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Thank you for sharing this. This is very helpful. Could you tell more about transitioning naps from crate only to other places? Also, was there a daily schedule you followed when you got him?
For the first 3 months of having him, he was only sleeping in the crate - including naps. We would pick him up or walk him over to the crate and we’ve built a routine around it. Every time he went for a nap, he’d get a little snack before his nap (treat)
We are very routine and schedule driven, and this translated down to our pup. Very strict schedule which meant specific times for potty, naps, feeding, etc. Dogs thrive on routine and our pup is one of those dogs. After observation from his first week with us, we built out a schedule that works with us along works around his mental clock
Did he willingly go down for naps?
We just adopted an 8-10 week old and she will raise cain indefinitely. It's a real process to get her to relax, and she's extremely vocal about confinement (I can be sitting right next to her outside the pen (not even a crate, just a fence).
We're about 8 days into it and she's starting to understand, and she's getting used to the crate, but still would rather be out of the crate biting everything
At the end of the day, puppies need 16-20 hours of sleep a day. We let him naturally nap and we started to enforce naps when we saw him get more nippy or irritable.
But research your breed, there’s a vast net of information online on the best ways to enrich your puppy both mentally and physically. Take the parts of everything you’ve researched online, and tailor those learnings to your pup and adjust where needed. For us, training, puzzle toys, etc tired him out significantly. But every pup is different!
It looks like you might be posting about puppy management or crate training.
For tips and resources on Crate Training Check out our wiki article on crate training - the information there may answer your question. As an additional reminder, crate training is 100% optional and one of many puppy management options.
For alternatives to crating and other puppy management strategies, check out our wiki article on management
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Thank you for sharing this. This is very helpful. Could you tell more about transitioning naps from crate only to other places? Also, was there a daily schedule you followed when you got him?
For the first 3 months of having him, he was only sleeping in the crate - including naps. We would pick him up or walk him over to the crate and we’ve built a routine around it. Every time he went for a nap, he’d get a little snack before his nap (treat)
We are very routine and schedule driven, and this translated down to our pup. Very strict schedule which meant specific times for potty, naps, feeding, etc. Dogs thrive on routine and our pup is one of those dogs. After observation from his first week with us, we built out a schedule that works with us along works around his mental clock
Did he willingly go down for naps? We just adopted an 8-10 week old and she will raise cain indefinitely. It's a real process to get her to relax, and she's extremely vocal about confinement (I can be sitting right next to her outside the pen (not even a crate, just a fence). We're about 8 days into it and she's starting to understand, and she's getting used to the crate, but still would rather be out of the crate biting everything
At the end of the day, puppies need 16-20 hours of sleep a day. We let him naturally nap and we started to enforce naps when we saw him get more nippy or irritable.
But research your breed, there’s a vast net of information online on the best ways to enrich your puppy both mentally and physically. Take the parts of everything you’ve researched online, and tailor those learnings to your pup and adjust where needed. For us, training, puzzle toys, etc tired him out significantly. But every pup is different!