Crate training dogs, need help

[kval07]

Elhana - I don't really have any advice for you regarding the whining, but I do have a question for you.... do your yorkie pups pee in their crate?? We are crating our almost 3 mos old (will be 3m on the 16th) and have been since we got him Dec. 26. No matter WHAT I do, with regards to regulating how much water, to how many times I let him out at night, to the length of time he's in the crate, I still wake up every morning to a puppy soaked in pee. It's getting really aggravating as there are times that I'm bathing him up to 5x in a 48 hr period. *sigh*

I mean like right now, it's 12:30am, he just peed about 30m ago, and I'll be up till about 2am and he'll be out too. He'll pee right before he's put in the crate at night at 2am, then I awaken to an alarm at 5:30 am and he's already peed in the crate. I can leave for a few hrs to volunteer at school or run an errand and come back and guess what... yeah, more pee.

Does anyone have any advice??? I've tried small rewards after good "pee" behavior, scolding in a stern voice when he does wrong, regulating water, limiting time in the crate, as to not be in there more than a few hrs, etc. He even had his "blankie" in there and fav. toy and they both had to be pitched b/c he peed all over them and ruined them and I was afraid to wash them b/c they would fall apart.

TIA for any advice.

No water after 7pm. That's what I had to do with my younger one Roscoe. He was ridiculous to potty train. You're baby is too young to hold it - he's only three months old. He will have to be let out extremely frequently. In the mean time, line his crate with pee pads, so when he does go in there, the clean up isn't as bad.

[doulas3babes]

No water after 7pm. That's what I had to do with my younger one Roscoe. He was ridiculous to potty train. You're baby is too young to hold it - he's only three months old. He will have to be let out extremely frequently. In the mean time, line his crate with pee pads, so when he does go in there, the clean up isn't as bad.

Yeah, I've been doing the no water after 6:30-7 as a standard rule. And he isn't in his crate unless I'm not home or at bedtime. So he's pretty much always out b/c I'm always up.

I lined his crate w/pee pads and he shreds them and that's an even bigger mess to have to clean up.

Thx for trying to help though!! Really appreciate it! Just frustrating b/c I've had big and small dogs from when they were pups and this has been the HARDEST pup I've ever had to deal with!!!

[butterfly4nature]

A couple of things that we did with our dog was to keep the radio on (at a low volume). That seems to give them a consistent 'white noise' that should help with the whining.

Another thing that we did is our would whine in the middle of the night at first, we corrected him with a 'no' or 'ehh!' sound to let them know that this is not acceptable. Also something that can help (though may cause a few nights of little sleep at first) is to turn on a light or appear in view of the puppies when they are quiet.

Summary: 'no' when whining, then after a few minutes of quietness show yourself to them, which would be the 'reward' they are looking for by attempting to whine at first.