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Originally Posted by STAMPEDRED
Pups learn quick as you already have noticed that she wakes up and wants out before your coming down to check on her. And you know even more that she is playing you cause all she wants to do is play. The dog seriously does not need bathroom breaks. They can hold it all night at the age you brought them home. If your kennel is too big then one end will be the washroom and the other the den area. Your dog will avoid the area she messed in like the plague if your crate is too big. So you have zero worries that your dog will go in the crate if it is the right size because that is their bed.
Just keep in mind that the habits you make now you have to be willing to keep them up for a long time like always having the radio on to "soothe" the dog. Your best bet is like another poster said is take away their water a couple of hours before bed, let them out to do their business just before bed time and then they are in there until you get up in the morning. They are not a baby where you do need to get up for them when they cry.
If the dog is driving you insane with whining, stick their crate somewhere in the house where you can't hear them and can get a full night of sleep for yourself. The dog will eventually get the point that it is bed time - and it will be sooner than later. If this doesn't help by moving their crate, then during the day at some time when you make a run to the store, stick the dog in the crate and leave. The dog will soon give up whining, usually within 5 minutes actually, and just go to sleep until you get home and will be excitedly waiting for you to play with again!
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I find that very interesting becuase everything else I have heard or read says that we need to get up in the night to let the puppy to go out to use the bathroom because they aren't able to hold it that long. Because believe me, I'd love to get a full night of sleep. I'm just surprised because everyone else has said something different.
Now that we have gotten up for her to go to the bathroom the past few nights we'll probably have to taper it down to only getting up once and then not at all...