Lab Puppy Training?

I'm really having a hard time keeping my 13 wk old lab puppy from urinating in his crate. Maybe he has a medical condition? im not sure, but i think its behavioral. We NEVER leave him in his cage for more than 4 hours during the day. He is always out and playing etc. He went a few weeks with not urinating in his cage;however, he has decided again to re-start the cycle of peeing in his cage.


Also, we keep a blanket in his cage.. we were told not too, but atleast if he pees, it soaks up his pee, and he isn't covered in pee. If we dont put the blanket in there, he is soaked with pee, and we have to give him a bath before letting him run around the house.


He is a house puppy.


Its almost like he pees in his cage, b/c he knows we will get him out and clean him, etc. immediatley (b/c we dont want the house to smell, or have stains, etc.)





is there something else we can do to help teach him he shouldn't pee in his cage?

Lab Puppy Training?
My dad is a proffesional british lab trainer and for small puppys they greatly recommended kennels where they can barely have room to move around in. If they have kennels just barely big enough for them then they will not want to pee since they would have to be in it but if it is big enough, they will establish the back of the kennel as a peeing area so they can just move to the front when it's gone. Also, remove the towel because the puppy hates to be in its own urine but giving it the towel tells it that it can still pee and stay dry so get rid of the towel and downsize to the smallest crate he can fit into and wait a few days to see how it goes. Also, dont give it water after 6 pm at night or it is likely to have an accident the next night and always let it use the bathroom before putting it in the kennel