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Potty and crate training

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Participants in this thread:	Denis & Ana Paula eve.macnamara Kelly Dunbar lisa_736505 mindyjw samwhitaker1985 NIKOLE
Denis & ... Strasbourg, France 4 posts	Hello from Strasbourg, France! My wife and I just got a great 9-week-old Papillon puppy. We are crate-training him. After 2 days, he already goes into his crate by himself. However, after a couple of minutes, he starts whining and biting the wired door. We try not to let him out until he calms down…but sometimes, he goes crazy…should we let him out more often than every hour or so? Is he suffering from separation anxiety? Also, for potty training, he holds it very well until we take him to the kitchen where we put an absobing pad. Unfortunately, he does his business anywhere on the kitchen tiled floor but not on the pad which he tends to scratch, tear off and chew! Or uses it as a dog bed. We’ve tried putting his feces on the pad to show him…to no avail…maybe it’ll come. What do you reckon? Thank you!
eve.macnamara 7 posts	Hi there! You should congratulate yourself for your dog going to his crate in just 2 days! that’s a win! Anyway, about the whining and the biting, yes, your dog could be suffering some separation anxiety. In time, your dog will get used to it. As for the potty training, i came across this site about basic housetraining for puppies. you might find it helpfull to. click on this link: http://dogtime.com/housetraining-for-puppies.html
Kelly Dunbar Berkeley, CA 70 posts	Hang in there! Your pup is very young and also still adapting to his new environment. You have done well by getting him to go in his crate by himself so soon, good job!. It doesn’t sound like true separation anxiety to me, but rather like normal puppy whining/protest about being left in his crate when he’d rather be doing something else. To keep this from becoming a problem do not let him out when he’s fussing, wait until he calms down. Leaving him for an hour should be fine, but you can practice leaving him in there for shorter periods as well. The idea is to let him out while he’s calm and settled. The more you succeed in doing that the faster he’ll learn that patiently waiting for you is the behavior that gets him out for some playtime or a potty break. If he is calm for 30 minutes start there and each time to let him out add add two minutes to the amount of time you leave him and within two weeks he’ll be back at an hour in the crate at a time. Continue to gradually increase the time he stays in the crate but also the amount of time he hangs out supervised with you. As for his toilet training, I recommend a puppy playpen where he has more room than a crate, less room than your kitchen, and access to an appropriate doggy toilet. An example of an appropriate puppy playpen is illustrated here: http://dogtime.com/housetraining-playroom-0-to-... Keep up your good work and enjoy your pup.
Denis & ... Strasbourg, France 4 posts	Thank you both for a quick reply! It’s encouraging. I think we were afraid not to do well and wanted to do too much, too soon. I also started taking my pup downstairs ~~-outside~~-to relieve himself. That seems to work well. Today he took two very long breaks in the crate: twice two hours. And very little whining… Many thanks for such a detailed reply, Kelly. It’s really helpful. Cheers! Denis
Denis & ... Strasbourg, France 4 posts	by long breaks, I meant great naps!
lisa_736505 1 post	as for the potty training take him outside to potty every hour to the spot were u want him to go in keep doing it when you’re home in about a week or so or even less he wiill be visibly better i promise just keep in mind that he is young and like humans at a certain there bladders have to grow!
mindyjw Oak Park, IL 5 posts	We also have a young Papillon (10 weeks) and are having a lot of trouble crate training him. Every time he goes inside his crate he begins to whine within seconds. He also doesn’t want to go in the crate-he would rather be with us at all times. Treats are not working as a motivator-he would simply rather be with us. Any suggestions on how we can increase his desire to be in the crate?
Sep 1, 2008 1:34am samwhitaker1985 125 posts	hi, Some people worry that crate confinement is cruel, but if you do it right, your dog won’t see it that way at all. His crate can be a cozy den where he retreats from household chaos or just relaxes. And once he’s housetrained, your dog will have the run of the house as well as a nice little den of his own—just leave the door open for him. here are some guidelines: http://dogtime.com/housetraining-crate-training…
Sep 2, 2008 5:25am NIKOLE 46 posts	hello,, good to hear that you are training your dog, that’s the best thing you can give your dog.. it will not only help you but your dog as well.. using a crate is the easiest method in training, because it can help your dog learn how to control bladder and bowel control… important reminder.. The crate should not be used to keep your pup “out of sight, out of mind.” Give your puppy lots of breaks to stretch her legs and to play and bond with you. i suggests this site for more informative instructions… http://dogtime.com/crates.html http://dogtime.com/housetraining-for-puppies.html goodluck on your doggie,,, woof woof
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