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So we adopted a doggie from a local shelter just under three months ago. She was a stray on the street before she was picked up, so she wasn't totally house broken because she was really used to going wherever she felt like it. However, she knows that when we go outside, it's time to pee and poo. The second we get outside, she starts sniffing and does her thing.

She's crate trained and barely has any accidents in the house (she has a few on occasion, but she's getting better). However, she pees, and sometimes even poos, in her crate when we're gone all day. This is a new development, probably just within the last month. It happens a few times a week, and we just do NOT know what to do! She seems fine otherwise.

For water and food, we asked our vet, and researched a ton, on how much she should get. We thought that maybe we were giving her too much water, which we were. So we cut that down to the appropriate amount. The food amount was fine. But she still pees in her crate.

Her crate is big enough for her to stand up in and turn around, as recommended by the vet.

Does anyone have any opinions on why she does this? She's just over a year old, and is a maltese mix.

Bumpity bump!  :)

Also.. do you have anything soft in the crate?  Like a blanket or a towel?  If so, you need to remove it until she learned to hold it.  Anything soft will absorb the pee, which means that she's not forced to sit in it.

But I second the opinion to get her checked for a UTI.  At a year old she should have no problem holding it for the duration of a normal work day.

Okay, thanks guys! Looks like someone's going to the vet this weekend! I've heard of that for cats, but never even considered it for our dog for some reason.

She used to have a soft bed in her crate, but we started to take it out when she peed for like the third time, and it didn't help the situation.

Unfortunately, both my husband and I work 40 mins one way from our home, so checking up on her mid-day isn't an option, which is why we adopted a dog that was old enough to hold it in all day (we were told she would be able to!).

Thanks!

@noritake22: Thanks again! We actually bought her a kong and put peanut butter in it the first day we got her. We tried and tried, but she had zero interest in it. She's not one for toys, which is really bizarre, haha.