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My dog won't potty outside in rain. Is crate training effective?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Mixed Breed | Male | unneutered | 1 month and 16 days old | 21.8 lbs

Any tips on crate training? I'm gonna try this method since when I take Deuce outside he wants to play instead of use the bathroom. It has been raining much more lately so he hates stepping on wet grass.

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Answered By Dr. Macartney, BVet Med, MRCVS

Veterinarian

Published on August 8th, 2017

I am not a huge proponent of crate training. Though it can be effective to stop accidents and keep destructive chewing to a minimum. Overall I believe it leads to understimukated dogs. I have shared below to step by step articles to help with potty training and with accidents. I would suggest trying these methods before trying crate training. https://www.petcoach.co/article/top-5-tips-to-potty-train-your-dog-young-and-old https://www.petcoach.co/article/6-common-reasons-for-potty-accidents-in-dogs

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