Pup is 8 weeks old. Home Saturday evening...crated him for the night at 10pm. up at midnight ,3am then up for the morning at 6am. 10-15 min howl / whine sessions prior to each. fingers through the crate door and verbal to sooth him.
with some treat coaxing (small pieces of turkey dogs..any other recommendations out there?) he napped on his own in the open crate a lot Sunday. in and out a lot with the door open...seems to be very comfortable like that.
then night 2 was much better. down at 11pm. I woke him up at 3:45 to pee. Then up for the morning at 6:30.
Question...what are the tips for crating during the day. He seems fine when we are right there and he's sleepy. Aside from getting him tuckered out what are some success methods you've used to crate them so they don't howl the whole time??
with some treat coaxing (small pieces of turkey dogs..any other recommendations out there?) he napped on his own in the open crate a lot Sunday. in and out a lot with the door open...seems to be very comfortable like that.
then night 2 was much better. down at 11pm. I woke him up at 3:45 to pee. Then up for the morning at 6:30.
Question...what are the tips for crating during the day. He seems fine when we are right there and he's sleepy. Aside from getting him tuckered out what are some success methods you've used to crate them so they don't howl the whole time??