Update: Wow, I was looking at our last post here three weeks ago and things have, knock on wood, really changed. Ollie's been VERY good about only peeing on paper, and we even left for a three day trip and left him with friends and they said that he was very good with them as well. He still has a poop accident once or twice a week, we're trying to figure out why exactly, but I don't think it's anything serious. Also, in the last couple of days it's like a switch has been thrown and he's suddenly holding his pee at night for 7 - 8 hours! He's just over three and a half months old now. Has anyone else experienced a sudden ability to hold it overnight? We're not complaining though. We're still shooting for 30 days accident free before we consider him housebroken, but I just wanted to thank everyone here for their support and help.
Glad he's doing better. All sounds normal, three to four months is on target to be dry overnight.
The one month clean to be considered house broken is a bit ambitous, I'd give it three months of being clean and don't forget he's a puppy for a year so you may get little knock backs along the way but sounds like he's progressing nicely.
Could you guys who crate trained your pugs please tell me what size your crates are in inches? I need to get one for Frank before he comes and there's been a little to and froing about the size of said crate.
Hi Lex,
Ollie's crate is for a full sized pug but we knocked up a wooden divider to partition it off so we can adjust it as he grows. When we got him, he was 2 months and the standard small dog airline crate size worked just fine. Basically it needs to only be big enough for him to stand, lie down and turn around in comfortably and just so you know, that is a LOT smaller then what you would intuitively go for!
So the biggest problem I have with my pup right now is her crying at night in the crate and/or tossing the padding around when she is left inside. I think we've done a decent job getting her used to the crate, I would even go as far to say that I think she likes it, as she will definitely go in on her own during the day, and will RUN in on command if I have a treat for her. But once the door is closed, the whining is just crazy. Granted it doesn't go on forever, I would say she will keep it up for maybe 10 minutes at night before she gives up and go to sleep. I thought by this point she might have gotten used to it, but it's consistently happening every night.
She has never been left for more than 4 hours at a time, even at night as she usually has to get up and potty at least once. We also keep the crate right beside our bed, so she is never very far away from us at all.
Does anybody have any suggestions as to what we might be able to do to make things a little easier for her, or any other advice?
My girl has been crate trained since she was a puppy and happily went in. More often than not at the moment she has a good whinge when I put her in there and sounds like a gremlin, screeching and screaming and crawling the walls. As soon as I leave the room she stops and it's more of a protest than fear.. she has a very strong personality and it's her way of letting me know she's not pleased with me crating her.
You could try giving her a stuffed kong or treat when you put her in. It may work for you but doesn't always work for me.
I definitely put a few favorite toys in there with her, and treat her when she goes in. She does love her chewies though, which I think would help distract her a bit (rawhide bones and pig's ears, etc), but I'm worried about her choking on bits of those, especially if they are left in there with her when we are not at home.
I think you may be on the right path though, that she may just be putting up a little protest, that definitely sounds like something our little diva would do.
We adopted a 5 year old pug. She sleeps in crate at night and during the day when we are at work. We've had her 3 weeks. She loved her crate at first since she was so shy and timid with us. We left gate open and she would go in and out as she pleased. At night it was so easy b/c she would go on her own and then when we were ready for bed we would close the gate. In just the last 2 days, she has resisted going in the crate. Treats don't seem to matter. I would love to train her by giving her a command such as "DEN" and have her go to crate and receive a treat. I'm feeling bad b/c she doesn't want to go into the crate. Advice?
I have another questions related to crate training. We got Olive a week and a half ago. She is 9 weeks old and we have fallen for her completely!!
We crate trained her from day one for sleeping and she has no problems being in there at night or napping during the day (if I am around). This week, I wanted to start training her to be in the crate during the day (awake or not) while I am not home since I will have to go back to work and would like to run an errand or two, but it hasn't gone that smoothly. In the crate, I have her bed, a soft toy and plus I put treats in there with her. Per suggestions, I then walk away and leave the room. Once she finishes her treat, she realizes I am not there and starts crying and yelping. I wait for 15 min in the other room, then come in, let her out with no fuss. There has been no improvement.
I realize that we are only on day 3 and these things take time, but is this normal? I am happy to continue to allow her to cry if it will eventually end. Will it? Should I sit with her until she calms down THEN leave the room? Just wondering what has worked for other people.
I got my little Coco at a very young age from a backyard breeder who had taken the pups away from their momma before they were even 6 weeks. Since I am a stay at home mom she is in the crate at night, the first week she was up several times a night after a week or so she was sleeping till around 5am with no accidents, and now at 11 weeks she sleeps till 7:30 with no accidents. Throughout the day I have put her in her cage when I am busy with my toddler or making tutus. At first she would cry, but dont give in!! I would recommend keeping her in the same room with you to get started, puggies just want to be with their people:) as she adjusts to being in the crate she will be ok being in the other room in the crate and even nap in it. The other thing I did with Coco was cuddle her and let her fall asleep in my arms before I even put her in it, of course I was trying to compensate for the momma she was taken away from so early, but it helped that she was already calm when I put her in. When you put her in give her a treat, tell her good girl, and when she cries just talk to her and reassure her you are there and hopefully she will start to calm down. She will get it soon! Good luck
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and don't forget he's a puppy for a year so you may get little knock backs along the way but sounds like he's progressing nicely.
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