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Should I pay a subscription fee to always have free shipping? No, you will enjoy unlimited free shipping whenever you meet the above order value threshold. Be the first to rate this product Rate this product: Most helpful reviews on Amazon. Wake up midway to take potty and do so as you advise. Wake up earlier in AM before work to potty, play, feed with mins interaction before placing back in same crate location isolated until spouse arrives home from work.

Not too much alone time as she stayed in same area until someone else came over at noon to spend time until wake up at 2. Rest of day good. Similar procedure as previous morning with 2hrs until spouse wakes up for day, but home all day. Crate trained for nights, isolated to back room during few days each week spouse has to sleep to allow room to play but able to potty train and not having pup cry so she can sleep, especially on weekdays I work and she has consecutive shifts. As adult we will most likely utilize crate but want to allow free roam asap.

Your end goals sound reasonable and easily achievable to me. Dogs are remarkably versatile creatures and will eventually slip into and live along with whatever schedules we create for them. As long as their needs are being met for mental stimulation, exercise, training, food, water and sleep, they will fall into line with the work, play, exercise and sleep patterns we decide for them. So you should be fine! Lay out a plan, your training strategy, as close to a consistent schedule as you can…and then stick to it! Just stay consistent and yes, your plan sounds ok.

Good luck…and if you do encounter any issues, feel free to check back and ask on anything specific. I have been putting him in his crate everynight the crate is right next to my bed. He whines a lot and if I go and lay by the crate he will quiet down quicker and fall asleep for a few hours.

Should I not be doing this? Will he quiet down on his own? The first night I took him out every time he cried. That was about 4 times in one night. So his is not in there even 8 hours. How soon should I start moving it? I just recently got a golden retriever lab mix. Our first night was kind of an up and down for everyone. I tend to work early in the mornings, but one of the people I live with works in the evenings.

For now I definitely want her to learn that the crate is her safe place to rest rather than under the bed and get her started on potty training. Ultimately though, thank you a lot for this article. This will help out a lot for both me and the puppy.

Being consistent certainly can be hard, particularly when patience is wearing thin after sleepless nights! Hi i have read almost all you review in this website its amazing. Am bringing hom 40days old lab puppy in couple of days. I have the crate ready for him as per your suggestion. As per your article he is too young gor crate training or to use collar and leash. So it would be helpful if you can suggest me how to handle him till he reaches the rite age for crate training andwhere to put him skeep in the night.

Open place in my bed room or in a crate or in a box.?? Night After reading your website info , we borrowed a crate and put the it next to my bed in my room and set alarm to take her out for toilet breaks — Success!. Night 6 — Moved the crate to the hallway outside our bedroom door where she can still see us and all was ok the first night in this new spot a little crying but after shushing her wrong now I know she quietened down and went to sleep , did the toilet breaks, all good. Night 7 — It was a warmer night, left the crate in the same spot in the hallyway, but she performed and carried on, whining, some barking but not much we did try and get her to quienten down wrong I know now but when other people are sleeping I guess its natural to do this She was also panting and breathing quite fast I understand the breathing fast and panting is something puppies do when sleeping??

I was worried about her breathing and panting so much I gave her a small drink incase she was thirsty so i sat with her probably wrong thing to do and she dozed off but she never settled into sleep- kept whinging and panting and chewing at the crate. So I moved the crate back next to my bed and got into bed myself. I have been reading and reading your training notes and I want to get her back in the crate to sleep for the night so I can get her toilet trained ASAP!

She goes in and out of the crate during the day so thats all good, its just the night time stressing me out. The nights since she has been sleeping in the bathroom downstairs on her own we sleep upstairs and she has run of this small room bedding on the floor crate is not in there with toys and paper for toileting on. My goal is to get her back in the crate and take her to toilet breaks during the night again so I can get on with the toilet training, but not sure which way to do it.

