Nails<3
Well-Known Member
Hi,
We got our golden retriever pup duke last Sunday and have let him settle in etc but now it is time for him to be crate trained.
He won't be crated in the day unless I have to pop out but he will be in the evening as obviously puppies chew and he can't have free reign of the house this early on.
I have his crate set up, he has old towels, soft blanket, my tangle teaser which he has made friends with and his retriever teddy who he doesn't go anywhere without
I put his food in his crate to feed him then close the door but not lock it and then when he has finished he opens it and out he comes. I have been throwing treats into the crate and he runs in and has no problem on being in there he just yelps when the door closes. Do I just
Keep him in there and let him cry it out.
I am currently sitting next to the crate he is in and he has gone to sleep, but obviously I can't sit by the crate every time surely?
Any help and ideas would be much appreciated! Thanks x
We got our golden retriever pup duke last Sunday and have let him settle in etc but now it is time for him to be crate trained.
He won't be crated in the day unless I have to pop out but he will be in the evening as obviously puppies chew and he can't have free reign of the house this early on.
I have his crate set up, he has old towels, soft blanket, my tangle teaser which he has made friends with and his retriever teddy who he doesn't go anywhere without
I put his food in his crate to feed him then close the door but not lock it and then when he has finished he opens it and out he comes. I have been throwing treats into the crate and he runs in and has no problem on being in there he just yelps when the door closes. Do I just
Keep him in there and let him cry it out.
I am currently sitting next to the crate he is in and he has gone to sleep, but obviously I can't sit by the crate every time surely?
Any help and ideas would be much appreciated! Thanks x