crate training

I started off doing a 5-day sleep challenge thing from my local dog trainers and it seemed to work. Part of this training was one hour awake one hour asleep for a couple days and then gradually increase this time…has others used this method before? I’m at a stage where she is awake for an hour...

I've read conflicting advice regarding sleeping in the same room as the pup and crate when they first arrive. Most advice is night-time crying stops within 5 days but other sources note it's cruel to ignore them during the night, so sleep in with them i.e same room. After that first adjustment...

TLDR: make it cold! Obviously it will depend on your breed, but we realized puppy (now 3 months old) slept way better at other people's houses in the crate, vs in our condo. She was 1 hour up, 1 hour down (crate), but occasionally she would sleep 3 hours or more (crate) when we brought her...

Hey guys I’ve read all the c r a t e training posts and wikis but i can’t find the answer to this... And what time do I move the crate to her final spot? My pup took to the crate perfectly from night one and only whimpers to evacuate her bowels. She knows to use the pads but it’s only been 4...

Photo of her in crate and how she is outside of crate.

Hi, we have a 6 months old Brittany mix that we rescued when he was 3 months. We set up a puppy pen according to Simpawtico's videos and we removed the doggy toilet roughly 2 months ago and he had no accident since, he's fully potty & crate trained and goes in when we ask him. His pen is 8...

Hey guys, I need some advice/to vent. If i could I would tag this crate training, puppy blues, and HELP!!! I just brought home our 8 week old puppy. So far, I’m really struggling. Im second guessing if it was a good idea. I waited on a waiting list for almost a year, and I drove over 2600 miles...

13 w/o puppy I woke up to her asking to be let out of her crate to pee and it was 7 HOURS later! I slept for 7 straight hours and so did she (or least was very quiet the whole time). I could cook her a steak for breakfast I’m so happy with her.

On Saturday we got our 9 week old Cockapoo Puppy Loki. She is an amazing and cute dog, but just not at all what we expected. We watched so many dog training and puppy videos, read books etc. and we had a "great" plan that involved positive crate training and a dog pen to give her a safe place...

Hi everyone, My 4 month puppy is growing up fast! He seems comfortable in his crate, but I want to make sure it's the right size. Here is a picture of him in the crate right now. Should I move the divider out a little? He has not had any accidents in it so far. Thanks! Bonus tax

Hi, I’ve been fostering a 11 month Russian toy, 4 days in total She doesn’t want to go to her crate at night! She came in the crate it’s a hard travelling one and it has a fluffy bed in it. We thought she was going in at night but she is actually been sleeping in the sofa! Last night we blocked...

Hello fellow puppy owners! This is a quick one- does everyone tiptoe around the house when it is puppy nap time? When I leave for work I. The early am I navigate the house like it is littered with land mines! Puppy has a good schedule and will sleep through the night, however the naps in her...

Master Edit: I will update the post on night 2 instead of making a new one. Why not ya know? It's w(h)ine night. Don't worry I'm laughing about it. My puppy has trained my husband that if she whines in her crate he should let her out and let her sleep on the couch. This was (obviously)...

I just posted this in a comment to someone who was looking for advice about crate training. I just thought I would go ahead and post the info more directly in case anyone is interested. When we were crate training, we wanted our puppy to be unaware of noises around the house or anything that...

Hi guys!! Just got my 8 week old cocker spaniel on Monday. So far, she’s honestly been the best puppy I could’ve asked for. Our breeders trained and took care of her so well she literally came home knowing out to use her doggy door immediately. She has had no accidents in the house or her crate...

We have been using a crate at night for our pup since about three days after we got him, two months ago at five months of age. He can whine and bark for seven hours straight, no problem. I have tried everything, changing the crate from the wire to a soft one, feeding him in it, putting treats...

I brought home my best friend Bo a few days ago. He is an 8 week old “bully” or American bulldog. I usually have TONS of free time from work, but here recently, with my luck, I’ve been having to spend about 10 hours a day away from home. I bought him a large kennel (42.75” L x 28.5” W x 30” H)...

For context, I got her as a service dog prospect and I'm currently 30 days into her being with me. She had to be kept overnight 2 weeks ago for Parvo and that created some abandonment issues. She's adorable and loves her crate ( even sleeps in it if the door is open)....until I'm out of the...

Someone please tell me something I can do to fix this. It’s only been the past few days and he won’t let me sleep afterwards(he wakes up needing to potty) then just barks in his kennel the whole time afterwards. I have to wake up at 6am for work and it’s really affecting me. He wasn’t doing this...

Hey guys! So initially I thought crate training Cinder (8wk spoo) was going okay, but he had an accident in his crate for the first time today. It's possible that I left him in there too long - I put him in there for less than an hour while I was making dinner, but he might have been overexcited...