Poops in crate just after finishing eating in crate?

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Hi all,

I have some behavior that is getting me to wits end. I have found that Tia is seeking out her crate to poop in. This morning I tried something to hopefully break her of that habit but I am hitting a wall.

This morning I fed her in her crate with the door closed and after she finished I was going to give her a few minutes to settle down before taking her out and i walk around the corner to see that she had pooped in her crate. I am frustrated as my last Sheltie was very clean and easy to house train and I always thought that this was a characteristic of Shelties. It is probably my technique.

I then just took her out for her last potty break for the morning and gave her plenty of time to do her business; no performance. I then put her in her crate and just a few minutes later I heard a bit of crying and then saw she made a mess in her crate.

Do I have a Sheltie that thinks her crate is a toilet?!

She is 14 weeks old and I feed her twice a day. She was fed at 5:45a and then put in her crate for the last time for the morning at 8:00a.

Any thoughts.

Ed