Need puppy house training advice…is it too late to crate train?
We house trained our black lab pup using puppy training pads in the house when she was too young to go outside. The pads were in the hall (where she sleeps at night and where shes kept when we’re out with a stair gate so she cant go up stairs) She was really good at them and only peed there. Once she had her jags we started moving her pads outside. SHe picked up going to the toilet outside quickly and during the day when we are in and can let her out regularly she goes outside, however if she can access the hall (if we don’t shut the door) or if we go out during the day she still pees in the hall. How do we teach her its not ok to still do the toilet in this area? Should we start crate training her? WHen we get up in the morning she has peed and pooed ALOT in the hall. Not sure what to do! Shes now 5 months! She is also chewing the wall and door frame in hall which is making me want to crate train!
It’s never too late to crate train, especially a puppy. I have 4 dogs (had 5 but 1 just passed away). Out of the 5, only one was a planned purchase. The rest were all rescues. Even at their older ages (all were over a year), I crate trained them. They were not destructive or making a “mess” in the house but it’s always a good idea to have a secure area they can go to and/or be in when you need them out from under foot. Also, if you ever had to board them, they would need to be comfortable in crates.
Train away!!!
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