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Originally Posted by marcerella02  Hi. First off. WELCOME!!! second.. i am a bit confused... if they are in an x-pen during the day with pee pads why do they go in their crate during the day?? it seems that THAT is where you are having your difficulties.. so why dont' they just stay in the x-pen? I found with layla it was MANY months before she slept through the night... she is 11 months and probably until she was 8 months she was up at 3:30.. i STILL wake up at 3:30 because i'm so used to it!. i used to hate hearing about those people who's pups held it!! but all i can say is hang in there... layla is now 11 months and she tells me when she has to go... (keep in mind we don't use the pee pads.. i'm not a huge fan) i wish i had some tips on how to train them to hold it.. but i think it is just time ... keep at it  let's see some PICTURES! |
Well, they are in their x-pen when we are at work, because we both work. On the weekends when we go out (to eat or run errands, no more than 3 hours) we sometimes x-pen them or crate them. Since we have been having troubles getting them to sleep more than 2-3 hours at a clip at night, we figured we'd do ourselves a favor trying to get them crate trained during the day (on weekends) and they would hold it better at night. But it doesn't work, because he is used to going whenever, leading to a weak bladder, and hence he goes in the crate. Also, if we were to ever travel, crate training would be essential so he wouldn't pee in it in our car.