I tried the "official" crate training last night. before i was leaving him in an area blocked off so that he could walk out of his crate to do his business.
last night i had to run an errond and i put him in his crate and he still wanted to play. he sat right down, didnt say a word and went right to sleep!
after i got home, i played with him some more, made sure he went potty before i went to bed and put him back in his crate. he slept till 7:30!!! i couldnt believe it. it was the first night since i got him that i had a decent nights sleep.
i think what my problem was, was that the crate was too big for him. he is 9wks old and 2 lbs. i put a cloth box in the back so that it made the crate smaller and only alowed him to turn around and lay down.
i thought for sure i was going to get woken up to let him out to do his business but he slept all through the night.
i am sure this will not be a regular pattern for him. I just wanted to share my 1st time success story with the crate. tonight i think i will put him on a chair next to my bed so he can see me. |