She settled nicely in
her crate at night time.
Accidents are not the biggest concern with taking a puppy out of
his crate at night time however.
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crated at night I spent some
time with him and hes so sweet but I just my main worry is about the little guy being alone during the day for a couple hours...
The
crate should be kept in this area with the cage door open except during «quiet
time» training (see our Housebreaking page) and
at night.
Is 7 hours
at night and 6 hours during the day too much
time for a puppy to be
crated, or would you suggest continuing to
crate him
at night?
Crate trained, she goes in well
at night or for short periods of
time, with a treat for a little coaxing.
If your dog will need to travel frequently or be confined when guests visit or
at night -
time, you could also consider investing in a large transport
crate that can be your dogs «den».
If you're planning to
crate your dog
at night (which I would highly advise, especially
at first) you'll need to work on that after he's become accustomed to staying in there for hours
at a
time.
One
night, I decided that that boy had to change his lifestyle, and, since I had no trap
at the
time, I grabbed him and eventually managed to get him into a dog
crate and then to the vets.
Your puppy should sleep in their
crate at night and be placed there when you're not
at home or able to supervise them but allowed out for plenty of exercise
time.
I was wondering about the span of
time in the
crate specifically
at night.
A puppy is best kept in a small indoor
crate or pen
at night until they are old enough to hold off the need to potty for several hours
at a
time.
[quote = ocexpress] I was wondering about the span of
time in the
crate specifically
at night.
Puppies are started on litter box training
at age 3.5 weeks and
night time crating starting
at 6 weeks.
If she's only being
crated at the same
time every
night, then she may be learning that the
crate ALWAYS means she's about to be locked in and abandoned.
Due to the denning instinct a puppy or adult dog will not do their business where they sleep, so when the pup is in the
crate at night they will let you know by whining or barking they need to be put out for bathroom
time.
For example, if your dog is
crated all day while you're
at work and then
crated again all
night, he's spending too much
time in too small a space.
Once your dog will stay quietly in the
crate for about 30 minutes with you out of sight the majority of the
time, you can begin leaving him
crated when you're gone for short
time periods and / or letting him sleep there
at night.
In most households, this means
crating or otherwise confining the puppy any
time that an adult is not able to actively supervise, including
at night, when away from home, or while preoccupied with another task (such as a phone call).
Crate training also helps minimize stress during
times of emergency, while boarding in a kennel or while spending a
night at the vet clinic.
If you keep his
crate near your bed
at night you will be able to wake up in
time to take him outside before he soils his
crate.
3) we have 2
crates, a small one in the family room while she's still little and another that's large in my bedroom (currently divided in half) for when she sleeps
at night and eventually for her alone
time.
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.
Dog
crate training
at night compels your pet to restrain himself from excreting whenever he feels the urge and eliminate only
at certain
times and
at certain places.
He does sleep in his
crate at night, but we don't want to leave him in his
crate during the day for any length of
time.
Parker is
crated at night and
at times during the day.
Once your dog will stay quietly in the
crate for about 30 minutes with you mostly out of sight, you can begin leaving him
crated when you're gone for short
time periods and / or letting him sleep there
at night.
You will be
crating the puppy in the closed
crate at night by your bed, during this
time.
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.