Hi there,
I got a Daschund puppy a few days ago, he's almost 8 weeks. I was wondering if it's okay to let him pee in his crate overnight, there's a sliding sheet of plastic under the crate with newspaper on it so he's not laying in it or anything. He hasn't pooped in it yet. We've been getting him to pee on the newspaper and now he pretty much knows to go on the paper to go pee. Should we just try to get him to pee and poo outside all the time? I don't know if he's too young to bring outside to do that yet, something about his immune system? . . .
He cried the first night at around 7am, and this morning at 6am. We ignore him until he stops, and then take him out of his crate onto newspaper to pee. Is that alright? I don't want to be overprotective, but I don't want him learning bad habits.
He's feeling more and more comfortable with us, and is sitting when we say sit. Any advice?
Thanks so much guys,
Catherine, McGregor's Mom
I got a Daschund puppy a few days ago, he's almost 8 weeks. I was wondering if it's okay to let him pee in his crate overnight, there's a sliding sheet of plastic under the crate with newspaper on it so he's not laying in it or anything. He hasn't pooped in it yet. We've been getting him to pee on the newspaper and now he pretty much knows to go on the paper to go pee. Should we just try to get him to pee and poo outside all the time? I don't know if he's too young to bring outside to do that yet, something about his immune system? . . .
He cried the first night at around 7am, and this morning at 6am. We ignore him until he stops, and then take him out of his crate onto newspaper to pee. Is that alright? I don't want to be overprotective, but I don't want him learning bad habits.
He's feeling more and more comfortable with us, and is sitting when we say sit. Any advice?
Thanks so much guys,
Catherine, McGregor's Mom