Originally Posted by lauren001

I agree, puppies are really, really hard work. Their cute little faces belie a whole series of issues and in order to have a nice obedient, friendly dog at the end of the day you need to put a vast amount of work in.

Crating is only a tool in the training process if done well, but thinking you can just put a puppy in the crate for a while and he comes out fully trained like putting washing in the washing machine comes out clean, is a complete nonsense.

Of course he will howl and bark, he will miss the company of his brothers and sisters and his mum just like any baby.
He will most likely be a complete nightmare in loads of different ways for up to a year until he starts to realise what is what and starts being more consistent. Training a pup well needs almost total commitment, especially in the first few months.