Can I crate train a six-week old puppy?

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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yes, yes, yes you can!!!

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.

Yes, you can crate train him, but it takes complete consistency which is hard.

Now for tonight, put something in the crate with him for him to cuddle to. Be sure that he is out of drafts. If you have a small stuffed toy that you could put in the microwave for about 20-30 seconds to just warm it up to near body temperature he would probably like that. What he really would like would be to sleep with you, BUT I DON'T RECOMMEND IT. If he still whines you can try either putting his crate close to your bed and putting your hand in to touch him or moving it to where you can't hear him.

THEN - do a web search for "new puppy" and you will find several excellent resources.

It's certainly worth a try and if you are Diligent it will work. However it's important that you do not get frustrated with it this young, because it cannot hold it's bladder. WHen it has to go, it has to go. If you can get him to go on the grass, that's a plus- But if he does in side, no scolding is allowed until he's a bit older. For now a "oops!" and rushing him outside will suffice.

He will have to go outside overnight at least three times at this age if you want him to stay "dry".