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Originally Posted by TJCYorkie Good News! 
Maci slept in her crate all night last night and never made a peep until this morning! She went a good 7hrs! Plus, she even used the pee pad that we placed in her crate!
I spent a good amount of time training her on the crate as suggested. I first placed the treat in the crate, and she went in and got it. I then started placing her in the crate for longer periods of time each time, and then rewarding her after letting her out. Thanks for the tip! 
We did leave the television on last night, which might have calmed her as well. Who knows...we'll just have to keep experimenting! |
Yea!! Good for Maci. I just want to point out one thing. Placing the pee-pad in the crate is not the traditional use of the crate. Ideally you want her to hold it while in her crate and the pee pad encourages her to go potty in her crate. So, if you are planning to "crate train" her in the traditional sense, you should remove the pee-pad from the crate because you do not want her to learn it's OK to potty in there. UNLESS you *always* plan on using pee pads inside the crate, then it's fine. If you plan on training her to go outside, then don't put the pad in the crate. If you are ONLY planning to use pee-pads, then I suppose that is a good way to get her started since she will choose to go on the pee-pad by default.
Does that make sense? I just want to make sure you are clear on what set-up is best for each situation. Good luck!!
