[conny]

Hi I was wondering if anyone had suggestions to help my along with my training of 8 week old Josie. She is doing fairly well I think but is not crazy about being alone at night. I have had many suggestions from other dog owners but I was wondering if you guys have had any success with these ideas: hot water bottle, ticking clock wrapped in blanket, and when away from the home leave the radio on. She has broken free from her exercise pen a few times and I am wondering if I should just let her have the run of the kitchen with baby gates blocking the other rooms. She goes on the paper but how do I know when she's truly ready or is it trial and error?

 

[conny]

This is setup we curently have we have an excersise pen crate "den" inside with the door always open, litter box full of newspaper and newspaper on the floor in some spots on the floor in the pen.She always seems to find the paper and go but goes in different spots not always in litter box sometimes in front on newspaper sometimes on side on paper does not seem to have one spot where she likes to go.Is there a trick to have her go in a specific spot? She also sometimes acts like the litter box is a small play pen where she will play and lay down in .

 

[conny]

But isn't it to early to crate a 9 week old pup for the whole night. Won't she soil the crate from not being able to hold it.