Hi all, first time post here. I just got my first labradoodle this past Saturday. He is six weeks old and recently seperated from his mom (5 days ago I believe). Right now I have him gated off in the kitchen area with puppy pads because the rest of the house is carpet. I've never crated a dog before and was considering doing it with this pup. My first question to all those who got their dog around this age is about how long should I expect the whining and crying all night? Would a crate maybe help him quiet down during the night? I'm on day 3 now with bearly any sleep
The puppy also pees everywhere around the pads which I taped on the floor so he wouldn't chew it up. Even though I've been taking him outside every 20 minutes (which he goes everytime) he also goes on the floor around the paper. Is it possible to have too big of an area gated off for the pup considering his age? Again, since this would be my first time considering crate training a dog I appreciate all suggestions. Thanks,
Chris
Chris