chriscude
Boxer Buddy
I'm new to this too but I've read that you should take up water before bedtime.
Conflicting comments regarding crate training
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Ohhh the crying is the worst!! I remember those nights and it broke my heart! We put a tshirt in w/ our scent with him and a clock outside the crate that supposedly mimics moms heart beat and had his kennel in our bedroom with us.
First few nights were hard but eventually he slept from10:30/11pm until 6/6:30am. As soon as we got up we'd put him on his leash bring him outside and say "Go potty" and praise him as soon as he finished peeing and said Good Potty!! and the same with "Go Poop" and now he can pretty much do either on command.
He is now almost 11 mos and no accidents in the house and will go into his crate when we say 'bedtime' and throw a treat in. We never force him in. He does occasionally sleep w/ us now, too.
They say dogs wont pee/poop where they sleep so crating is a great idea and helps a lot in my opinion.
Good luck!!!!
First few nights were hard but eventually he slept from10:30/11pm until 6/6:30am. As soon as we got up we'd put him on his leash bring him outside and say "Go potty" and praise him as soon as he finished peeing and said Good Potty!! and the same with "Go Poop" and now he can pretty much do either on command.
He is now almost 11 mos and no accidents in the house and will go into his crate when we say 'bedtime' and throw a treat in. We never force him in. He does occasionally sleep w/ us now, too.
They say dogs wont pee/poop where they sleep so crating is a great idea and helps a lot in my opinion.
Good luck!!!!
themarshalls
Boxer Pal
Oh my goodness we went through the same thing with our little Bella! In my opinion we got her a little earlier (she was barely 7 weeks when we got her) then my comfort so we had a lot of separation crying. The first week was AWEFUL. She cried and cried and no matter what my husband and I did she wouldn't stop unless we let her sleep in bed with us. What I tried was having her follow me to outside of her crate and guiding her into the crate while saying "go to bed" then giving her a treat once she was inside. Eventually I'd close the door and praise her with a treat (if she wasn't crying). I did put an old tshirt in the crate to try and comfort her, but be careful with that. The best advice was given to me by a friend and she said "your dog doesn't know an old shirt from a new shirt, nor old shoes from expensive name brand heels." So when you give them an old shirt of yours, that ultimately gives them permission to have access to all your shirts.
Side note, putting the crate in the bedroom is a very very good idea. It allows your baby to be around you and be comforted by your presence without them laying in your bed. Just be patient with your little one. There are a couple angles to crate training so I'd read up on it. It just depends what your little one responds to the best.
Side note, putting the crate in the bedroom is a very very good idea. It allows your baby to be around you and be comforted by your presence without them laying in your bed. Just be patient with your little one. There are a couple angles to crate training so I'd read up on it. It just depends what your little one responds to the best.
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