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Hey everyone, I just posted the other night about crate training at night with my 9 week old boy Ash. I gave an update there about how his nights were going in the crate and he's finally learning the grate is great, during night time at least. He sleeps through the entire night and doesn't even wake up for a potty break. I still wake up every once in a while to check on him but there's no need.
Now I'm looking for training tips for the day time. When he is awake during the day it seems a lot more difficult to keep him comfy in the crate. I still play crate games with him and reward him when he goes into the crate himself and stays there. However when I put him in the crate to get him used to being in there when I'm not in sight he goes back to whining and barking until I let him out. I don't leave him in there for long during the day. Maybe 5-15 min while he's eating breakfast and I'm making coffee or taking a shower.
I read that it's good to have them stay in the crate without you during the day to let them know that when you do you will always come back but I was looking for tips to maybe make him more comfortable in there for short periods of time during the day. Should I be letting him out as soon as I'm done showering and getting ready then wait for him to calm down outside of the crate to reward him or should he stay in there to whine it out then let him out of the crate when he's calm and reward the calmness inside the crate? Also I should probably lure him into the crate then close the door instead of putting him in there when I go to do something when I can't supervise if he's biting something or peeing somewhere he shouldn't right? There is lots of questions floating around my head and I'm sure I'll keep posting them to read what worked for you all.
Now I'm looking for training tips for the day time. When he is awake during the day it seems a lot more difficult to keep him comfy in the crate. I still play crate games with him and reward him when he goes into the crate himself and stays there. However when I put him in the crate to get him used to being in there when I'm not in sight he goes back to whining and barking until I let him out. I don't leave him in there for long during the day. Maybe 5-15 min while he's eating breakfast and I'm making coffee or taking a shower.
I read that it's good to have them stay in the crate without you during the day to let them know that when you do you will always come back but I was looking for tips to maybe make him more comfortable in there for short periods of time during the day. Should I be letting him out as soon as I'm done showering and getting ready then wait for him to calm down outside of the crate to reward him or should he stay in there to whine it out then let him out of the crate when he's calm and reward the calmness inside the crate? Also I should probably lure him into the crate then close the door instead of putting him in there when I go to do something when I can't supervise if he's biting something or peeing somewhere he shouldn't right? There is lots of questions floating around my head and I'm sure I'll keep posting them to read what worked for you all.