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rachelcb80 · 10-25-2007, 04:35 AM

Max will be 10 weeks old this Saturday. I've had him almost two weeks now. I've been doing strict crate training during the day but not at night. At night I put him in a playpen with wee-wee pads down and his crate in there. I have an 8 month old that just started sleeping through the night a little bit ago. Well until about 4am anyways when she wakes to nurse, but then goes back to sleep. My 2 year old wakes at 6am on the dot and is ready for the day. So needless to say, I just do not want to wake at 1:00 or 2:00 in the morning for the dog to take him out. My question is this; about how old will he be when I can expect him to be able to wait to go potty until about 4:00 or 5:00? I take him out for the last time at around 10pm so I'm looking for a 6 or 7 hour holding time. I don't want to put him in the crate all night long before it's reasonable to expect him to hold it.

10-25-2007, 04:35 AM	#1
rachelcb80 Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Mississippi Posts: 80	Just another crate training question Max will be 10 weeks old this Saturday. I've had him almost two weeks now. I've been doing strict crate training during the day but not at night. At night I put him in a playpen with wee-wee pads down and his crate in there. I have an 8 month old that just started sleeping through the night a little bit ago. Well until about 4am anyways when she wakes to nurse, but then goes back to sleep. My 2 year old wakes at 6am on the dot and is ready for the day. So needless to say, I just do not want to wake at 1:00 or 2:00 in the morning for the dog to take him out. My question is this; about how old will he be when I can expect him to be able to wait to go potty until about 4:00 or 5:00? I take him out for the last time at around 10pm so I'm looking for a 6 or 7 hour holding time. I don't want to put him in the crate all night long before it's reasonable to expect him to hold it.