I am probably one of the only ones on here who don't use a crate. As for training, he really was pretty easy. He went outside from the very beginning. I didn't and don't know anything about waiting for vaccines
It is a tedious time but as was said before consistency is the key. I would take him out quite often and tell him to peepee and watched him all the time. If he started snifffing, he was out the door. I always stayed with him, of course, to tell him what a good boy he was. I was really lucky though and didn't have to leave him to go to work. He was mostly NEVER alone....can I say spoiled
