Dog Health Questions: My dog whines after she messes her cage not when she has to go out?

Shes 4 months old and seems to have no bladder control. After she drinks she will pee like 6 times in an hour and a half but she doesn't appear to have a bladder infection because she doesn't seem to have any pain. The crate seems to make her hold it sometimes but that doesn't translate to when she is just running around the house. I don't want to keep her in the cage all of the time cause I hate bathing her every three days but I don't want her peeing all over my house.
Also she is a large breed dog.
Are there any other effective methods of dog training besides crate training?

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Dogs have a high tolerance for pain compared to humans. Do not assume she doesn't have a urinary infection but you don't think she has pain. A simple urine test at the vets office will eliminate urinary tract infection if that's the case. Take her to the vet and get the urine test done it sounds like she has one.

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• Keep crate training it is best. Take her out on a schedule. That young, many times a day at the same time should help.
  Even at night, every 3 hours take her out even if she does not have to go. The thing is to give her a chance, walk her until she DOES go and she will soon get the idea.


• she is just being a spoiled lil wench! trust me, i have 3 and only one that acts that way!


• What do you mean, "seems"? You should take her to the vet regardless - just because she doesn't appear to be distressed or in pain does not mean there isn't a problem.
  
  You can buy training pads, and confine her to one part of the house such as the kitchen. After each meal, place her on the training pad and say something like, "Use the bathroom," or "Go potty" (whatever you want). Usually after each meal, about 10 or so minutes later, pups need to use the bathroom. So if you put her on it, and say the phrase, she should do it on the pad. Praise her, and continue to do this after every meal, in the morning and at night, and when you notice her circling around/sniffing, looking like she's about to pee/poo.
  
  After a while, you can move the pad to another area of the house (and eventually outside), and she will know to use it. Once you move it outside, after a day or two, you can trash it completely and she will know to go outside. But you still have to take her outside, obviously, or she will go in the house.


• She seems to be drinking and peeing at an alarming rate, I sincerely think its more medical than mental. Personally, i think it sounds like the beginnings of kidney disease, even failure. Take her to the vet ASAP.


• She may have warms.