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Discussion starter · #22 ·
Boy that was a long night!!!
Made worse by the fact my son is ill and has been up since two o'clock coughing (then he was sick yuck!)
Buddy loves going in the crate but hates having the door shut so we had lots of howling last night.

I did get up at 5am with him and was too slow to open the door and he did a wee by the door opps.

However he did do a number 2 outside yay!! then one inside opps

God you can tell im totally inexperienced !

Me and the kids all got up and ive put him back in the crate with door shut ,lots of howling again!! finally he fell asleep ,he's just woke up so ive let him out for a play.

Hope im doing this right??? it's hard work new mums!!!

Thought if i kept putting him in the crate in the day with door shut for a bit he will hopefully get used to it???
 
#24 ·
DONNA said:
Boy that was a long night!!!
Made worse by the fact my son is ill and has been up since two o'clock coughing (then he was sick yuck!)
Buddy loves going in the crate but hates having the door shut so we had lots of howling last night.

I did get up at 5am with him and was too slow to open the door and he did a wee by the door opps.

However he did do a number 2 outside yay!! then one inside opps

God you can tell im totally inexperienced !

Me and the kids all got up and ive put him back in the crate with door shut ,lots of howling again!! finally he fell asleep ,he's just woke up so ive let him out for a play.

Hope im doing this right??? it's hard work new mums!!!

Thought if i kept putting him in the crate in the day with door shut for a bit he will hopefully get used to it???
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Firstly, I hope your son is feeling better today, it's horrid when they are poorly isn't it, but boy did he choose the wrong night to get sick hey!

Your post is really refreshing as we seem to have had a few impeccably behaved young pups going home and coping with the crate and sleeping all night straight away, so thank you Buddy for giving me a reality check!

I read that you should use the crate throughout the day, keep closing the door randomly, then opening it, saying nothing and making no fuss?? You have probably read the same so I'd say keep doing what you are doing. Give him his Kong in the crate and close the door too.

I hope you have a lovely first full day with Buddy, and that tonight is better for all of you. Keep us posted!! xx
 
#25 ·
Donna you're doing really well. Just keep up the consistency and Buddy will get there. Honest. You may have a number of disturbed nights along the way but keep looking at the bigger picture.

I have a very good friend down the road and we are both at opposite ends of the spectrum as far as crate training is concerned! With her puppy she slept downstairs on the sofa and let her out during the night whenever she woke up and whined. Within about 3 or 4 weeks her pup was going through the night. She is of the 'you never, ever make them resort to toileting in their crate' school.

Personally, I put Rufus' bed one end of the crate and a puppy training pad the other. I gave him a mad play time between 11 and 11.30pm (that was the hardest bit for me as I was desperate to go to bed!), took him out to do his business and then popped him in his crate. I then did not even look at him until the morning at about 6am. He never pooped in his crate and by the third night he was dry. He stopped whining at night too as he realised that whining did not have an effect.

Both my friend and I have happy secure dogs. We reached the same goal by different methods. I guess you just need to decide which method to go for and stick with it. With my method it will take a little longer if you give in to the whinings though as Buddy will know that eventually you will come if he carries on long enough. The only time I would change my approach would be if I had a less mature pup who was physically unable to hold on until morning. Most 8 week olds will be capable.

Hope your son feels better soon! Enjoy today!!!!!

Karen and Rufus xx
 
Discussion starter · #26 ·
Thanks for advice,yea i put a puppy pad in half the crate,he did do a wee in there last night but he fell asleep down stairs at 9pm and i couldnt wake him tryed to get him to go for a wee at 11 but he was dead to the world so im hopeing he was whineing so much in the morning because he needed to do a poo (which he did when let out)
By the way poo fans who know how much the picking up of poo freaked me out ,it didnt smell and it was hard AND i picked it up :D

Think all made worse because of Jake he has Cystic Fibrosis and he hasnt been well for a week so i just couldnt sleep worrying about him while i listened to him coughing (he just coughs and coughs and theres nothing we can do)

Anyway hes at the hospital today so im just praying they dont want to keep him in!!

