 Am I doing this wrong?
I am a new yorkie mom and have had my baby for only 4 nights. We are trying to crate train him but last night almost did me in. He cried and whined for 1 hour and 50 minutes. I have been taking him outside every 2 hours to use the bathroom. Sometimes he will sometimes he won't. I did find that leaving a little light on has helped. He has a blanket and several toys in his crate. Usually by 6 am I am so tired and desperate for sleep that I wind up putting him in the bed with me.
During the daytime he has been allowed to move about all over the house. I really think I should have him in the crate because he will have to be in it 3-4 hours daily while we work. Thats the only reason that he needs to be in the crate.
Its just so hard to listen to him cry. I know that if I just stick to it we will get it down in a few days. Any advice?????? |