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Our puppy Bailey is 8 weeks old today. I'm a stay-at-home mom and I homeschool my 3 daughters, so thus far Bailey is only in the crate at night when we are sleeping. She used to go in the crate on her own sometimes during the day to sleep but now she finds other places in the living room and kitchen and it's rare for her to just go in the crate.
By 10:30 she's pretty much out for the night so we put her in the crate and she curls right up and goes to sleep. Normally if she wakes in the night to go potty, she will whine a few minutes when I put her back in.
I've made sure up to this point that we don't let her out of the crate while she's whining. I wait for a break when she's quiet for a second (not sure if that's long enough) and then open the door.
I'm wondering about training her to be in the crate during the day for short periods of time when I need to focus my attention on schooling my girls or getting things done when I can't watch her every minute.
Do I just per her in there and let her whine it out and leave her for the length of time I need to, perhaps an hour, and then let her out, or is there a better way to train her? Should I let her out as soon as she settles down and stops whining at first, and slowly increase the time? Do I give her treats when I put her in? Will she eventually go in the crate on her own when I tell her to with no whining?
By 10:30 she's pretty much out for the night so we put her in the crate and she curls right up and goes to sleep. Normally if she wakes in the night to go potty, she will whine a few minutes when I put her back in.
I've made sure up to this point that we don't let her out of the crate while she's whining. I wait for a break when she's quiet for a second (not sure if that's long enough) and then open the door.
I'm wondering about training her to be in the crate during the day for short periods of time when I need to focus my attention on schooling my girls or getting things done when I can't watch her every minute.
Do I just per her in there and let her whine it out and leave her for the length of time I need to, perhaps an hour, and then let her out, or is there a better way to train her? Should I let her out as soon as she settles down and stops whining at first, and slowly increase the time? Do I give her treats when I put her in? Will she eventually go in the crate on her own when I tell her to with no whining?