ecrozier
Well-Known Member
Argh! Suffering a bit from lack of sleep a bit today. Was all set to be super strict and leave puppy downstairs in crate with us ignoring all whining, then read up again and all my puppy books say let them sleep upstairs in a box the first night or two... So up he came. And up we got every other hour! He did a bit of whinging in general, but settled quite well with a quiet stroke and a word of reassurance. But every other hour he made a real fuss so I took him out and he did wee every time, so I suppose it's a good result that we didn't have any mess in his bed this morning, and managed to get him outside at 6.30 for a poo, so we are still going well on keeping the house clean, but I guess I am just after reassurance that he won't need to get up every two hours for too long? I don't mind - do understand that puppies take work, but I'm home alone next week and am going to be exhausted!*
He's 8 weeks now. We are going to keep practicing with the crate during the day, and may put him in a smaller crate upstairs tonight instead of a cardboard box as the sides of that caved in if he made for freedom!
He's 8 weeks now. We are going to keep practicing with the crate during the day, and may put him in a smaller crate upstairs tonight instead of a cardboard box as the sides of that caved in if he made for freedom!