crate training

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    Have a 3 months old puppy, I haven't slept in my own bed in 30 days

    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...
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    Puppy suddenly thinks 3:30am-4:30am is time to wake up

    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...
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    Is my crate too wide?

    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...
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    Just left my (nearly) 1 year old puppy out of her crate alone for the first time

    I have been playing around with her being alone in the lounge whilst I'm in the house doing chores etc and it's gone fine. She also sleeps out of her crate most nights too. So I decided f it lets give it ago... The good news? No mess, no destruction etc etc. The bad... Well I checked in on...
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    Something else to consider about Crate Training

    Disclaimer: This post is intended for pups who are either making solid progress on crate training, or are fully crate trained. tl;dr RESPECT THE SAFE SPACE The #1 rule for crate training is, and shall always be, to never use the crate as a punishment. The reason is because we, as puppy...
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