IMO putting paper in his crate is only going to make him think he can go in his crate. Of course being a puppy I'm sure that his crate is big for him....This is what I did...I bought one of those cat beds with the hood (the entire front of it is opened). I made a little pillow, for the bottom, and a blanket. I pulled the bed right to the front of the crate so when she is in bed she can't get out...I make sure she goes pee/poop on her pee pad before going to bed....she usually whine if she didn't completely empty her bladder, I take her back to the pad, she pees, and then back in the crate. Lillie has NEVER pee'd or pooped in her crate. When I first got Sadie I made a pillow to fit the crate so, she had plenty of room to roam in it...she did start peeing and pooping in her crate...(Sadie was my first) so I tried the cat bed and not giving her "room to roam" and it worked fine.
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