Night time training my 9 week old puppy?

Question

We've had our puppy for 4 days now. We are very consistent with her when we are home (times for outside potty, walking, playing). My question is this; when she is in her pen at night, how often should I succume to her crying and go to her? She has papers in her pen and does use them, but I don't want her to get into the habit of waking me up 4/5 times a night. However, she is only 9 weeks old, new to my home and I'm sure lonely in her pen by herself. I'm not quite sure what the "normal" thing to do is. Any suggestions?

Ok, Alyssa...geeze easy girl. What do I do during the day? Put her in a crate with no food or water? THAT's cruel. I will take your advice on the other...but during the day?

Answer 1

Okay, first, she should not be in a pen, she should be in a crate. Period. The entire point of crate training is to limit the space she's in. Putting papers in a pen is the lazy way out, and it's not potty training, it's potty redirection. And she's a BABY. 9 weeks is barely away from mom! She's going to wake you up many times per night and you need to get over it, get up, and take her to the yard to go potty! She's never going to learn if you refuse to do your part. If you didn't want to go through potty training you shouldn't have bought a puppy! Put her in a crate and get up every time she cries. And throw out the friggin' papers. Dogs go OUTSIDE to potty. You're not going to like it when she takes a whiz on any random paper object you leave on the floor, so don't train her to do it.

When you get up with her at night, just don't talk to her or give her any playtime or anything. Take her outside, wait for her to potty, tell her good girl, back in the crate, and go straight back to bed. She'll quickly learn that whining only gets her a potty break, not attention, and she'll limit her cries to when she really needs it- and when she reallys needs it, you HAVE to let her out and not resort to letting her pee in her own space!! How would you like to be locked in your bedroom and have to pee in a corner on the carpet? It's not a polite thing to ask of any living thing.

It also helps if you feed dinner early (5ish) and take water away 2 hours before bed time- NEVER leave water down overnight, or you'll just compound the problem. The crate should have nothing but a soft bed in it, and possibly one or two indestructible and inedible toys in case she wakes up and needs amusement.

EDIT: You asked for advice on night time training. At night, a puppy should not have food or water. I did not say to take the food and water away during the day time. And I am not trying to sound harsh, but this is about the tenth question I've answered where it sounds like the owners of new puppies expect their pups to be perfect from day one, and it's frustrating to hear that people are so impatient with such a young animal.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

I don't think putting paper in the pen (crate?) is the 'lazy way out' - the pup has to have somewhere to get if she can't hold it!

I would think 3 times a night to wee is perfectly adequate. But MAKE IT SET TIMES, say 10pm, 2am and 6am. If she doesn't tend to wee at these times, or there are different times she's wees at, then change to these times instead. But if you keep going to her at all kinds of time during the night, she's never going to learn what the nightime routine is.

Really everyone has different methods - some people say never ever leave a 9 week old alone at all, but I say this is the age they need to start learning this sort of thing - and ALL dogs need routine. Yes I know in the wild the dog's would be with their mothers most of the time, but you're not a dog. If you get into the habit of pandering to the dog every time she cries, she'll grow up spoiled and completely out of control.

The important thing to do is establish a routine and stick to it. Every dog, like a child, is different - you can decrease the night time wees according to the pup - if she starts to need wees less often, take her less often, until she's holding it all through the night. It's the same thing as potty training a human child really!

Chalice

Answer 4

I actually just got a 8 weeks old puppy 4-5 days ago too, mine is almost house broken, the first few days I put him down stair in her pen, he was like yours crying none stop.
I let him sleep on my bed, he sleep with me all night, didn't wake up until about 7am. It was so easy to potty train him after I start sleeping with him, he never pee on my bed once, and he let me know if he want to go out to the yard at night by using body language- since I can read it better, because he's next to me on the bed.
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Answer 5

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Answer 6

Here's what I did with my puppy. We got her at 12 weeks. The first week I set an alarm to get up and take her to "potty". Then when we went to the vet for another set of shots the tech told me to stop cause I was training her to go at night. I stopped and just got up earlier to ensure she didn't mess up in her crate. (Plus she gets no food or water after 7 p.m.) I would take her to potty again about 11 or so at night and she would get up around 6 and have to go potty. Now she's 18 weeks and goes out for the last time of the night at 10 and sleeps til 6 and sometimes 7 or 8 with no messes in her crate.

Answer 7

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Answer 9

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Answer 10

i merely have been given a clean pup approximately 5 weeks in the past and that i will permit you be attentive to my journey... ignore with regard to the whine. for specific she would be waiting to maintain doing that in case you shop giving her interest each and each time she whines. in case you ignore approximately her, after 2-3 days, she would be waiting to provide up whining at nighttime. yet do determine you nevertheless deliver her out to potty each 2-3 hours. you additionally can ensure that she completed all her agencies before you place her interior the crate, so which you be attentive to that she whines isn't because of the fact of that reason. oftentimes, at her age, she must be waiting to hold for 2-3 hours. 3 hours before mattress time, do away along with her water bowl. in case you think of she is thirsty, case in point, after enjoying confusing, you are able to provide her an ice cube to lick. for my pup, ticking clock did no longer paintings for him. yet i be attentive to that it works for some doggies. some stated to apply towel to wrap a warm water bottle and permit the pup sleep beside it so as that it reminds her of her littermates. notwithstanding, i grew to become into scared that my pup might merely chew it, so i did no longer do this the two. additionally, do no longer basically crate her at nighttime, crate her for few situations in the time of the day to boot, case in point while she naps interior the afternoon or in case you're no longer waiting to observe her (cooking), positioned her in her crate along with her fave toys and a few treats. i completely be attentive to the type you experience and it particularly is easily problematical. you desire to coach her yet on a similar time you adore her plenty which you do no longer desire her to experience abandoned. the 1st 2 weeks is the toughest. wait and notice! sturdy success ^_^