Personally I think that at 12 weeks old, he is too young to be able to hold it when he has to go so putting him in a tiny crate where he has no other choice but to soil himself seems a bit cruel to me. Now when he's older, that's different but for right now, can't you just put him in an area where he can sleep,eat and have a potty pad? He will go on the pad because he'll have to go and he'll pick the farthest from his bed/eating area. You can then increase the size until you don't even have to to block him in a room and he will go to his pad and then you can faze that out until he's only going outside. That's what I do anyways and it seems to work but maybe others will join in. It sounds like you're a really good mommy and congrats on your baby! |