So do I sleep in another room downstairs for a week or so so he does not hear her whinging and crying and panting etc which I will ignore and gradually move the crate so she then ends up sleeping in the crate without having to be near me how long will this take? Or can I alternate between sleeping with her in a room downstairs and then the next night I sleep back in my own bed and leave her on her own for the night but still do toilet breaks. Hoping you can offer some guidance. I am finding your website to be very helpful. I currently have a 7 week old puppy that I am trying to begin crate training.

I am unable to click on your weekend training link, it just goes to the general website. I tried searching it, but no luck. Yes, the link was broken. I have replaced with another link to the same information. The link now works. Thanks for posting this simple step by step guide. I have a 16 week old Cockapoo and I felt I was loosing the good work already put in by the breeder. Reading your simple step by step guide, I was able to find the exact point I was at with the puppy and build upon it. Thank you for the ever so useful information and your complete.

I feel much more prepared for the puppy we are about to get next week! I am wondering if it is worth it to bring the puppy to work with me the first week s. How detrimental is this to it feeling safe and comfortable and how detrimental is this to crate training? So I say go for it! Our yellow lab is 18 weeks old and is crated. We moved the crate from our bedroom to the very nearby laundry room after we had him 2 weeks.

He sleeps between hrs a night. He cries and screams until we let him out when our alarm goes off at 5am! We used to get up several times in the night until our Vet told us he can hold his potty longer. We are trying to train him to sleep, or at least be contents, with staying in the crate for hrs a night. Will this happen over time?

A dog can certainly hold their bladder for 7hrs overnight. Their bodies slow down like ours do and they need to potty far less often than they would during the day. Keep up with crate training, perhaps start training him to be happier accepting time alone and in time, yes, things should get better.

I am a dog trainer of basic obedience for the AKC CGC program, a huge dog lover, and a firm believer in crate training, positive reinforcement, etc. I also have a 5 year old male Boxer who is fully crate trained, but allowed to be lose in the house while I am gone at work.

Puppy was so impossible at night that I have allowed her to be lose in my bedroom and she lets me know when she needs to go outside to potty. During the day though, that is not an option because I am at work. I go home on my lunch hour and clean up poop and pee, play outside with both dogs, and do the whole routine again when I come home from the office adding on a full bath due to her being covered in poop. Sometimes a dog or puppy truly hates the crate, it can even go beyond that and they be truly phobic of it.

It can be a real deep seated psychological thing, not just behavioral and sometimes far from easily remedied. Are you in a financial position to be able to hire a professional dog trainer? The situation calls for an experienced hand to assess the situation properly — in person — and give advice that suits you and your specifically. I rescued an approximately 8 week old lab that was dumped this morning. After getting vet checked we decided to keep her. At 8 weeks though she is certainly ready to eat solid food and should be keen to. What did your vet say?

My puppy just turned 3 months old and goes to her crate at night to sleep with no problems. When I leave her in the crate during the day when I have to go to class she makes a huge fuss over it. She whines and barks very loudly. Train her to spend time in the crate while moving away a short distance, then farther, eventually leaving the room.

First for a second, then 5s, 30s, 3 mins, etc. Slowly, slowly, small steps at a time. Long-story-short, we have week Boston Terrier puppies, 2 male, 1 female plus 6 yr old neutered male Boston. We are crating them and that is going fine. My questions are how do you house break 3 puppies at once? Do we need to use leash every time and take out separately? How long should they be in their crates since it is so much easier to keep track of them versus if they are left out of crates?

We live on 30 acres and back yard is fenced. Housebreaking 3 pups at once is going to take some effort for sure! You need to take them out whenever they need to go, which will quite likely be different for each pup as they have different bodies and mature at slightly different rates. Please read through them as all the answers are in there now. I have truly enjoyed reading your blog and have found it very helpful. I have an 8 week old goldendoodle who has done fairly well being acclimated to the crate and will occasionally go in it throughout the day; however, I have a few questions for you: Does it tend to make a difference if the two crates are different sizes, will I have to separately acclimate her to both?

