Several member suggested me putting her crate by my bed. That was the best idea I'd found crate training! Since I'm not married, crate went in the bed with me and my other yorkie! I couldn't find a small crate, and the one I got would have been great for 2 yorkies, lol. It came with a divider, and I used that.
Much easier to hear them when they wimper to go out, if they are right with you at night. And if they can see you, they are less likely to bark and whine all night wanting company.
I took Venus out about 2 times in the night those first weeks. After a while, she'd only wake me 1 time.
And yes, crate needs to be blocked off to a small portion. They need to be able to stand up, and turn around in it.
If she messed her crate up, we still went straight outside when she woke me. That way she got used to me taking her outside to potty, when she'd wimper. When we got back inside, I'd clean the crate up again.
I used old tee shirts in her crate especially since I found she would poo in her bed that first week! Easier to wash, and I had a pile of old tee shirts.
Good luck with this. I got a wealth of info from YT members that first year I had Venus. I wish I'd found this board when I first got Adonis! |