Oxley (not a flattering picture):
was told he was housebroken. has yet to make a bathroom out of the house while Mandi or I are home, hasn't done anything bad at night (he sleeps in bed with us), and is good when we leave for a couple hours.
but, when we crate him while we're gone to work, he pees in his crate. often times that means peeing in his food and/ or water. when it's wet outside, he's crated for 7hrs and almost always pees. if it's nice outside 3 - 4hrs at a time. is this too long? i don't understand. our other dog, a beagle, can be crated for the same amout of time and not have issues. thinking about it, Sacha's the only dog i have had this issue with. he's also the most obedient dog i've had.
i'm going to the vet tomorrow to see if there's some chance of a UTI or BI.
this is Sacha:
and Oxley (not a flattering picture):