This was very informing guys. I just came from the vet getting Bailey's 9 week shots and they told me that I should be crating him to help him become housetrained. Right now, I leave him in the bathroom while I'm at work (with door open and half of the bathroom blocked off - even though he now climbs over his house to get to the other side, but I bought another gate) and he just barks when I leave. Should I just ignore him? Also I let him sleep in my bed at night (well last night, I put his crate on my bed next to me and he slept in there) and normally he gets up and potty's on the bed somewhere at the bottom. I know that's not good and he is establishing very awful habits. How long should I keep him in the crate at night? Or should I just place him back in the bathroom at night? |