ignatiusdidache
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I’m on day 8 of owning a puppy. He’s a 9 week old Boston terrier and I love him to death.
As I say that, it’s 8am and there is poop on my bed, and he just went poo on my hardwood floor right next to it, even though we JUST came back inside from potty-ing (the reason I haven’t been able to clean the bed poop yet) I know he doesn’t do it to spite me but it sure feels like it sometimes
The reason he sleeps in my bed at night is he HATES the crate. I mean LOATHES. I’ve tried feeding there and toys and treats, and the second I close the door and take 2 steps back it’s shrieking and crying ripping/biting at the doors. We were doing okay in the bed for the other 7 nights up to now. I swear to god things were going pretty well but what a Saturday morning. He’s currently laying with his head on top of my foot like he hasn’t done a single thing…..I just want a nap.
UPDATE: I took a lot of people’s advice and tried real hard to feed/play/treat in the crate this afternoon and he’s now fallen asleep in there for a nap! He even noticed me walk away to sit on the couch about 6 feet away and just settled back down. That’s the first time he’s ever been that chill, I can’t thank y’all enough. I’m definitely going to take y’all’s advice for tonight’s bedtime routine
As I say that, it’s 8am and there is poop on my bed, and he just went poo on my hardwood floor right next to it, even though we JUST came back inside from potty-ing (the reason I haven’t been able to clean the bed poop yet) I know he doesn’t do it to spite me but it sure feels like it sometimes
The reason he sleeps in my bed at night is he HATES the crate. I mean LOATHES. I’ve tried feeding there and toys and treats, and the second I close the door and take 2 steps back it’s shrieking and crying ripping/biting at the doors. We were doing okay in the bed for the other 7 nights up to now. I swear to god things were going pretty well but what a Saturday morning. He’s currently laying with his head on top of my foot like he hasn’t done a single thing…..I just want a nap.
UPDATE: I took a lot of people’s advice and tried real hard to feed/play/treat in the crate this afternoon and he’s now fallen asleep in there for a nap! He even noticed me walk away to sit on the couch about 6 feet away and just settled back down. That’s the first time he’s ever been that chill, I can’t thank y’all enough. I’m definitely going to take y’all’s advice for tonight’s bedtime routine