I was having the same issues with my puppy, I ended up leaving the crate open onto a pee pad and then putting a gate around crate and pad so that he would only have room to either stay in the crate or be on the pad. Now he goes to sleep and wakes up early to do his business and then goes back to sleep. For the other problem of eating his poop you can buy chewable tablets at petsmart - I think they are called Deter - and those should put an end to his eating the feces since they make it taste bad (just make sure to give the puppy only a quarter or half tablet according to its weight). Hope this helps!! |