Just minimize as much as possible is the goal. A puppy could be perfectly happy going into a crate in one room, while being apprehensive about a different crate in another room, because to them they are totally different things. So yes, acclimatize to both. We have are going into our third night tonight with our 8 week old lab.

He is very receptive and enjoys being in his crate — this is his den, although I have been closing the door a few times throughout the day without much trouble at night he tells you exactly what he thinks. Being mindful not to react to his cries, during the night should we be setting an alarm to create a toileting schedule to try and prevent any encouragement of his crying? He is very good at asking out day and night he is from my nephews litter and they have all been very good at toileting from around 6wks which is really helpful but with him being so against the door being closed — which I am going to work on using your plan — I wondered if an alarm might assist in this.

The crate is in the kitchen as this is where my sister in law had them in her house as well as outdoor kennel area during day. He went last night from pm — am this morning , night before pmam then 1am-6am however I wondered if a 2am alarm might aid things. Any advice is greatly appreciated. I advise setting an alarm, yes. I am getting a puppy soon, and will take the time to crate train slowly. But what do I do the first few nights about sleeping? Hi, thank you for the best article I have read so far, and I have read a few! We have a 13 week Golden Doodle and are having trouble with sleeping at night.

We have had him for four weeks. The first night we brought him home we tried placing him in his crate at night in the bathroom upstairs.

Training the Working Labrador: The Complete Guide to Management & Training

He cried solidly and we felt bad, even though the breeder said to leave him to cry. The second night we put his crate next to our bed and he slept perfectly. We made sure he was properly toileted etc before bed. We then took him to the vet on the third day to check him out, which was all good, and she said to put him in his crate in the laundry downstairs at night and leave him. So, we did that and he cried again. We called her to discuss and she said it would take a few days and we should persevere. We have tried for four weeks now and he cries persistently, especially from 4am until we wake at 6.

We did try giving him a toilet break at 4am and putting him back in his crate, but it made no difference — he still cried until 6am. We ultimately are happy for him to sleep upstairs with us or the kids, once he is toilet trained and out of his crate. Can we just move his crate upstairs now and let him sleep with us, as he sleeps through when we do. The rest of the time he behaves beautifully with a mix of time spent by himself in the garden, time spent in the house with us, playing, going on walks etc.

A couple of times a week I take him to work with me and happily snoozes in the crate next to my desk. He is also very good in the car, and enjoys coming with me to take the children to and from activities — he sits quietly on the back seat, occasionally looking out of the window. He is otherwise very easy going and placid — we are just having trouble with him being very alone at night.

I would appreciate your suggestions about this. We got a beagle puppy when she was 6 weeks old and she is now 11 weeks. I was trying to leave her in her crate for 1 hour or 2 and it was going well for a while but now she cries for minutes until she falls alseep or sometimes she just keeps crying.. After reading your post I thought we may have gone to fast.

I tested to see at what point she would start crying and that is when I close the crate and walk away. I was thinking of going back to steps 9,10, and 11 but how many times a day and for how long should I follow these steps? Also, I am home all day because I just moved and have not secured a job. Mark, I have a 10 yr old playful yellow lab and a newly acquired 6 mo golden retriever.

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The lab has never been crated, but has been kenneled when we traveled. I am not sure about the new pup as she is a rescue. How would you suggest we do crate training? Do we do it for just the pup or start crating both of them. We have a doggie door which allows them to play and eliminate outside. Thanks for your response. Thank you for this! So, I have resorted to your puppy-proofed space with pads for now. We have a 12 week old pup who sleeps through the night in a crate in our bedroom without any accidents that part is awesome.

He does not, however, make it through even short periods in his crate in the basement he and our older dog have neighboring crates throughout the day without peeing all over it. The space is just enough for him to lay down and turn around so he ends up laying in his pee til one of us comes home to give him a break we split up the day and he is never in for more than a couple hours at a time.

