our lab puppy is now nine weeks and have had him about a week and half now...and the crate thing is going great...is goes inside on his own...gets his toys out...plays...starting to go to the door when he needs to go outside...and he knows what "good boy" means after he goes potty cause hes waiting on that treat....at night...he sometimes will answer to "kennel up" a good boy then treat...hardly any whining at all...most whining comes during the night when i have to WAKE HIM up and take him out to potty...put him back in the crate...he whines for about 5 min and its very light....then back to sleep..i think he is adusting well....
we still have some adjusting to do in the morning...trying to get ready for work get a 3 year old ready for day care etc....any advice on this would be greatly appreciated...
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we still have some adjusting to do in the morning...trying to get ready for work get a 3 year old ready for day care etc....any advice on this would be greatly appreciated...
Glad to hear things are going better...Good job!
I got up a little earlier in the mornings with my pup so I had time to take care of him before getting ready for work. I've read of other people doing the same thing.
i would try to get as much stuff done the night before as possible, ie, packing the baby's bag, getting clothes laid out, and as much breakfast prep as you can. same for the pup-get his breakfast prepared (even if raw, just refrigerate it), have his leash handy, etc.
then, if it was me, i'd get the pup outside before the baby wakes up, get him started on his breakfast (if you feed in his crate, that'll take care of having him underfoot when he's done), then get the little one up, pottied, start breakfast on that one.
from there on, well, IDK-depends on your own personal situation. JMO. i think the key is to get as much done the night before...
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i feel like in the mornings we are neglecting him....he wants to play so bad...but we are in the hustle of trying to get ready....
If you can get even a little puppy-length ten-minute walk in, he will be so happy and it won't hurt the human at all, either.
Trying to fit in a play session is hard when all the tasks are surrounding you, but a quick walk with a couple of releases for potty/sniffing will "force" some dog-time (in a good way).
Ten to 20 minutes is what I did at that age, just try to keep him on the grass and let him dictate how far he can go, but a couple of blocks at a normal walking pace should be just fine.
And in my experience the earlier you get them going on short walks the easier it is to teach them nice polite loose leash walking.
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