please help me.....

Your puppy is probably going to whine and cry some for the first few days. He is in a new environment with new people and misses his mother I'm sure.

I'm not an expert by any means, but it seems to me you are giving him a mixed message by sometimes putting him to bed in his crate and sometimes letting him sleep with you. My Jasmine is almost 8 mos. old. I had decided before I ever brought her home that I would let her sleep with me so we started out that way. She does have a crate which she sometimes goes into and takes a nap or to play, but the door is left open so she can come and go as she pleases.

I'm not sure what sort of pen you have that he could chew through the gate. You might want to consider getting a wire crate or one of the x-pens or even a baby play pen will work. You do need to have some way to contain him when you are not there to supervise him-at least until he gets a little older and grows accustomed to his surroundings. If you have a large enough crate or pen, you can set up one end with his food and water and a pee pad. Some people put their puppy in the bathroom or kitchen area with a gate when they are away, so that is also an option. Just be sure you have puppy proofed the area if you decide to do that.

I used the pads for Jasmine while training her to go outside and I don't think it confused her at all. She still uses the pads at night and when I am gone during the day. There is really no right or wrong way to housebreak your puppy-just do what is easiest and works best for you. The key to housebreaking is consistency and patience, patience, patience.

Potty Training is a big thing for these little critters.... I have found that you have ot be very consistant.... You might want to try putting your little one in the kitchen with a gate then you can have his grate and then his potty pad and foiod water and toys... might also try leaving the tv or radio on for him...

Gadget does really good most of the time... he has found a new favortie place to go potty... He likes the bathroom floor.. So I had to put a pad down for him.. I got tired of cleaning the carpet every day.... He has used the potty pad 2 times since I put it there... He still uses the ones in the livingroomand bedroom... I am hoping now he will poo there and decide the bathroom is where he wants to go....

I have had him outside for 3 days now and he wants to be out there all the time but he won't potty out there yet... So today I put up a fence for him so he can go out there... Tomorrow I will put a potty pad out ther to see if he will use it while we are outside... I fence isn't that big but it will let him be free while we are sitting out there...

good luck and god bless...

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I got some very good info from my vet. He said the crate is the best and easiest. It seems to work very well for me. Cooper is 14 weeks and I have put him in his crate since I got him. You have to make the crate a happy place. Every time I put Cooper in there he gets a treat. I have the crate divided so it's just small enough for him to turn around. At 14 weeks they can hold it much longer than 2 hours. He goes to bed at 10 and I take him out at 6. After he goes out I feed him, he plays about 15 minutes then back in the crate. After an hour I take him back out because he has just eaten. He stays out about 2 hours, I put him out to potty a couple times, then back in the crate. I repeat this through the day. I used to put him in the bathroom when I worked so he could potty if he had to and the vet said no he needs to be a little uncomfortable so he learns to hold it so I crate him when I work. They also told me when he potties outside give him a treat immediately. The vet said about 4 months old is when they usually get it. He cried in the crate the first 3 days and it slowly tapered off after that. You have to be consistent. Hope this helps.