questions... please help. i have a couple of questions…
1.) how long does it take for a yorkie puppy to stop whining every time you leave him alone? my boy is 11 weeks and 2 days old, and i've had him for 2 weeks. every time i leave him in the morning to go to work, he cries like he's being dipped in hot oil! he's not locked in his crate, but i do keep him confined to the kitchen with his crate, so that he can sleep in the crate, but roam around the kitchen if he wants to. i'm not sure how long he cries after i've left, but i can hear him from outside the house! does anyone know if this will ever stop? if so, when?
also, if i want to housebreak Kash, should i be keeping him confined only to the crate and not the whole kitchen? and should i not let him sleep with me at night? he sleeps through the night and doesn't wake up, but i’ve been told if I want to housebreak him, then i have to keep him in the crate at night… i feel terrible about keeping him in a crate for so long.
2.) when should i move on to teaching Kash another command? i taught Kash how to sit, but it's only been a few days. but i'm not sure how many times i should go over it before i move on to laying down. right now, i get a treat, show it to him, say "sit" and he sits, and then i give him the treat. but sometimes, i won't even have to say "sit." he'll just see that i have a treat and he'll sit. which i guess is good, but i don't want to confuse him by trying to teach him to lay down.
thanks!
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