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lineth · May 30, 2011, 12:12 AM

I have a 14 week American Cockerpoo. Have started crate-training. He's happy about it, going in and out. Night-time - crate in kitchen, 3 sides covered , pup inside. 13 year old Cavalier in basket in same room. Pup last fed at 6pm, put outside before 10pm, then in crate. Checked on him at 2.30a.m. pooed in his crate. Has happened twice. Thinking of taking him into bedroom during night. Good thing or not. He gets out loads during day, 2 long walks and a small one, in and out of crate every hour, bit of play in garden. Any advice would be great.

shazamataz · May 30, 2011, 12:37 AM

He's adorable.
Whenever I get a new pup they always start in the bedroom with us.
Puppies go from being surrounded with their brother, sisters, mum and human parents to going to a strange home with humans and dogs they don't know.

I find having the crate beside your bed settles them down and they learn really fast. I replace my bedside table with the crate so if pup wakes up or gets stressed I can just stick my fingers through the wire to let them know I am there.

As they get older and used to sleeping in the crate I then start moving it away from the bed and eventually out of the room.

Packleader2011 · Jun 1, 2011, 01:21 AM

Some people may disagree with me, but this has worked every time. First, make sure he is wormed or it will never stop. 1. Make sure you feed him the same food every single day(no exceptions). I buy 40 or 50 lbs and put it in a plastic trash container with a good plastic lid and a scoop. Use that scoop every day and give him the same amount every day. Here's where folks may disagree. If he is pooping in the crate I would feed him only once a day to control his bowel movements and get him adjusted to a good strong healthy schedule of when he will eat. If you do what I said above his body will react the same each day. You should see results. You may be already doing it, but just need to adjust your feeding times for him. Most important, he is just a baby. Some learn to walk sooner than others. Some are pottied trained months ahead of others. Babies are babies regardless. A few accident at that age is perfectly normal. Just be consistent. Paul

shazamataz · Jun 1, 2011, 01:41 AM

You are right... I disagree sorry. I would never feed a 14 week old puppy only once a day. They are growing, that's like saying to feed a human baby only once a day so you don't have to change diapers as often.
The rest I agree with though.

lineth · Jun 1, 2011, 01:02 PM

Thanks for your advice. Have got him Milbemax wormer today and have given him only his kibble and no treats. Am going to keep him in the kitchen and just get up during the night and then early next morning. I am getting really tired, like having a new baby at home, but hopefully having to get up during the night won't last too long. Any idea?

lineth · Jun 1, 2011, 01:08 PM

How long is it usually before a cockerpoo pup will have total bladder control during the night? Mine is 14 weeks old and I am getting up at about 1.30 - 2.30 a.m. after putting him down for the night at about 10. I put him outside for a wee and then straight back in his crate in the kitchen. I then get up at about 6 - 6.30 by which time he is wide awake but not whining or anything. Just wonder when I can expect to get a full night's sleep.

lineth · Jun 1, 2011, 01:13 PM

As I am not getting much sleep due to my pup being in a crate in the kitchen and am having to get up during the night so he can relieve himself and then again at 6 a.m. I am being tempted to take him upstairs to bed to sleep when I go up at about 10. Trouble is, what if I am asleep and he wees. I don't want to have to keep moving the crate upstairs and downstairs. Don't know what to do for the best. Would it be a backward step now he is settled in the kitchen where he has been since we brought him home?

JudyKayTee · Jun 1, 2011, 01:23 PM

I'd hold firm to keeping him in a crate in the kitchen. If you give in now he'll be sleeping with you until one of you dies.

One of the prices in having a puppy is getting up during the night to let him out. Nothing lasts forever and eventually he will be able to get through the night without waking you up.

That having been said I have an adult GSD and there are very few nights she has slept through.