Welcome to Yorkie Talk, yes this place is so very helpful!! Congrats on your new addition.
I have an 8 month old, and we brought him home at 7 wks. The first few nights we tried to crate him and that was impossible. We both work and could not even get to sleep with him howling all night long. If he did fall asleep it would be in the wee hours of the morning, but he would wake up before us and wake us up. Finally we just let him sleep in our bed (some people disagree with this) and since he has never cried, whined, or howled!!
As for the potty issue, puppies don't know how to control their badders yet. And yes they can go many times b/c it's still developing. We had Ranger on a set eating schedule as a wee pup; we fed him 3 times a day, first thing in the morning, in the afternoon, and then at dinner time (before 8 pm). After a few weeks he got used to the schedule and had a somewhat predictable potty pattern. He was a good at not pottying in bed, but the first few months we would take him out every hour or so to empty his bladder before bed.
Good Luck with your new puppy, and Im sure others will add advise/input as well!!
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