If you want to train him to go outside and you want to crate train him you cannot put the pan in the crate. Crates are NOT for pottying.
He will eventually sleep through the night. Loki needed a 2am potty break until he was at least 8 months old. Totally normal. You'll get into the routine of it and he will go back to sleep. Even let Loki out at his normal time this morning 6:30 and he is snuggled back in with me now. You may have to predict these nighttime breaks until he is mature enough to tell you he needs to go.
As far as the pan - I would just move it outside. Then teach him to ring a bell or whatever so you can take him out. Probably the breeder had him trained but then in a new house he got all confused so you might as well just switch to whatever you want him to do. You've only had him a month. You can expect a few accidents but it WILL get better. If he's holding it 5 hours in the crate you'll be able to housetrain him. Loki never gets left more than 5 hours even now (he's almost 2) and he is outside trained. We never did pads or litter and yes there were a lot of accidents but that improved for while and then stopped as he got old enough to hold it. |