I wish I had found it sooner!! However luckily, puppy is happily put in her crate after a totally mad hour playing with the other dog. We put her out for a wee and then into the crate for a nap with a blanket over as the other dog wanders around tormenting!! She is absolutely fine in there for an hour or so and when we hear the wake up sounds we let her out for a wee and all is well. Obviously being labs they are food obsessed.

So she does both. Purely from the excitement of seeing me and knowing food is near!! Any tips on stopping her from essentially spraying me every morning? Hi I have an 11 week old female Lab pup who is doing very well sleeping at night in our bedroom still have to take here out for a potty break at this point but doing good. We are at the point of transitioning her to another room in the house I know the cries and whines will come and go but my questions is when it is time for the midnight 1am potty break if she is crying do I still go to her and take her out to do her thing?

Contradicts a bit, but is this the exception in this process, I guess is my question. I read the above on crate training a puppy for bedtime and it says to be silent and make no fuss which is what we have been doing already.

Just not sure how this will unfold with her being in a new room. My boyfriend surprised me with an absolutely darling 8-weeks old chocolate silver lab pup 5 days ago. I just bought her a crate yesterday, and I was so glad to find your article. Day 1 down, and the little sweetie naps and rests in her crate of her own accord. Anyway, thank you for the very thorough and informative article! Hi, I love your crate training article. However, i have never had to crate train while working all day without being able to get to the dog mid day to have them out of the crate.

So what I did this time is I bought a Pen and I put the crate in the pen. There is enough room for the crate and a wee wee pad. She uses the wee wee pad and sleeps and plays in the crate. She has no problem with the crate. So my question is, if she has access to relieve herself readily, how will she train her bladder to hold it? When I first got her almost 3 weeks ago, I had a liter mate of hers staying with me for the week and I took a weeks vacation. They slept together all through the night.

Then the liter mate left. She was waking up in the middle of the night i believe she was lonely and realized he was gone. Now she wakes up 2 times a night to go the the bathroom. My sister has one of her bothers and my boss has another. They both sleep through the night and do not wake too early. Any suggestions as to what I should do? With Kind Regards, Laurie. Hi Laurie Your pup is actually being housebroken as she seeks out the potty pad and does not go to the bathroom anywhere else. You may have to start taking her outdoors after her evening meal to curb her frequencies doing the night.

She has to get used to going outdoors and away from the potty pad. It iws more effective is you develop a routine after her meals. Thank you so much for this article. My wife and I are about to bring home a 2-month old chocolate lab puppy. We have never owned a dog and have no experience training one.

We are planning to crate train though. Do we need to get up at intervals to let him out of his crate? Hello Patrick You can start with Potty pads if you plan on keeping the pup crated at night. You will have a crate large enough to have a separate area for the pads. You can also take him outside after meals so he can go to the bathroom, this will also help in potty training and house breaking.

Thank you very much for this amazing, helpful and easy to read set of articles. My boyfriend and I have recently welcomed two beautiful mini schnauzer puppies into our family, one female who is 5 months old and a male who is 3 months old. We have struggled with the house breaking part of their training as we both work hours at a time, the puppies behavior has escalated from potty accidents to now destroying pee pads and anything they find, I should explain, when we leave for 3 hours at a time, they are left in an enclosed area of the house about 6 ft by 6 ft with their toys, water and pee pads, we also live in a small apartment on the second floor.

We recently decided to crate train them since our ultimate goal is for them to be free in the apartment, be potty trained and only use their crate as their safe and preferred spot. Though the articles were very detailed and extremely helpful I was left with a few questions in my specific situation.

How would I go about training the two puppies? Would it be appropriate for them to be trained at the same time and place, one puppy by me and one puppy by my boyfriend? During the night sleeping time should we have one puppy on each side of the bed, or should the crates be next to each other? This question I guess works for the day as well, should the crates be near each other during the day, or apart? My last question is about the pee pads being destroyed every time the puppies are left for hours at a time, since my boyfriend and I are unable to stay away from pee pads and are necessary to us since we are gone for 3 to 4 hours intervals.

