I just have a question. I have a nine week old girl who is very good with using the potty on her pee pee pads. But I really want to crate train her to go outside, not in the house at all. However I am worried about her being too young (since she hasn't had all her shots, should I wait until she is twelve weeks?). She only weighs 1lb, 9 ounces, and lord, she just looks so small, and it is cold here in Georgia in the mornings and evenings, and........I don't know what to do. It seems if she got a hold to some virus, the poor thing wouldn't stand a chance. Soooooo, wait, or get started on the outside right away? (if we go outside, then that means I have to get the harness
, which likes about as much as you'd like someone sticking needles in your eyes
, but that's a whole nother thread!)
Also, at night, I have her wire crate inside of a 4x4 ex-pen, her puppy pad on one side, her water bottle on the cage, and her food. I have been leaving her door open to her crate so that she can get out and use the bathroom on the pad (which she's been doing pretty good the last couple of days), but again, is this good thing to do? I want her to be able to hold it through the night (I cut down the water and food intake at 8pm), not get into the habit of waking up every night to pee. She doesn't seem to have to boo-boo through the night, just pee-pee. If I cut off her water a little earlier, maybe we'd have better success?
I just want her to pee outside, basically!!! I guess what I am saying is, if I keep up with the pee-pee pad, is it going to be hard to transfer that to outside peeing when she is 16 weeks old and has had all her shots, or should I just get started now.
Sorry about the rambling.