Hi all, we are due to get a puppy in 5 weeks and would like to know how to crate properly and I'm confused from reading conflicting things.
Can anyone help answer these questions:
Do I get a big crate and divide it when it's a pup, or a get a small crate at first?
Do I just put in towels and blanket stuff in there as there will be accidents at first and get the nice bed when it's housetrained?
Can I bring the crate upstairs and put it next to my bed so I am there to reassure it in the night? I couldn't bare it being downstairs and whining on its own the first few nights, or do I sleep downstairs with it?
Do I get up in the night when it whines and take it out to the toilet? Or do I get a bigger crate and put the bed at one end and a puppy pad at the other end, so it goes to the toilet on the pad in the night?
Advice appreciated
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Confused on how to crate a new puppy, can anyone clarify how to do it properly?
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MrsTumbletap · 01/03/2020 12:18
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