Your baby is much too young to withhold any food and water. I don't crate my dogs at all. When they were in the potty training stage, I hooked an expen to the front of a wire crate. I put a blanket over the crate, making it den like, a wee-wee pad at the oposite end and a toy and nylabone and attach the water dish or water bottle to the pen. I always left the crate door open. During the day I took the puppy outside every hour to potty and play. NEVER did they run around the house before they were completely house trained. At night we would cuddle with them on the sofa, but taught them that was bonding time, not play time. |