Hello everyone, I was hoping to get some help, advice or wisdom. We have just (on Monday) collected our pup. He is 9 weeks old and has joined us, our 2 children and 7 year old dog. He is doing well, toileting mostly outside or on a puppy pad, our children are besotted and our existing pooch adjusting really well. However - the puppy hates the crate - cries and howls constantly like nothing I’ve heard before and doesn’t stop. We go down and take him out to see if he needs the toilet but he doesn’t go, pop him back in and he cries - last night it went on for 2 hours and it just seemed cruel. We brought the crate up to our room, he still cried so we opened the door and he got straight out, laid on the floor and slept all night.
I need some help as my anxiety is sky high and I’m feeling very out of control (something that doesn’t do well for me). Should we keep going with the crate? Should we say no to it? Our older dog doesn’t have a crate.
Any help would be hugely appreciated.