We got a puppy, Kayla, a few days ago. She's 12 weeks old and from what i've seen her previous owners taught her nothing. She was kept outside in an igloo inside a large cage. She bites and doesnt realize how rough she is being. She knows nothing about being house trained. She shows no real interest in her chew toys and we got her a bunch of different kinds. At first she would go into her crate no problem and even picked up the word for it right away. we were trying to do crate training with her. schedule is as follows below
1. wake up at 8 take her out to potty. Feed and give water
2. Take her back out 15 min after eating
3. play/train for half an hr put in crate. Take her out after an hr and repeat until she eats at five.
4. Repeat until bedtime at 11.
I dont have room in my house to put her crate in the bedroom so its in the living room and my husband is sleeping on the couch so someone is near her. But the second she goes into the crate she starts howling and wont stop.
The crate has a bed and during the day a water bowl. It has chew toys and i put a pee pad in. I praise her and give her treats when she goes in and feed her treats through the grate. If i try to walk away from her to get things done around the house she starts howling and then will poo in the crate.
This is another problem im having. I take her outside to to potty and she will pee no problem. But I have the feeling that she's holding off on pooing because she knows eventually she will go in the crate and it's the easiest way for me to let her out and if i dont she will step or roll in it. Please please please help I have no idea what im doing wrong or how to abate her fear of me leaving.
1. wake up at 8 take her out to potty. Feed and give water
2. Take her back out 15 min after eating
3. play/train for half an hr put in crate. Take her out after an hr and repeat until she eats at five.
4. Repeat until bedtime at 11.
I dont have room in my house to put her crate in the bedroom so its in the living room and my husband is sleeping on the couch so someone is near her. But the second she goes into the crate she starts howling and wont stop.
The crate has a bed and during the day a water bowl. It has chew toys and i put a pee pad in. I praise her and give her treats when she goes in and feed her treats through the grate. If i try to walk away from her to get things done around the house she starts howling and then will poo in the crate.
This is another problem im having. I take her outside to to potty and she will pee no problem. But I have the feeling that she's holding off on pooing because she knows eventually she will go in the crate and it's the easiest way for me to let her out and if i dont she will step or roll in it. Please please please help I have no idea what im doing wrong or how to abate her fear of me leaving.