It's me again! I feel like a pest and a failure all at the same time
. We've had our puppy for 1 month now and the vet has told me that I really need to get her house broken. He says to use the crate method so I pulled her crate out of the basement. His instructions were to take her out every couple of hours to the wee wee pad and then return her to the crate. Take her out before eating and put her on pads and again before returning her to crate after a meal. We can take her out to play with her for a short period but to try and avoid letting her run around. She finally just stopped crying about being in the crate for about 1/2 hour (probably a soar throat). She can see me wherever I am so it's just a matter of not liking the confinement in her 'puppy penitentiary'. I hope I have the strength for this because she is just wetting and pooping all over the gated area but it kills me when she cries. Is this normal?
Am I doing this crate training method properly?
