Thank you to all that made comments and suggestions on training FiFi. I need to first clarify that when Isaid basement, I did not mean basement in the normal sense. The first floor has an outside door (yard) and my son's bedroom. It also has a den type room there as well. FiFi (yorkie) is in a crate next to our other dog (6 month old bigon mix). This crate is in the den area and next to my son't room. Neither dog whines when they are placed in their crate. In fact, FiFi doesn't whine in at all unless she has to go to the bathroom. I even put her in it at my work and she doesn't whine when she goes in or when I come into the room to take her out (unless she has to go to the bathroom). For whatever reason, the past few nights she seems to be holding it longer (I think). I fell asleep on the sofa last night at 9:00 pm. She was asleep in her little chair bed. I was awaken by a kid at 11:00 and noticed that she went on her pad at some point. I fell back to sleep and woke at 1:30am. I again noticed that the pad was wet (in fact, pooped on). I let her outside and then put her into her crate. She went in quietly and stayed quiet until about 6 am. I probably should have came down to let her out before she whined but I was actually enjoying sleeping a little past her normal 4 am or 5 am whine. I have been trying to let her whine, ignore it and then let her out a bit after. Knock wood, but the crate has been dry for a few days. One reader posted that I mentioned that I get home late anyway. Correction: Only on the weekends do I get in at 3:00 am (part-time night club job). The rest of the week I would love to sleep a normal night schedule. The crate is divided into a smalll area. When she had messed the crate she seemed to sit in it with no problem. Tonight I am going to try and go to sleep soon (midnight now) and ignore her until 6 am. Hope it works. There was one person who posted something about shaking the crate if she cries before that. I think, for tonight, I will keep it covered (I have done this the past few nights) and ignore her until about 6 am. If she whines before that I will make sure that I do not take her out while she is doing that. I will try and get her before, or after, her morning " I got to go out whine." I hope this works. Ok....off to sleep. Well, first I have to wake them up and take them outside and then put them into their crate. Ok.done. Into the crate for her. Good luck to me. By the way, for those you you with the techniques: DId your puppies when this amount (1 1/2 lbs)? I am going to try it this way for a night or two (I figure). If this doesn't work then I will sleep down there on the sofa and either try the "no" technique or take her up to the room and try it (Oh, I don't know...laughin). Actually, she is doing better but I should stop there before I jink myself (
. Night...I hope. - Kathy