Cathy, Letting her cry in the crate is the best way to teach her. We have done this with both of our puppies, one is 6 mo. and the other is 3 mo. It will be hard on you till she get the idea.
If you want to teach her to go potty in a certain area you should do it now, we made the mistake of not doing this. The leash would be a good way to lead her to the area and to make her know she needs to go potty first then play. We used the leash at night, a suggestion made by Jac, to get him to go potty and not lay down or play. It worked wonders. i don't know about the clicker and verbal praise. When we first brought Lani home at 8 weeks ahe would run in circles or up and down the fence line before she would poop, this lasted for a few months. I'm not sure why they do it.
Hope this helps, you will always get good feedback here! Hope we can see pictures soon. :lol:
If you want to teach her to go potty in a certain area you should do it now, we made the mistake of not doing this. The leash would be a good way to lead her to the area and to make her know she needs to go potty first then play. We used the leash at night, a suggestion made by Jac, to get him to go potty and not lay down or play. It worked wonders. i don't know about the clicker and verbal praise. When we first brought Lani home at 8 weeks ahe would run in circles or up and down the fence line before she would poop, this lasted for a few months. I'm not sure why they do it.
Hope this helps, you will always get good feedback here! Hope we can see pictures soon. :lol: