hi im new here. got a cocker spaniel 9.5wks old, had her for 1.5 wks. bought the crate few days after the pup and it has been sleeping in it with it open the entire time whilst shut in the laundry. paper always on floor near crate just in case, working well, if i take pup too loo about 11pm it hangs on till 6am when i get up.
now tonight have just had my 1st puppy class. have talked about the crate and its benefits. have been advised to move crate during day to family area and keep pup locked inside with plently of toys, taking out every hour for drink and toilet. i can handle that but is it ok to put pup back in laundry with open crate for times when im not home and out longer than an hour?
having problems with pup biting and growling at kids, have been given some ideas to work on. need to get this thing sorted b4 i lose the plot and give up on it.
i shut pup in the crate latched the door and its in the laundry with a sheet covering most of the crate and it has settled well an hour ago. im out for at least 4 hours in the morning thats why im asking all this. im out for this length of time about 4 times a week and want to crate train the pup but realise it cant hold for that amount of time and hope im doing it the right way.
see i asked a few q's at the class but of course thought of more once home.
please reply im going crazy here!
