When my yorkie was little, I used a playpen for him. It was in our room and so he slept in there. As he got bigger, he figgered out he could jump out of it, so I went to a crate at night. During the day, he is in a large crate that is wire. He can see out, and it is big enough that I can put his bed, food, water and toys in there. I use to put puppy pads at one end of it but now don't have to as he does not go in there. I give him a treat every time he goes into the crate. Now, I don't have to use the crate at night as he just sleeps with us and stays on the bed. But when he use to wake up at night, the crate was a life saver. I have to have my sleep and with him in the crate, he learned that night time was not play time. Now he is only in his large crate when we are not home.
Theresa |