Would you believe it ive cleaned whole house shipped off daughter to sports club come in the lounge and Buddy is fast a sleep under the foot stool again (i might join him ha ha)

It so hard to ignore him but your right he seems to settle better if he's not the center of attention.
 
Discussion starter · #27 ·
Forgot to ask .is anyone else using orijen puppy food ,i must be thick because i cant work out how much Buddy should be having ?

Ive weighed him and hes 3.3kg (big boy!) but the amounts on the back dont make sense or am i being stupid?
 
#28 ·
DONNA said:
Forgot to ask .is anyone else using orijen puppy food ,i must be thick because i cant work out how much Buddy should be having ?

Ive weighed him and hes 3.3kg (big boy!) but the amounts on the back dont make sense or am i being stupid?
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I can't make out the instructions either :confused::confused: if you give him two handfuls and leave that with him for about half an hour, anything he doesn't eat take away until the next feed time. Let him tell you when he's full.

You're doing good. Julia xx
 
#29 ·
DONNA said:
Forgot to ask .is anyone else using orijen puppy food ,i must be thick because i cant work out how much Buddy should be having ?

Ive weighed him and hes 3.3kg (big boy!) but the amounts on the back dont make sense or am i being stupid?
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Hi Donna, hope Buddy enjoyed his first night home and you are not too tired!

I thought the feeding guide on the back of the back was weird too. Try this.

http://www.orijenpetfoods.co.uk/acatalog/orijen_feeding_guide.pdf
 
Discussion starter · #34 ·
Hi Pip,mines a savic cottage dog crate its a 30" one,dosnt have a divider but dosnt need one as its not too big,i ordered online cant remember which store sorry.

Really i should of got a 36" one as Buddys quite large but this is fine for now.
 
Discussion starter · #36 ·
Well the liver treats for toilet training are fantastic he's even getting up going to the door to go out,he did a wee and i told him to come back in but he wasnt having it and what do you know he needed a number 2 ,he's better at this then me haha

Stupid question but how long do pups sleep in the day?? he's so carm weve palyed abit but he's just happy to sleep at my feet.

Oh he's meet some of the neighbours and the postman good start for first full day.
 
#37 ·
Hi Donna

Great to hear that Buddy's home safely, but so sorry that your son is poorly - what a night you've had, I'm sure you're so tired.

Just to make you feel a bit better we had a fab start with Biscuit going in the crate with door shut at night, but have gone backwards at the end of last week where she howls and cries when we go to bed :eek: We've been firm and ignored her as she is let out to do a wee when we go to bed at midnight. She's SO loud!!! She sounds like a seagull who has got it's foot stuck in a mangle :D

It's such hard work, and a few steps forwards, then one back, but each day does get easier. I think you're doing brilliantly. Best wishes, Karen x
 
#38 ·
We didn't put Dexter back into his crate after his 5 am wee in the garden in the end. He sounded so mournful being put back into his crate- he now comes for early morning cuddles on our bed and he just goes straight back to sleep. He knows he has to be on his best behaviour and he just loves being in our company.
 
Discussion starter · #39 ·
dogtastic said:
Hi Donna

Great to hear that Buddy's home safely, but so sorry that your son is poorly - what a night you've had, I'm sure you're so tired.

Just to make you feel a bit better we had a fab start with Biscuit going in the crate with door shut at night, but have gone backwards at the end of last week where she howls and cries when we go to bed :eek: We've been firm and ignored her as she is let out to do a wee when we go to bed at midnight. She's SO loud!!! She sounds like a seagull who has got it's foot stuck in a mangle :D

It's such hard work, and a few steps forwards, then one back, but each day does get easier. I think you're doing brilliantly. Best wishes, Karen x
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I so agree ive never heard a noise like it ,it scared me to death first time i heard it.
Hes just having a mad half hour at the moment and has been chasing the neighbours kids around.
 
#40 ·
Hi Donna ... missed that one I thought you were picking hmi up today. I hope all has gone well at the hospital with your son and that he has nt had to stay in. Your pictures are great of Buddy and he sounds to be doing great, it will get easier, he is just a baby away from his mum getting used to his new home. It'll all settle down, take care hope you get some sleep...that puppy crying sure does tug on the heart strings x
 
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