Stop Puppy From Crying in the Crate Revised

Thanks for watching! 🐶How old is your pup? And how is crate training going?

We have an 8 week old labrador puppy, his crate is in our kitchen. The first night he cried for 6 hours (it was difficult to listen to). The next night he cried for 1 hour. The third night it was 9 minutes, from then on he went in happily and settles quietly, incuding when I let him out at 03:30 am for a wee each night.

Gigi is a 14 month old goldendoodle and we started crate training on Day #1 when we brought her home at age 7 weeks. Gigi whined in her crate for about the first two weeks and we were patient with her. We started her in our master bedroom in her crate next to my side of the bed and then gradually moved the crate further away into our master bathroom (open concept with no door such that she could still see/hear us). Then we moved the crate to the laundry room at about 12 weeks and she would sleep in her crate and we would close the laundry room door, but used a baby monitor with a camera to keep an eye on her along with the temperature of laundry room. Now that Gigi is more mature with her potty breaks and we know her potty schedule, we let her sleep on the floor of our master bedroom or in her favorite little puppy bed. Now we keep her crate by the front door and the door is always open. She often rests, plays, and snacks in it on her own. Then when we are not home, we put her in the crate and tell Gigi that we will back soon and its nap time. She has some toys and a crate bed to make it cozy. When we get home, we always first take her now through the house to the backyard for a potty break and some loving / playtime. Gigi is our first family dog and we did have some sleepless nights at the beginning, but it was worth it. We always take turns with the early morning potty wake up calls. Sometimes Gigi will still wake us up around 2 to 4 am, so we take her outside for a quick potty break and do not talk to her much. This way she understands that it is sleeping time and we need to sleep from about 10 pm to 5 am. So, for all those dog owners with younger puppies, please be patient and do not give up. You can do this! Just be consistent in your routine and do what is right for you and your furry, friendly family member. :)

Love the tips here, thank you!!

Throughout the 90’s, I played in a band in Australia. We put all our money back into the band and started touring Melbourne and Sydney fairly regularly in a van with all our own gear. We would get guarantees, not sure if that is still a thing. The band paid for itself. Never got to go overseas though. Good times.

Great tips, thank you.

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Oh, this is helpful! I am definitely going to try playing games and offering a treat or two with Ruby in the crate. Thanks.

Getting our 8 week old pup tomorrow! Watching to set us up for crate training success ❤️

Just got a puppy golden retriever about three weeks ago. I’m going to watch so many of these videos.

12/28/23 8 PM big life change for puppy and human😊 videos give great tips/support

Our pup is almost 6 months old. Been doing some basic crate games, she will go in there, lay down to get a treat. But when we actually go to bed or work, she gets stressed out (but also will take naps or sleep there at night). She won’t sleep through the night though. She also will tug on the crate and move the whole crate backwards (saw it on video) 🤦🏻‍♀️ I’m going to restart working on crate game during the fall break. I’m enrolled in the basic HTTYDD self learning class.

I’m getting a 12 weeks old puppy in 2 weeks so I’ve been preparing for two months, but I’m still nervous because this is my first time crate and home training a doggie! Thanks for the video 💕

The new way is to not let them cry. I am glad I ran across the revised one because I watched your original and have been having her cry it out. Question, if you take her out of crate when she whines, what do you do with her? At 2am, do you put her in bed or floor? I have taken her outside then right back in crate. She whines again for over an hour. Need advice on what to do if you don't let them cry it out. Our pup is is 8.5 weeks.

have a 13 week old pit bull. Got him about 5 days ago. He goes in with the command "go home", he eats in there with no issues. As long as I'm around and he could see he is fine. Once I'm away from his sight the whines start. Just ordered the crate cover to help. Working on leaving him in there 10-15 minutes at a time. the loss of sleep sucks, but after watching your videos, I'm looking forward to the light at the end of the tunnel.

Could you film tips for owning a French mastiff.

Thanks! I have a 3 month old puppy (we have had him for 2 weeks) and crate training is going well with one exception - our puppy whines in the night when he has to pee. We have been letting him out to pee and he had been going back to the crate quietly until it is time to wake up. In the last few days he has been whining even after we let him go to the bathroom. Should we change our procedure here? Maybe schedule regular potty breaks throughout the night instead of waiting for him to tell us when he has to go?

Wish you demonstrated would help so much more

Hello and thank you so much for such helpful videos! I just got my new fury family member and he is a rambunctious toy poodle. Crate training this 8 week old has been heart breaking, he cry’s, whine, and then starts biting at crate and using his paws to try to push his way out, by the time morning comes he can’t seem to settle down and doesn’t want to eat. Any suggestions we are feeling defeated.