The regular guideline for how long puppies can
hold their bladders amounts to how many months old they are, give or take half an hour.
Not exact matches
Your baby will gradually begin to pee less frequently as her
bladder grows in size and can
hold larger
amounts of urine.
According to Dr Yik Lim, consultant urogynaecologist at Melbourne's Mercy Hospital for Women, the
amount of urine your
bladder can
hold depends on how old you are: the older the person, the smaller their
bladder capacity.
Frequent trips to the washroom, less than every 2 hours - this can train the
bladder to only
hold small
amounts and therefore will need to empty more frequently
Their sheer size may limit the
amount of urine the
bladder can
hold causing the continual urgency to void.
The crating method will work as long as you do not expect your pup to
hold his or her
bladder for an unreasonable or unhealthy
amount of time.
When crate training your puppy remember that for each month your puppy is old is the
amount of time his
bladder can
hold.
Like a baby, a young puppy can not completely control their
bladder, so it's important to keep natural limitations in mind, and only plan for puppies to
hold it for a reasonable
amount of time.