I understand that once my puppies are crate trained, it will also help us with their house breaking part of the training but the question is for the time it will take for them to love their crate. We are very eager to teach our puppies to love their crates and eventually graduate from them and be free in the home, meanwhile we will take as much input and guidance as we can.

I appreciate the time taken to write the articles and help with our questions. Thank you for yor wonderful article. Definitely a huge help. However, my husband and i have an issue of the puppy loving to pee and poop inside the house on our hardwood floor despite being taken outside at regular intervals. So let me begin by stating that our goldendoodle puppy is 9 weels old. He is doing well in the crate and does not pee or poop inside the crate. We take him outside every 4 hrs to relieve himself.

I have picked him up when he is ready to go poop and placed him gently on the grass. But he does not go and instead holds it till he gets on the road surface again. This to me is appearing more like a territory marking. Also he chews on everything despite liking his nylabones. But i dont know how to break these habits. My husband and i have been following him around everywhere. I feel that this has led us to crate him more.

So my question is how can we train the puppy that this is his house and when not crated he can play around without soiling it? Also should a puppy be left outside the crate at all in side the house? I feel the purpose of having a new dog is being defeated if he cannot be let free at home to some extent. Our previous dog did not have any such issues. I feel like he is taking a sip and may be eliminating inside the house wood and carpet flooring because of that.

My puppy is fed three times a day and both my husband and i work almost hrs day. We do have a dog walker that attends to the dog after 4 hrs of our departure. Also the puppy sleeps theough the night and i wake up after 4 hrs to break him outside. Your guidance is much appreciated for our concerns. Hi, my puppy has explored his crate all by himself and then we worked through Steps 1 — 8. This morning he has chosen to get into his crate and he is now fast asleep! How does this affect the remaining training steps?

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I have a question for you regarding the first few nights at home. We will fallow your advice and put the cage in our bedroom for at least the 3 or 4 first nights with chew toys and a kong. Do we at least try to lure him in the crate? Are there any risks that he will be traumatize by that and not want anything to do with the crate during the day anymore? Thank you for your time and advice, I am pretty sure it has help a lot of people.

I think crate training is one of the biggest challenges when owning a puppy. Even bigger challenge is crate training an older or senior dog. But the biggest challenge of all is crate training while working full time However in my opinion it can be DONE. This is the 6th article in my 8 part definitive guide to crate training. Save this to Pinterest. Crate Training Puppy Schedule. Let your puppy take a Potty break upon waking up. Provide playtime in crate. Take a potty break while on a walk. Crate for play and nap.

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Potty break before Dinner time. Potty Break or a walk at night. Provide bathroom potty breaks as necessary. Another factor is how much effort you as your puppy's trainer are able to put into the process. Before We Start As you've landed on this page, I assume you've already decided that you're going to crate your puppy? My 20 Step Plan The following is a more detailed sample step plan to crate training a puppy.

Steps 1 to 8: From first seeing the crate, to getting inside and laying down. Step 1 Puppy pays the crate any attention such as turning their head toward it or a sideways glance. Step 2 Puppy moves even the tiniest bit toward the crate. Step 3 Puppy pays any attention to the entrance, either putting their head in, a paw in, or getting close to the entrance in any way.

Step 4 Puppy puts a paw into the crate. Step 5 Puppy puts both their front paws into the crate. Step 6 Puppy gets completely into the crate, all four paws inside. It's a good idea to start teaching a cue word for going into the crate from this point forward. Step 7 Your puppy sits in the crate. Step 8 Have your puppy lie down in the crate. From this point forward it's a very good idea to feed your puppy all their meals in the crate.

A Puppy's First Crate Training Session For those of you that have never clicker trained using the idea of shaping before, I've found a pretty good video from Pam's Dog Academy on YouTube where you can see a puppy going through its first crate training session.

