Hello, Kathy!
I cannot stress to you enough; if you take her out when she whines, you have taught her how to get out of her crate! She will begin tio whine anytime she want out ans will pretend she has to go potty when she is bored and wants out to play.
You CANNOT continue to do this or it will never change. Understand that 1 of 2 things are to happen in dog training. Either a) you train her, or b) she is training you. Right now, she is training you. You have given her 0 reasons to hold it in her crate; it's easier to whine and get out of her crate!
You need to shorten her crate with shoeboxes or buy a precision crate with a divider and make it so small that if she pees or poops, she will haev to lay in it. Point Blank! I train 6- 10 puppies per month and my method works EVERYTIME! I promise it works and there are no shortcuts.
When she whines, shake her crate (put it next to your bed with a blanket over it) and say "QUIET" in a stern, manly voice (even if you are female). Make sure you say quiet after you finishes shaking the crate. this works on even the nost resistant pups and you can do this while you are asleep!
Do not take her out. Who cares if she potties in there?? Make her sit in it until morning, when you a e good and ready to clean it up. She will learn; you are the master and you control when she gets out.
If you'd like help, I will help you, but you cannot make excuses, you just have to do it.
When I first enrolled my dogs in training, I made lots of excuses and the trainers had to make me be quiet and listen like a little child. Now I know; no excuses! Trust me, this method works. Also, one other Yorkie mom had a good method that was similar with the clock and the cover over it. i suspect your puppy needs a deterrent, though. So shake the crate or hit the top of it while the crate is covered by a blanket. She will learn to love her crate becasue it is keeping her safe form the "force" that is shaking and hitting her crate (which she won't know is you). It always works, unless it is a grown dog, which may need a training collar.
I have 3 Yorkies and none cry or bark in their crate anymore. I have 6- 10 puppies per month and none are allowed to cry or whine in their crates. The longest it took to break one pup was 2 weeks. So you are two weeks away from a good night's rest if you heed this advice1
