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Need advice on pup sleeping arrangement - long and probably boring but has PIP
Hey everyone, I'm sorry to bother you again but I had another question come up as we prepare for our pup's arrival in a few weeks. I got a crate this weekend (off Craig's list! - cleaned it well with 10% bleach, stilll need a divider) and put it in our laundry room where we were planning on having as the pup's playroom. It is adjacent to the kitchen and back door so will be ideal for interacting with the pup as well as taking her out to potty. It is also good in that it doesn't encroach on any of our cats favorite areas.
The problem is that we do want her to sleep in our bedroom with us and were planning to do so with her in the crate. However we live in an old house with narrow doors and the crate doesn't fit through the inside doors. So we'd have to take the crate outside and back in through the front door which I just don't think we can do everynight. So ... any thoughts on my dilemma? I do have a small dog crate that will fit her when she's as puppy that I could keep in the bedroom. I could also put a dog bed in there and tether her at night. We could also move the big crate permanently to the bedroom, but as I said I don't think that would be best for her or our cats.
I have tried to do a PIP of some of the pups at 5 weeks, but seem to be having technical difficulties:
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Re: Need advice on pup sleeping arrangement - long and probably boring but has PIP
I can tell you what we did. We had two crates - one in the bedroom room and one in the main living level. We transitioned him out of the crate at night pretty quickly because he liked moving around and we all slept better then, but that was also because he learned fairly quickly how to tell us if he needed to go out. We still have a crate in our bedroom that he can go in during the night, but he also has access to out bedroom and bathroom. Our bathroom is tile so it's often very cold and he likes that best.
I also will mention that I have found a lot of heavy double coated Northern breeds like metal crate pans to plastic pans because they are cooler. For some white noise, you can also try a fan on the crate that serves both purposes.
Yes, yes put the small crate in your room for now. Hopefully by the time she outgrows it, she'll be potty trained well enough to sleep on her bed on the floor.
Be ready for lots of whining when you put her in there at night though. I would start right off the bat, making it a positive place for her in her crate so she doesn't keep you up all night. Get her to go in during the day and give treats and toys as positive reinforcement. Make it a place she likes to be. If she'll go in and lay down in her crate on her own, that's a great start and your life will be sooo much easier.
Enjoy your new baby!
So cute!
When our Golden puppy was little, we moved his crate in and out of the bedroom every night - it was definitely a pain, so having two crates sounds like a much better solution, especially in your case. A few months ago, when he was around 6 months, we started letting him sleep in the bedroom without the crate, and the transition was pretty easy. The biggest issue for us is that in the morning, if he wakes up early, he jumps up on the bed with us
We don't mind if he just snuggles, but if he's in a play mood it can be an abrupt wake-up call!
Anyway, I think using the smaller crate in the bedroom for now is a great solution, and when he gets too big you can move him to a bed.