Supplementary Notes For Steps 1 to 8 In steps 1 to 8 we're really hoping for our puppy to offer these behaviors of their own accord and we simply click and treat when they do so. So you need to start weaning them off the treats to avoid this. Step 9 Have your puppy lie in the crate and slowly increase the time they must stay laying down before you click and treat. Increase from 1 second to 1 minute in 5-second increments 1s, 5s, 10s, 15s Time To Start Closing The Door Once the puppy can successfully and reliably do a 1 minute down in the crate with the door open, it's time to start closing the door, but not latching it.

But there are, of course, some things you can do to help. So what should you do? Make Sure Your Puppy Is Tired Before Bed If your puppy is fully rested before you put them to bed, they're going to be wide awake, full of beans and ready for play and attention. The only way to deal with crying and whining is to completely ignore it. Having said this though, you will have to go to your puppy at least once during the night Your Puppy Will Need To Potty During The Night Until your puppy is 12 weeks old or more, they will be unable to hold their bladder throughout a whole 7 hour nights sleep.

It's important they learn that you are coming only for a bathroom break and nothing else! Try to Avoid Crating a Puppy Before 9 Weeks Of Age Before 9 weeks of age puppies need to toilet extremely often and unpredictably - They truly have no bladder and bowel control. A new home is a scary time, don't add the stress of day time crate training right away.

But if you really want to introduce crate training to your puppy as early as 8 weeks, here are our tips: Tips To Speed Up and Increase Puppy's Acceptance of the Crate To speed up their acceptance of the crate you should leave the crate open and accessible to your puppy all day every day.

Always Have Something For Puppy To Do While Crated Always make sure you have things in the crate to occupy your puppy if you're expecting them to be in there for anything more than a minute. A Kong toy stuffed with food, and other special chew toys that they absolutely love!

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If Puppy Gets Stressed And Cries To Get Out If your puppy gets to a stage in the process where the door is closed and they make a huge fuss crying trying to get out, the worst thing you can do is to let them out in this state. How To Crate Train a Puppy Fast - Crate Training in a Weekend I recommend and have always followed myself a nice gentle routine such as above when it comes to crate training my dogs. So for a 3 month old puppy: So taking the best of not crating before 9 weeks, never exceeding 5 hours at any one time and taking into account the fact puppies physical maturity varies, the best I can suggest is the following: Conclusion By taking on board everything said in this very detailed article, you should now be able to train your puppy to happily and calmly spend time in their crate.

The Entire series is linked to here: Crate training - The complete guide introduction Part 2: Why use a dog crate - and is it cruel to crate a dog? What size dog crate should you get and which type is best? What to put in a dog crate, where to put it, how to get it prepared Part 6: How to crate train a puppy: Day, night, even if you work Part 7: How to crate train an older dog - Yours or adopted Part 8: A List Of Dog Crates Highly Recommended By Labrador Training HQ I've tried to cover literally every question I could imagine on dog crates and crate training in the article series above, but of course it's hard to cover every question that people may possibly have.

James has been training dogs for over 15 years and lives in New York with his black lab, Max. November 19th, by James Shore. Victor Dog Food Reviews: Ingredients, Recall History and Our Rating. Best Dog Brush for Labs: A Look at a Few Top Choices. LTHQ April 15, at Thank you for commenting…please check back and tell us how you get on: Chan December 16, at LTHQ December 17, at Brandi December 27, at 2: LTHQ December 27, at 4: I hope this helps and good luck with your new lady: Darryl January 31, at 2: LTHQ January 31, at 6: Kari March 13, at 8: LTHQ March 17, at 1: I hope this helps and good luck with your puppy: Candice March 17, at 6: I cannot imagine her laying happily in there for 5 minutes, much less 30 minutes!

I have a couple of weeks to truly dedicate to both home and car crate training! LTHQ March 23, at 1:

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