06-08-2009, 10:24 AM
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Re: Toilet/Crate training at night
I've just posted this on the serious whining at night thread.
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There really is 2 camps - neither of which you could say is right or wrong.
It really boils down to what you are happy doing.
Personally I think it is really distressing for a puppy to mess in their bed - mum would of told them this is a big no no.
I never left my children to cry all night and lie in their own mess so why would I leave a puppy to do the same?
This is what I did and it worked brilliantly.
I put the crate next to my bed, if they woke I took them out into the garden without any talking, eye contact or cuddles. Then as soon as they've been put them straight back into the crate and ignored them.
I had to do this for a couple of weeks, after a while they could go through the night so I moved the crate to the end of my bed, once they were ok with out I moved it to the landing etc until they were sleeping through the night in the lounge as I wanted.
They've never woken up in the night since and the whole process took less than a month.
Good Luck
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