My puppy can't hold it at night. What's the best potty schedule?

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When I brought dog home, he would go about 4 hours in crate at night before needing to go out. Now it's every 2-3 hours. I've been feeding 3 times a day and removing food in between before it was unlimited water and food 3 times a day until about 8 pm. Can you recommend a schedule? He plays at night with my other dogs and gets thirsty at night. Thanks. Pet's info: Dog | Labrador Retriever | Male | unneutered | 2 months and 17 days old | 15 lbs

Jessica Desrosiers · Accepted Answer

You've listed Grizzly as 2 months old, and this is still WAY too young to be holding it that young. Puppies do not have developed bladders that can hold their urine that long until they are about 8-9 months of age. The rule of thumb is one hour for every month old your pup is so Grizzly should be going out at a minimum of every two hours. Puppies generally also need to go potty about 15 minutes after waking up, playing, eating, or drinking, so you can use that to start timing his outings and make it a success. Since he is very young, he will also likely need to go out to go potty 1-2 times in the night, even if crate training. I do not recommend withholding water at all as this can lead to health issues.

My puppy can't hold it at night. What's the best potty schedule?

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