Wish me luck... OK, so after having Tucker home for almost three months we are about to embark on crate training. I didn't do it before because it made me sad to think about him all alone in a little cage so I opted to leave him in a large X-pen in our bedroom with lots of room to move around and play in. Well... after coming home to dried poopy paw prints all over the floor and dried poop caked on him several times and due to the fact that he is apparently Houdini puppy and has escaped his X-pen three times, we are going to attempt crate training. He is pretty good at holding his pee now that he is almost six months old so I'm confident that he'll do well with it after the initial transition period. Do you think I am doing the right thing? Any suggestions on how to start? |
Aww good luck. I haven't tried crating Lexie but from what I've read on it, start slowly. Put some treats in there and leave him for just a few minutes and make it a happy experience. Increase the time little by little. Toys and treats. We didn't crate Lexie. We did the play pen thing and it worked well for us. I was working full time when I got her so I definitely didn't want her crated for 8 hours a day. The playpen was like a condo for her and she had plenty of room to move around...she even ran laps sometimes lol I'm sure somebody with actual experience can give you better advice :p |
Good luck! & that pic in your avatar is just so cute! |
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