My fiancée and I just got a 10-week old westie puppy. We've had him for about 2 weeks now and we are still having a couple behavior issues. Im hoping most of them are a result of him being a young puppy but maybe the board has some suggestions for me.
We are crate training him and he does well with it for the most part. He whines when we put him in the crate and people have told us to ignore him. Since he's a tiny puppy and can only hold his bladder a couple hours, his crate is in our room. He will whine 25+ minutes each time we put him back in the crate. Is there a secret to cut back on the whining?
Another issue we've been running into lately is using the bathroom outside. We do a good job of taking him out after he eats or drinks and he usually potties with no problem. Sometimes, though, he will just play outside and as soon as we get back inside, he uses the bathroom. Any advice to drive home the fact that he's supposed to potty when we take him out?
I know I'm jumping around but these issues just pop up in my head. In the middle of the night, we take the puppy out and he's wide awake and ready to play. It takes an hour to calm him down and get him back to sleep. Advice?
Thanks in advance everyone
We are crate training him and he does well with it for the most part. He whines when we put him in the crate and people have told us to ignore him. Since he's a tiny puppy and can only hold his bladder a couple hours, his crate is in our room. He will whine 25+ minutes each time we put him back in the crate. Is there a secret to cut back on the whining?
Another issue we've been running into lately is using the bathroom outside. We do a good job of taking him out after he eats or drinks and he usually potties with no problem. Sometimes, though, he will just play outside and as soon as we get back inside, he uses the bathroom. Any advice to drive home the fact that he's supposed to potty when we take him out?
I know I'm jumping around but these issues just pop up in my head. In the middle of the night, we take the puppy out and he's wide awake and ready to play. It takes an hour to calm him down and get him back to sleep. Advice?
Thanks in advance everyone