Comments on: Crate Training Puppies – 14 Useful Tips

By: Colby

Colby — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 03:31:39 +0000

@Justin sorry for the late response and congratulations on your new puppy. It sounds like you’re new pup is related to Stetson. It can be difficult to know whether you’re puppy is crying because he has to potty or if he just wants out. The times I always take my puppy out are after meal times, after play times, before I put him in his crate, and as soon as he wakes up. Usually any time my puppy wakes up in the middle of the night I will take him outside, have him potty, and bring him directly back to his crate. Here’s how things worked with Stetson:

1. Take him out to potty
2. Put him in his crate for bed time
3. He cries, howls, barks for 10-20 minutes while I talk him to sleep
4. He sleeps for 2 hours
5. Wakes up in the middle of the night crying.
6. I get him to stop crying for a few seconds then let him out of his crate
7. Take him out to his potty spot and let him potty.
8. Bring him directly back to his crate
9. He cries, howls, barks for 10-20 minutes while I talk him to sleep

That was basically the cycle with Stetson and he did that for approximately 4 weeks. The 2 other puppies I trained as guide dogs only woke up once or twice the first few nights and then everything was fine.

Hopefully your Siberian Husky is doing better today then he was doing last week. We bring our puppies home at around 7 weeks of age and like I said after a few nights with 2 out of 3 puppies they were sleeping throughout the night. I hope this all helps. Best of luck with your new puppy!

By: justin

justin — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 19:52:38 +0000

I just purchased an 8 week old siberian husky and have been having all the fun your articles said i would be(insert sarcasm). You were dead on in the other article on stetson about expect to be up 3-4 times a night and no more than 6 hours of sleep. Im beginning to think ill never sleep thru the night again!! Boy oh boy oh boy does he whine and howl in the crate!!!

He turned 9 weeks today and has SLIGHTLY progressed with the whining and howling to get out of the crate so maybe what we are doing is working. Any tips you can add as far as when he really needs to relieve himself or if hes just being sneaky to get out of the crate?

How long in between bathroom breaks age wise should he be going? Please help a very sleep exhausted siberian owner!!!!

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