Hi yall!
I have a couple of questions, I just got a new 9-week old puppy last week and was wondering about a crate training schedule. Right now, I'm trying to put Ellie girl into the crate for a couple of hours at a time while I work in the same room to ensure that 1.) she calms down 2.) she sleeps 3.) to get her used to the crate itself. She usually falls asleep relatively quickly which is nice but I want to get her to the point where she really wants to use her crate as a place to fall asleep. Therein lies my first question, how much should I stick to a routine of walk/bathroom, play, eat, bathroom, crate? Then my follow up question is that I have a bed in the same penned off area, should I take out the bed as a way to ensure she uses the crate then reintroduce the bed once she's a bit older? Thanks! This site has helped me alot!
I have a couple of questions, I just got a new 9-week old puppy last week and was wondering about a crate training schedule. Right now, I'm trying to put Ellie girl into the crate for a couple of hours at a time while I work in the same room to ensure that 1.) she calms down 2.) she sleeps 3.) to get her used to the crate itself. She usually falls asleep relatively quickly which is nice but I want to get her to the point where she really wants to use her crate as a place to fall asleep. Therein lies my first question, how much should I stick to a routine of walk/bathroom, play, eat, bathroom, crate? Then my follow up question is that I have a bed in the same penned off area, should I take out the bed as a way to ensure she uses the crate then reintroduce the bed once she's a bit older? Thanks! This site has helped me alot!