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Romie · 09-08-2016, 07:07 AM

Hello All,

Im a proud new owner of a 9-week old male yorkie whos name is Romie! He's 1 LB as of now and is expected to be 4-5 LBS. This is our families first pet and are all just so in love with him. We are all older than 22 and do not have any infants in the house. That being said:

The Issue:

We are all in love with the pup and feel so bad when it crys. I need advice on how and when we should train the guy as we do understand hes just a baby. The issue really is his sleeping ... we are gathering mixed advice on the internet as to how and where he should be sleeping... We bought an adjustable crate so that we can crate train but he crys like crazy and we all feel so bad. I do understand this is normal but many sites say how he should "Love" to be in the crate and we should not make it as a prison but more as its home or territory ... problem is he keeps crying and we cant take him being sad. I can careless about the noise , its him being sad we all cant take...

What we have to work with:

adjustable crate
play pen
cusioned sleeping bed

Questions:

is it a good idea at this age to crate train where we have adjusted the crate so that he has just enough space to turn ? if not , when should we start doing this type of training and is this even the best method ?

Should the crate be in my room ? or should we seclude the crate where he can not hear anything or see anything ?

In order for him to love his crate , should we train to feed him in the crate ?

I JUST NEED OVER ALL HELP AND IDEAS AS TO WHAT I SHOULD DO AT THIS AGE!!!!

09-08-2016, 07:07 AM	#1
Romie YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Sep 2016 Location: Paramus, NJ, USA Posts: 2	9 week yorkie - NEED ADVICE ON SLEEPING Hello All, Im a proud new owner of a 9-week old male yorkie whos name is Romie! He's 1 LB as of now and is expected to be 4-5 LBS. This is our families first pet and are all just so in love with him. We are all older than 22 and do not have any infants in the house. That being said: The Issue: We are all in love with the pup and feel so bad when it crys. I need advice on how and when we should train the guy as we do understand hes just a baby. The issue really is his sleeping ... we are gathering mixed advice on the internet as to how and where he should be sleeping... We bought an adjustable crate so that we can crate train but he crys like crazy and we all feel so bad. I do understand this is normal but many sites say how he should "Love" to be in the crate and we should not make it as a prison but more as its home or territory ... problem is he keeps crying and we cant take him being sad. I can careless about the noise , its him being sad we all cant take... What we have to work with: adjustable crate play pen cusioned sleeping bed Questions: is it a good idea at this age to crate train where we have adjusted the crate so that he has just enough space to turn ? if not , when should we start doing this type of training and is this even the best method ? Should the crate be in my room ? or should we seclude the crate where he can not hear anything or see anything ? In order for him to love his crate , should we train to feed him in the crate ? I JUST NEED OVER ALL HELP AND IDEAS AS TO WHAT I SHOULD DO AT THIS AGE!!!!