If you have time to spend with the puppy then let him out of the crate. Hold him, play with him, as soon as he looks like he may have to go potty take him out. Unless you are going to sit and stare at him in the cage and see when he is ready to pee he is not going to learn much. At his age he really has no control over where or when he pees. It is all about your timing. If you have things to do you can tether him to you so he is with you all the time. Just remember that you need to watch for when he has to go potty and get him outside in time.
Despite what you may have heard a young puppy will go potty in the crate if it has no other option. As I said a young puppy has no ability not to pee when it has to. A puppy that age is a lot of responsibility and is going to take a lot of training to make it a good member of your family. A cage is good for those times you absolutely cannot watch the puppy but you need to spend as much time as possible with him so he learns what is expected of him. |