Crate training a new puppy?! *pics*

[BroadfordQueen]

Me and my OH are now the proud owners of a short legged, miniture tan and white Jack russell bitch named Bella She is beautiful, and has already picked up toilet training at 8 1/2 weeks old (we still have the odd accident but only about 1 a day now!).
We are crate training her, which is proving difficult. She craves mine and my OH's attention and she cries even when we are still in the room with her and she is in her crate. We've made it really homely, feed her in there so she associates it with a happy place, she is never put in there as a punishment and we play with her in there so she doesn't feel too isolated. Is she just too young? She sleeps in there at night and, after about 10 minutes of crying, she falls to sleep and sleeps through till about 6am (when we take her outside for the toilet- and then when she comes back in she will NOT settle back in the crate!). She isn't scared of her crate whatsoever, she just hates not being with us. She is only left for about an hour and a half a day- should we increase this so she isn't spending too much time with us and gets used to being alone?
She needs the crate by the way, our landlord said we can only have a dog if it goes in a crate when we aren't around which is fair enough!

Anyway here are some pics of Bella

 

[MurphysMinder]

She is gorgeous. It sounds like you are doing really well with the crate training as presumably you have only had her a few days. Don't worry about her crying in the crate, of course she would rather be sitting on your knee but she will soon get used to it. During the day pop her in there and just go out of the room for a short while, once she has settled you can go back in. Gradually build up the time you are leaving her like this and she will soon get the idea, particularly as she is sleeping through the night already. I suspect at 6 am she is just ready for a good play, do you get up then or is she back in the crate for a while? I'm sure Cayla will be able to give more advice on crate training when she comes on here.

 

[Vizslak]

Meeep! Cute! And beautifully marked! Ask Cayla for a crate training guide. x

 

[equestrianabbie]

Oh how adorable

 

[Scheherezade]

She is absolutely gorgeous!

 

[PuzzlePatch]

All i can say is that i'm dying at the cuteness of your pup!

 

[haycroft]

All i can say is that i'm dying at the cuteness of your pup!

me too..isnt she a poppet

 

[gable]

Aww - what a cutie. Well done with the create training, just keep popping her in a short bursts during the day with a little phrase and a treat.

I always say 'Bed time for the girls', walk to the cupboard, get a treat - by which time the dogs have scarpered to their crates waiting for their biscuit. The same routine everytime and they love it.