Is it safe for my puppy to drink his urine when isolated at night?

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I keep my puppy in a room at night.I observed that he drinks his urine always.is it normal and won't harm my puppy?is it safe to keep my puppy in a isolated room ?is it safe that he drinks urine. Pet's info: Dog | German Shepherd | Male | unneutered | 1 month and 24 days old

Dr. Melanie, BVSc MS · Accepted Answer

Killer might be drinking his urine because he is bored isolated in a room by himself at night. He also might be trying to hide the evidence of an accident if he gets in trouble for peeing in the house. Killer is a young puppy, and he will need to be let out to potty in the night to prevent this. He can be in a crate in his own room, but I would get up at least twice in the night to let him out to potty. While dogs do drink their urine, it's not a behavior that should continue and I would let him out at night a couple of times to keep him from peeing in the house and drinking it.

Is it safe for my puppy to drink his urine when isolated at night?

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