crate training 7 week old puppy! schedule?

Question

I have a 7 week old malti/shi tzu. I got him a crate and I wanted to start crate training him. I work graveyard shift and was wondering how I would schedule this? He was whimpering and crying all night .. i tried to ignore it but i gave it.. its bad i know! he falls asleep on my lap .. so when i put him down, he starts again.

And I was also planning to fence in a section of the house with metal borders. Is it a good idea to put the crate in there? along with food/water and puppy pads? would I do crate training within the metal borders?

Oh yeah .. did i tell you guys that I feel like crying right now? .. I feel overwhelmed!

Should i put the crate and a doggie bed within the fenced space?

Answer 1

Let's see how we can make this work.....

1st of all PUPPY PADS = DISASTER
Few dogs actually learn to exclusively use them, for the rest, its just a lesson on how to go potty in the house. I should know, i tried them with my yorkie pup and it was a disaster. But I guess since he is only 7 weeks and cant hold it through the night, its okay as long as you take him for regular walks during the day.

When you are not home confine him to a section of the house (w/ a gate) with non carpeted floors, as this will make cleanup a lot easier.

Next put the crate there and formally introduce him to his new safe haven by associating GOOD things with the crate like treats and toys and NEVER punishment.

Finally PAD or PAPER the floor in that room completely. When you see the dog is going in a particular area take papers away from that area. Eventually you should be able to leave 2 or 3 pads in which the pup will eliminate. But hopefully the dog can hold it during the night soon!

Do not put food in the room and eventually remove the water. This will only complicate housetraining by making the puppy have to go potty during the night. So just put water, crate and puppy pads in the room. If you put toys the puppy will think its playtime and not sleep.

I KNOW HOW YOU FEEL ... OVERWHELMED. I alone housetrained (still am) my 9 month old yorkie pup. Having a new pup IS having a new child / responsibility to takee care of. The most important thing is to hang in there because things WILL get better and you will feel like you have accomplished something GREAT!!!! If you need to ask anymore questions or just talk, e-mail me here on yahoo!!

Answer 2

I know it's really hard to hear a puppy cry and scream, but you MUST ignore this, it will last less than a week if you do not give in. Once the puppy is asleep, the next time it wakes up and cries you need to get up and take the puppy to the toilet, do not talk or play with the dog whilst you are doing this apart from giving the toilet command, go back inside and pop the puppy back in the crate, it may whinge a little bit more but ignore it.

If you give in, you'll never be able to crate train the puppy.

Now crate training does not mean you simply put the dog in the crate, you need the dog to associate the crate with good things, i.e. you have the dog eat its' meals in the crate and treats. Then anytime during te day the puppy falls asleep you pop it in the crate and close the door.

Also pop a hot water bottle with a cover in the crate with the puppy as it is used to the warmth it gets from its' litter mates, also pop in a litte chew toy and a treat.

Cover or partially cover the crate when a blanket to allow the dog to fell safe.

Never ever put toileting pads in a crate. A crate should only be big enough for the dog to stand up and turn around, this prevents the dog from toileting in the crate, you never want the dog to toilet in the crate.

Puppies can't hold their bladders that long and you should not expect it to.

You can not leave the puppy in the crate whilst you are at work, what I suggest you do is purchase a play pen and connect this to the crate. You place your toileting pads as far away from the crate as possible. You put a water dish next to the crate and well away from the toileting pads.

Do not leave food just sitting in the crate, this creates a fussy eater and sends the wrong message to the puppy about being capable of being a leader. Only leave food down for 15 minutes and then pick it up.

Always remove your dogs collar when it is in a crate or playpen so it does not get itself caught.

Sometimes puppies will chew on their crate or playpen, they'll only usually do it for a short amount of time, they don't want to hurt themselves so they won't try and hurt themselves.

You may also like to get some 'Rescue Remedy' from your chemist.

