Hi,
My wife and I just got a new 6 week old puppy and I had a question. After looking at all kinds of information on crate training, I am trying to figure out what we should do with the little pup at night. She is not used to the crate yet, and she cries whenever we are out of sight. The crate is in a second bedroom (home office) where I work. She cries long and loud when we put her in the crate and then falls asleep after 30 to 45 minutes. I have heard that if we were to come in and try to sooth her or scold her that it would only reinforce the crying. She then wakes in the middle of the night around 1 and then around 445-5am. Are these midnight wakings about potty calls or is she waking up and realizing she is still alone.
Would it be better to put her in the crate next to our bed or just keep crating her in the next room until she is used to it? Having her sleep in our bed or out of a crate are completely out of the question.
Any tips or advice on how to make this easier for our new addition would be great!
My wife and I just got a new 6 week old puppy and I had a question. After looking at all kinds of information on crate training, I am trying to figure out what we should do with the little pup at night. She is not used to the crate yet, and she cries whenever we are out of sight. The crate is in a second bedroom (home office) where I work. She cries long and loud when we put her in the crate and then falls asleep after 30 to 45 minutes. I have heard that if we were to come in and try to sooth her or scold her that it would only reinforce the crying. She then wakes in the middle of the night around 1 and then around 445-5am. Are these midnight wakings about potty calls or is she waking up and realizing she is still alone.
Would it be better to put her in the crate next to our bed or just keep crating her in the next room until she is used to it? Having her sleep in our bed or out of a crate are completely out of the question.
Any tips or advice on how to make this easier for our new addition would be great!