FIRST NIGHT?!!
So my question is this: am I right in assuming we jump right in with "crate time means bed-time" and have him stay in his crate the first night (except for potty breaks)? Thanks! I'm sure I'll have a lot more funny questions as the day approaches!!!!  |
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| Yippee! I know all the books say to slowly introduce, but realistically...no. First night Foz was in his portable crate next to our bed. Then we would put him in there for a little bit so he knew it was okay if we weren't in the room with him and the crate. |
| It's been two weeks and I still can't make Fiona go to bed by her own. She just wants to be with everyone all the time. So I just grab her and put her there gently, so she doesn't infere I'm punishing her, I want her to grasp that it's just a fact of life. It seems to be working because right now I get almost no whining. The teddy-clock and warm water bottle made it much easier for us, Fiona settled down much faster. Good luck! |
| When we got London home a month ago we put her in the crate for her first night (ummm - I slept on the floor right next to the crate). Gradually she has gotten use to it. When she is put in it - it means it is bed time. Just remember to set your alarm and get up every 2 to 3 hours and carry the puppy out to potty area and wait out there until all the business is done. And praise her everytime she does. It also helps to say a command we use "Go Potty" so that as the pup gets older and you say "Go Potty" they learn and know that means time to go do pee & poop.
Hope this helps. |
| Sounds great! We plan on doing the same thing when our puppy comes home with us.
Puppy goes in crate overnight starting with the first night home. Crate will go on the floor beside the bed and if I can manage to sleep with my arm hanging down the side of the bed I will! Alarm will be set to wake up twice(?) during the night to take puppy out to potty (easier said than done, I'm sure). Is it possible your breeder will have already introduced Binkley to crating a little before you bring him home? |
Oops! I mean, Bingley! Sorry for the slip.  |
| Yes, you should really think about crating the pup from the first night he is home or you will not get any sleep. It is really for his safety as well. While you are sleeping you will not have to worry about weither he is getting into anything that could hurt him or distroy your home. Maybe you can keep the crate in your bedroom at night so the pup can smell you and feel secure. You have to look at the crate as a good thing and eventually the pup will too. My sister used to have a rule with her children, if the pup was in the crate they had to leave him alone. So after a while, when Bo wanted to be left alone he would go into his crate and know the kids would not bother him.
I crated my Aussie, China when she was real little and it worked out really good for all of us and yes we all got sleep. She is two and a half now and I can't remember the last time I put her in the crate. Good luck with your new pup. helen |
| I am glad this is here. We just brought home our new puppy saturday, he is soooooooo cute. He has an accident I say to myself he is soooooooo cute. I'm still at that "in awe" stage with him. Our first night with him I just felt like I was torturing him in the crate so I took him out, put his lead on, tied it to the crate and slept next to him all night. He woke me up at 3 am and the peed on the floor. At least he woke me up!!! We walked outside around the house about 3 times came back in and I still didnt get him to go in the crate with out crying. I have never crate trained a dog before. We previously had trained 2 german shepherds but they were so easy to train. I had an OES when I was a teen but mom trained him. Dont remember having a crate with him either. So heres my question, A friend of mine said that the best way to get a dog used to their crate is to do it when I am not home. I dont like that either because I worry. Is it ok to allow the puppy to cry in his crate?? I just hate to hear him cry. Then my German Shepherd, Cheyenne decides to sit outside of the crate and cry right along side him. SHe's a big softee and thinks he's her puppy!!! |
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