Dog goes toilet during the night?

Puppies, especially very young puppies (under two months) cannot be expected to hold it for long periods of time until they are over six months of age.

Adult dogs can occasionally have accidents overnight but this should not be a regular occurrence as they should have control over their bladder and bowel motions and be able to hold it while they are sleeping once they have been let out just before bed time and not left for a long time in the morning, left for twelve hours without being let out is unrealistic for a dog to hold that long.

If it is an older dog then maybe you need to ask yourself some questions. Is he being left too long? Is he being disturbed early in the morning waking him up? Is he being fed too late in the evening? Does he actually go to the toilet before going to bed; you may need to accompany him? Or does the floor near his bed smell like urine and he is confused as to whether it is his toilet area? Don’t always assume that the dog has done this just to be bold; there could always be practical answers.

With any situation where an adult dog goes toilet where they know they shouldn’t always ask as to why and who maybe at fault. Sometimes it could be a routine they have learnt and you may need to train them to go else where or sometimes there maybe a medical reason.