Hi! Ok so I want to preference this with saying I have only had my puppy for a week. I know it is too ambitious for her to be crate trained by now. I just feel like I’m not doing it right. She’s a 4 month old goldendoodle. Until last week she had been with her mom and a few of her littermates that hadn’t gotten adopted. So maybe this is playing a role in how crate training is going.
Every time I put her in the crate while I’m home— she’s whining. Even if she can hear me. I know you’re not supposed to take them out if they’re barking/crying so as soon as she is quiet for a few seconds, I take her out. I’ve tried to keep her in there for 45 minutes to an hour.
At night time— it takes about 30 minutes to an hour for her to settle. She’s only slept one night with me not sleeping on the floor outside her crate. The crate was in my living room but I’ve moved it into my bedroom now.
HOWEVER- last night was hella rough. She cried for about an hour then fell asleep. Then an hour later, one of my neighbors slammed their door (I live in an apartment complex) and it woke her up. She then cried some more so I took her out to go potty and put her back in her crate. She cried for another 30 minutes. At this point it was 11:30pm and I just wanted to sleep so I took her out of her crate and let her sleep in the bed with me. Did I mess everything up??
Today I had class so I watched her through a camera. She cries for a bit, then settles, then repeats.
I have brown noise on, I’ve tried enrichment toys, she has a few items that smells like her litter and her favorite toy (lambchop).
Any advice would be greatly appreciated! Also how long did it take to crate train your dogs? I guess I just want to know there’s light at then end of the tunnel