In the beginning you are going to need to paper or peepad the whole area that you are confining him. Be it either an x-pen, kitchen or bathroom. There are people who have set up an x-pen or bathroom with the crate inside. The whole area is papered and the puppy should have access to go in and out of the crate at will, when you are gone. (when you are there. The crate should be used to confine him when you cannot keep an eye on him and to help in learn bladder control)
the reason you paper the whole area of confinement, is because your puppy will have no choice but to go on the paper or pee pad. When he starts to favor one area over the other, you can begin removing very small sections of paper at a time so that you are freeing up some floor space and he begins to learn to use only the papered part of the floor. After a while, you are down to a small area or a peepad that he has learned to use.
I recommend that you confine him to a smaller area if possible. That way you don't have so much to paper to use and remove. |