You will be crating the puppy in
the closed crate at night by your bed, during this time.
Not exact matches
At night, I placed the
crate close to my bed, and if she was fussy, I tapped on top, or wiggled my fingers through the openings to distract her.
At night, he knows the routine by heart: As soon as I get out a treat, I break it in half and give him a piece and then he dashes upstairs into the
crate and waits for the second half and the gate to be
closed.
What I'd recommend is
crating your pup
at night — or even having her in your bed, so she's
close to you, and you can wake up when she does and take her out when she needs a nighttime poop.
This includes being left alone
at night, so you might want to think about bringing the dog inside and
closer to others (see
Crate Training below).
Bring her bed or
crate into your bedroom
at night so she can be
close to you.
The thing with
closing the door on him when
crated at night before
crate training is: They do not see this the same as being
crated during the day.
He is very receptive and enjoys being in his
crate — this is his den, although I have been
closing the door a few times throughout the day without much trouble
at night he tells you exactly what he thinks.
One way to be proactive about this is to keep the puppy's
crate close to your bed
at night so you can hear when they wake up or cry to go out.
The puppy may feel worst
at night when everything is quiet and he's
closed in a
crate in an unfamiliar place without the reassuring presence of his siblings and mother.
He does sleep with his human in bed
at night as he doesn't like the
crate at night and wants to be
close to his person.
In the first few days, you will have the dog
crate by your bed
at nights —
closed — or (if possible) open only on the top so you can reach in to stroke your puppy when needed.
If the
crate is small enough and portable from the day - time location, put the
crate next to your bed
at night and,
at night only, you can
close the door
at this stage: Most puppies will accept being shut in,
at night, if you are right next to them.