My 10 month old cavi went in his crate last night, ruffled up his blankets and wee'd on them, completely in front of me.  I told him off and put him out the dog flap.  I am very surprised ... I didn't think dogs liked to toilet on their bedding.
Any advice?

Why did you tell him off, dogs don't have a concept of good & bad only what action gets what reaction, so if you have been ignoring him or not paying him any attention & he gets your attention by peeing on his bedding he could do it again,

Better to ignore what he has done put him outside & clean up & when he goes outside loads of praise & titbit if you wiah. He is still a fairly young dog & mistakes do happen.

Wash his bedding & make sure there is no odour left(if he has no allergy probs use biological washing powder/liquid)so that he will not be encouraged back to pee on his bedding

I was at discover dogs last year looking at a gordon setter, he dug and scratched at his bedding for a while - and then peed on it in front of a whole bunch of onlookers :D :D  and this was an adult dog.

was your dogs bedding freshly washed ?  maybe he didnt like the fact that it didnt smell of him and was trying to scent it ?

Sorry I know im not much help and I cant answer why your dog done it, I just thought you might like to know that you arent alone ;) 

Claire :)

Hi
On reading your note , I saw that you crate your dog,WHY !! I have 7 bassets and 2 Mini long Dachshunds and have bred dogs for many years, and although i have seveal cages I have never found the need to use one.My dogs have the run of the laundery and conservatory with acsses to newspaper loo, which is often used.
Dog behaviourists say we should think like a dogs, to understand them. Well i know if some one that i thought loved me dearly locked me in a cage every night with no acsess to the loo, a wet bed through stress, and attention seaking  would be inevitable. If you really feel the need to restict your dog why not by a puppy run to attach to your crate and lay paper down, then you could leave the door open and your dog could come out of his bed to pee . His favourate toy and a dish of fresh drinking water could also be placed in his run . Much more inviting than a locked crate!! Houndgirl

Some dogs are very attached to their crates - it's their own little den :) Mine hasn't had the door of her's locked for 18 months, (since she stopped chewing the kitchen) and still sleeps in there at night, although there are alternatives :)

Daisy

My dog wouldnt be without his crate, it is is own little Den, he isnt shut in it anymore as at 6 months he is fully house trained, and when he was a pup he was only shut in at night when we were home to let him out as soon as he cried for a wee, if we were out he had the run of the kitchen and always CHOSE to sleep in his crate and never peed.  How stupid to say your dog will pee through attention seeking because its shut in, I think you will find they do the complete opposite.  I cant believe you condemmed this guest for using a crate, she never said the dog was shut in it just that he went in and peed. 

Houndgirl. I can't see anywhere where the guest says she locks her dog in the crate. For all we know he may simply sleep in there because he likes it - as many dogs do!
Adult dogs don't need newspapers - just access to outside at reasonable intervals.
Guest, can't help with your question. No doubt your dog had a good reason for doing what he did. If it was just a one off, I wouldn't worry about it. If he keeps doing it, I would first get him checked over by a vet to make sure he hasn't got an infection & then try altering his regime (feeding times, weeing times etc.)
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Thank you very much Anwen, you are absolutely right.  No where in my message did I mention that my dog's crate door was locked.  It is ALWAYS PERMANENTLY open.  He has the run of the kitchen and the back garden.  I wish people wouldn't presume things without finding out the facts ie. Houndgirl.

Some dogs are very attached to their crates - it's their own little den :) Mine hasn't had the door of her's locked for 18 months, (since she stopped chewing the kitchen) and still sleeps in there at night, although there are alternatives :)

Most dogs of that age should be able to go through the night without needing any paper.

Daisy

Hi Poppy49! let us know if he does it again!

He could be reaching a stage in his development when he needs to assert his personality, one of the ways dogs seem to do this is emphasising their scent by doing just this sort of thing.  If it happens repeatedly it may be worth getting him checked out by the vet, as innapropriate weeing can be indicative of a urine infection.  Telling him off may also encourage him to repeat it, but only when you can't see him :(