I know 6 weeks is far too early to be separated from its mom... we actually just got him today from people who were trying to find a home for them (they were separated from their mom when they were likely 4 weeks old and found by those people); they were going to be placed in the pound so the owners thought to find homes for them instead.
It peed on the floor as soon as we brought it home. After that we fed it puppy chow (dinner) and gave it water. After about 20 minutes, we took it outside an it peed on the grass. We tried to start crate training after that... he was whining, making whimpering sounds, but got quiet after about 10 minutes. He stayed there for another 20-30 minutes but was whimpering again so I took him outside to pee. He didn't this time so I just fed him some treats and let him back into the crate again. He seemed to fall asleep instantly but started making noise after 20 minutes. I was trying to fall asleep myself (planning to let him outside in 2 hours) but I chose to let him sleep outside the kennel instead.
Can I even try to crate train a puppy when its this young? He is in another room from me too. I'm a first-time dog owner so I'm not very experienced. I know you are supposed to ignore the whimpers when they are in the crate but I don't want to force my puppy to do anything he might not be ready for. PLEASE give me some advice!
2011-07-07T00:08:37Z
Also, he is a very cute puppy, a mix between an Aussie and a Red Heeler (very energetic and smart). He was chasing me around the yard when I was giving him some exercise and even stopped momentarily stopped falling for the bait I was using to get him in the crate. ANY help is much appreciated, thanks!
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Yes. And he is so young I wouldn't give him much time running around the house to have accidents. Out of the crate, outside, inside, eat, play, sleep, repeat. The whole thing from out of the crate to back in the crate may be as short as 30 minutes. Expect him to sleep a total of around 18 hours a day. You'll learn the difference between waking up and wanting mommy and wanting to go out. But you will have to be careful to not teach him to go to the bathroom in the crate at that age. He will need breaks through the night.
6 weeks isn't too young to be removed the mom. It's too young to be removed from the litter mates. He will probably have biting and other socialization issues because of it but there are no health concerns. What you have with people going off about 6 weeks around here is people repeating something without knowing the reason. Pups used to always be sold at 6 weeks.
She's six weeks old.. I don't know if the dog food bag even has a suggestion for a puppy that's too young to be away from it's mom.. But you could start looking on the back of your dog food.. Not much in the way of exercise.. She has had no vaccinations yet.. You can play with her in the yard, and maybe attach the leash, you don't want to be dragging her all over the neighbourhood.. Crate train her.. She is going to need to learn to be a dog, you'll want to treat her like one, so that she doesn't grow up with problems. Take her outside, praise her when she goes pee and poop.. Don't use puppy pads.. Teach her OUTSIDE is where pee and poop goes. She is a tiny puppy that should still be with her mom for 2 more weeks. If I were you.. especially with a husky/chow/lab mix.. I would return the puppy to her mom til she grows up more...
Yes you can start now but it would be better if you put the crate in your room so he feels closer to you and over time move the crate further away from your room. Not only does this provide comfort to the puppy, but your own sleeping patterns will encourage the puppy to slumber on and form instinct. He's going to cry and you just have to put up with it because every time he cries and you take him out he's going to realize that. He'll know that if he cried he'll get out, so just let him cry. You should, however, be taking him out ever hour day and night. Don't leave him in the crate for more than an hour. As he gets older, you can increase the time he's in there but right now, no more than an hour at a time.
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you must enlist all members of your household, to have eyes on the dog anytime he's not in the crate. if he starts going, say something loud to get his attention and carry him outside.
remember, punishment after the fact won't do any good at all.
vigilance is the key. he can be *mostly* housetrained before 8 weeks if you really stick to the program.
you got one smart puppy there. Handle him as much as you can to compensate for having removed him from the litter too soon. Don't let him play-bite you -- gently discourage and redirect. Tapping him on the snout with your finger will be enough to get his attention, just a little tap. you have to stand in for the mother in teaching him not to bite too hard. She was supposed to teach him that this week.