My puppy has potty accidents after a few hours. How can I fix it?

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Hi, we have coco for about a week, in the morning she understand where to use the bathroom, but after a few hours she doesn't do it in the same place.. what can I do...thanks for your help. Pet's info: Dog | American Cocker Spaniel | Female | unspayed | 2 months and 20 days old | 5.3 lbs

Maria DVM · Accepted Answer

I would recommend crate training Coco. I would keep Coco in the crate when you cannot keep 100% watch on him. When he comes out of the crate I would then walk him or put him on the pee pad (depending on where you want him to go). If he goes then I would play with him and once you have to turn your back he goes back in the crate. If he does not go to the bathroom when you take him out of the crate I would put him back in for 20 minutes and try again. Remember he is only 2 1/2 months old so he will still have accidents. If you catch him going to the bathroom tell him no and take him and put him where you want him to go and praise him for going. If you just see the accident then clean it up and do not say anything to him. Coco should only be crated for 3 hours right now at a time. How ever many months he is plus 1 is the number of hours you can leave him in at a time. A crate should be big enough for him to stand up, sit down and turn around. The crate is a very safe option and dogs end up loving their crates, it's their safe house. This process takes time, but remember he is still a baby. I hope this helps and thank you for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach!

My puppy has potty accidents after a few hours. How can I fix it?

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