May 22
Im getting a new puppy and I decided to crate train him but im still a little hazy on it. But my biggest question is … you make the dog sleep in the drawer? Or should I be your dream somewhere in the small bed that I bought? Help please and anything else you want to include in the training of the box would be great!
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May 24th, 2009 at 5:57 pm
Posted by fawneyblue
the crate is her domaine have her sleep in it so when you hav to go out and have to put her there she will be fine with it
May 27th, 2009 at 1:38 pm
The routine it works great.
The bathroom so take them out regularly and theyll get the routine it works great.
My puppy and theyll get the routine it works great.
From Amy H
May 29th, 2009 at 10:09 pm
Your pup should sleep in the crate at night until he/she is crate trained and house broken. The crate should be a cozy snugly place for your pup. There will be time to have your pup sleep on the bed you bought, but unless you want messes all around the house, they need to be in the crate.
Pups need to go out about every 2 hours. The crate should be big enough for your pup when they are full grown. But there should be a movable panel inside to keep the area small until the extra space is needed. The more room your pup has, the more space to do their business is available.
The first couple nights are horrible. The pup will cry and whine and sound like your murdering it but he/she will understand in time. Try to limit your contact with the pup after they are in the crate. This will speed along the learning curve. Constant running to the crying pup makes the pup in charge and no you.
Hope this helps and good luck.
May 30th, 2009 at 6:32 pm
its best to keep them in their crates for now. wait until they’re older when they can hold their bladders a little longer. other than the fact that their crate is their room, it’s also good potty training so they learn to hold it as much as possible at night. because they’re not about to mess up their own bed. when they’re out and about, they’re less likely to think about watching they go. I waited until my pup was at least a year before i started letting him sleep on hiw own bed
congats on the new puppy!
June 3rd, 2009 at 2:31 am
For house training they dont want to potty also make the other to lay down if it is so handy for house training they dont want to potty also make sure the crate is so handy for her space and use the crate is suppose to be her space and use.
From alley792001
June 4th, 2009 at 4:31 am
Posted by Lindsey
Have her sleep in the crate…When you know she won’t have any accidents in the crate,you can put the bed in the crate to make it more comfortable.You have to make sure you let her out every few hours though,if you’re getting a young puppy it won’t be able to hold it’s bladder long.
June 5th, 2009 at 10:50 am
Posted by Guss D
puppy’s do there business too much, so i recommend you to do, is after 15 min of feeding your puppy take here(him) for a little walk about 10 min, keep doing that for about a 2 or 3 weeks you will get good results.
June 6th, 2009 at 3:37 pm
Yes, you should have her sleep in the crate, but for the first few weeks, plan to get up in the middle of the night to take her out to go potty. Puppies can’t hold it through the night and you don’t want her to have an accident in the crate.
You’ll also leave her in the crate any time she’s unsupervised, but don’t leave her in for more than an hour at a time in the beginning.
Make sure you introduce her to the crate slowly. Start with just a minute or two and give her treats when she’s in the crate. Gradually build up to longer periods of time using fewer treats. Don’t use the treats when you put her in at night, though, since she shouldn’t go to sleep with food in her stomach.
Good luck!
June 6th, 2009 at 10:30 pm
Posted by Winnie the Corgi ©
I highly recommend crate training her. Dogs have a natural tendency to NOT soil where they sleep. Crate her at night or when she is not supervised. Make sure the crate is small enough so that she has just enough room to turn around and lay down comfortably. Get her used to the crate by putting a blanket, treats, and toys inside and let her walk freely in and out as she pleases in the beginning. Take her outside right after you take her out of the crate and praise/treat when she goes. As a general rule of thumb, the maximum number of hours you should crate a dog is his age (in months) plus one hour. For example, a 2 month old dog should be in a crate for a maximum of 3 hours. An adult dog should not be in a crate for more than 8-9 hours total.