My pup already knows where to potty. But I'm having a hard to make him sleep in this crate. Hahaha. Help mee
At bedtime, when the pups are young, I sit by the crate until they go to sleep. I ignore any shouting and don't make eye contact, I just calmly read a book, they soon calm down. BUT I have contingency plans to have them upstairs with me if they don't settle as I can not bear puppy cries. So far, four pups later, I haven't needed those plans (a travel crate by my bed) but it keeps me calm knowing I have a back up plan. Each day I stay by the crate for a shorter time then, after a week or two I simply pop them in and switch the light off and go to bed.
Good luck! I tried crate training at night and after 2 nights I gave up and now my pup sleeps in my bed with me. She moves around a ton in the middle of the night and sometimes likes to sleep on me, so... I suggest sticking it out and getting the pup used to the crate
