Sounds like she just has to go lol...I'd just set an alarm and take her out. See what happens

My little doxie had a ut infection and he looked "fine" to me, the non-vet. I followed advice given here and sure enough. It was a UT. I would discard that possibility w/a visit to vet. The only way to know for sure. If no infection, make sure she doesn't have access to food or water beyond a certain hour so that she doesn't have to eliminate in middle of night.

In addition to suggestions above, make sure she gets some exercise and take her for a stroll before bedtime. Don't just put her outside but go out with her and make sure she's using the bathroom.

Also, has anything changed in her diet? Anything new to my dog's diet will change his potty schedule.

Thanks for all the advice.

So her eating time has not changed and is still hours before bedtime, and I still take her out one final time at night at the regular time we've been doing. So not sure why all of a sudden she won't hold it all night anymore like she was before. Except I did change her food about 2-3 weeks ago, but saw a super high increase of needing to go, so I put her back on her regular food and she went back to the normal amounts of bathroom, except at night. Maybe her body is still adjusting?

Could very well be. Something to review in your head:. Why did you change food in The first place: cost, better quality, shopping convenience? The reason I ask is b/c if you changed from bad to better and then are now changing from better back to bad just so she doesn't pee mid-night, the dog's best interest suffers. I'm not suggesting your health and well being is less imp than the pooch's, you NEED uninterrupted rest, but don't discard the possibility of a compromise (food wise) satisfactory to both of you. No judging, just something to consider.

That happened with my Havanese. I casually mentioned to the vet that she was needing to go out during the night. She tested her urine and she had crystals. Medicine took care of it and she is back to sleeping all night.

High protein foods can increase urine output.

bossyvossy , I changed her food because I saw commercials about all the by products in dog food and the first ingredient should be meat, etc. So I changed her to something with less by products. I appreciate your comments and totally understand where you're coming from.

nannygoat18, she will totally eliminate in her crate. Most dogs have a natural dislike to sleep in their business...my dog doesn't care unfortunately. She spent her puppy months (before I got her) going where she slept so she thinks that's normal.

Just thought I'd ask if she's on any meds? Steroid meds like Prednisone (sp?) will make them use the bathroom frequently. My dog had to take a week of that and she could not hold it at all. Sometimes what appears to be a "better" food isn't better at all for that particular dog. Is it possible the change triggered a UTI? I'd have her checked for that for sure. My dog had a UTI when we first got her, triggered by her spay surgery, she was using the bathroom on the carpet all the time but was housebroken so we knew something was up.

arkansas girl, no meds. She isn't peeing more, just pooping more. But that seems to have slowed down. Some nights, she does and some nights not, now. Not sure what's up!