Answer 3

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Answer 4

first 7 weeks is very young to have been taken away from Mom and siblings; that is where all the training and experience comes on how to behave ; he is crying from loniness and of course, realize first that he is a baby and all training comes from that point; there is a toy call snuggle puppy which is fluffy has a beating heart and give off some heat ; about 22.00 ; the puppy will lie with it as if its siblings for some security ; then the crate is left open for pup to go in and out at will to get use to it ; to make it the best place in the house to go at his will; meanwhile you need to know your pups bathroom habits and signals and take him or her out often; early early in the morning b/c they can't hold it ; last thing before bedtime and perhaps in the middle of the night; no one said this is a picnic in the park in the beginning but you took the committment and now you have to make some sacrifices as well; if you train pup well you don't need mix signals such as puppy pads etc; if you are leaving for more than 2 hours then pup will mess in the crate ; no options b/c when you have to go you have to go ; be understanding that he misses his loved ones; he needs attention, training, patience and love to make the transition so you don't have problems later on; he is not an adult and all that he has known is gone; they need water and should be fed about 4 times a day, smaller meals or they will spit it up ; dry food expands in the belly ; I have raised several litters of pups and they didn't leave here until 10 weeks old ; fully trained and they cried with new owners; that is natural but you try to develop a secure, confident, trained dog; takes time and effort and should be done for all .

People need to take this seriously ; look at all the dogs in the pound; if you do this right , it will work but it takes work; anything in life worth doing and having takes work. This pup is counting on you so don't even think about crying and step up to the plate and stand by your option to have or not have a puppy;he had no choice , you did

Answer 5

This sounds like a good plan. After she sees that that crate is her home and she will have breaks to go outside she will not use the bathroom in her crate. Dogs are very clean animals they will hold it all night because they do not want to have a mess in their on personal area. When she is going to be alone for extended amounts of time you can get news papers and put them in a certin part of her crate. I had a puppy that took me forever to train I had eventually given up and tied her to the crate giving her about a 6 ft by 6 ft square that she could walk around in with her being ties to the crate. I put a puppy pad beside her crate because they soak u p better then newspaper does. after about 3 days she realized that this was the only place she was getting to be and didnt us the bathroom unless i left her alone for extended amounts of time then she used the puppy pad. She then got better and never had another accident which is when i let be a house dog instead of a tied to a crate dog. haha, This whole process took me about 2 weeks or less.

Answer 6

It may sound a little cruel but it works...
a. Let the dog out the crate as soon as you get home.
b. Give a command like lets potty or come it's potty time.
c. Give the dog a treat after it pottys.
d. pay some attention to it, not long... 5, 10 min telling her good dog and sounding excited that she did a good thing.
e. When you go to bed, take her outside again so it can pottie ...do the same thing you did the last time.
f. When you go to bed tell her ok night night go home! Take her to the crate.
g. The dog might start crying for the first few days of putting her in the crate but you just have to ignore it and it will stop.
It's not easy you will have to dedicate some time but eventually it will become routine and get easier. Trust me, it worked for my dog. I spent many sleepless times during her training period. Oh, and don't put anything in the crate and keep the crate inside the house close to your bed where the dog knows it's near you. Good luck!

Answer 7

Crate training takes at least a week and you just have to ignore the crying. Train as you would if you worked 1st shift. When you get home from work take him potty,fed him a little play a little then potty again before putting him in his crate and going to sleep. When you train with puppy pads you are telling him to go potty outside and inside on anything that feels like the pad. I would stick to normal outside training only. I would stick with the crate only too so you avoid any injuries with the metal border. He could chew it and hurt his mouth or try to climb it and get caught up.

Answer 8

a 7 week old pup needs to go potty about every 2-3 hours.
No giving it a large area without training first will give it the idea it can go wherever as you should never discipline unless you catch her doing her messes.
Get a book on crate training that should help you but remember most dogs don't get bladder control until 6-8 months old.

Answer 9

You want to make your puppy LIKE his crate...it needs to be a comfort zone for him. We did that with food....put in a morsel...when he went in to get it ON HIS OWN, we said the word "place", closed the door for 1/2 a second, let him out immediately, and gave him TONS of praise. It didn't take long at all before going in the crate when we said "place" from across the room was a FUN GAME and he loves his crate. Another...when he falls asleep in your lap, but him in there. If he wakes up right away (and we had this problem too) we disovered it was from something else. He was COLD. i bought one of the microwave heat up neck destresser thing, (this one actually had lavendar scent)..you know the thing that's about 1 1/2 ftt long, and you wrap it around your neck? I heated it, wrapped it in a towel, put it on his kennel, and he slept like a DREAM on it! It was WONDERFUL! Maybe it's just the warmth of you that he's missing. I don't recommend putting anything electrical...and be careful with hot water bottles b/c puppies might chew it..but that's also another option...jut don't use boiling water. You don't want to hurt him!
YES..if you fence the dog into a section of the hosue, put the crate in there...do NOT put the piddle-pads to close to his crate though. You don't want him to start peeing in his crate by mistake. That's another world of trouble right there.
GOOD LUCK!

Answer 10

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