| well, the first night she cried every hour. Then she gradually went to every 2 hours then every 3-4. She really had a tough little time. After 2 weeks she finally slept through the night. Her crate is in our bedroom & I was on an air mattress the first few days next to her crate. I had her crate divided into a pee pad area and then her bedding area and after 2-3 days she religiously kept them separate & helped make her less dependant on me during the night b/c she was only 8 weeks old and 1 1/2 pounds so needed to potty every hour for quite a long time. Her crate was covered on 3 sides with a loose pillow case over the front with side vents (this is the ONLY thing that still to this day will keep her quiet b/c if she sees us she wants us). She had a warm fleecy lining, a little toy with a buckwheat insert you heated in the microwave, a battery operated heartbeat that I wrapped in one of my worn t-shirts, a little stuffed animal, 2 chew toys & on the outside a ticking clock. Today, at 5 months of age she still needs the crate covered, no longer requires a pee pad but has the clock, her stuffed animal and same 2 chew toys. I kept her crate the same at all times so she understood that that was night-night time, not play time. Before her play pen time she gets now during the day, she was crated & would get different toys for play. | 
When the Puppy first gets home 
. The first night that your pup is home with you, did you crate him/her? If you did, how did that work for you and how long did it take for your pup to stop whining? If you did not, why didn't you and did the other option work for you? Thanks in advance,
