Tips For Crate Training A Puppy At Night

Crate training puppies overnight is one of the
most common problems people have when they first
start toilet training their new arrival. If they
are very young then chances are they won't have
learned how to hold it in for more than an hour
or two - let alone for the whole night - so you
should definitely expect to get up at least once
(or just earlier than you expect to) to let them
out and do their business. In this sense new
puppies are a lot like babies, but fortunately
they won't be in this stage for too long (and
part of you may miss it once it's over). Below
are a few of the things you should keep in mind
when crate training puppies overnight.

1. No Water Before Bed

Just like with humans, you'll face fewer
problems in crate training puppies overnight if
you don't let them drink water too close to
their bedtime. Have you ever had a couple of
glasses of water before you went to sleep?
Chances are you had to get up in the middle of
the night, or at least a lot earlier the next
morning. It's the same with puppies - and they
have a lot less control over their bladder than
you probably do. When crate training puppies
overnight, you should take away their water bowl
at least an hour or two before going to sleep so
they don't have any excess fluids to get rid of
during the night.

2. Give Them Exercise

Another aspect that will help with crate
training puppies overnight is exercise. Your
puppy is still too young to take out on walks
given they're not fully vaccinated, but if you
give them some attention and play time in the
yard during the evening it will help them to
sleep much more soundly and decrease the chances
that they'll need to wake up in the middle of the
night.

3. Let Them Out At Night

Whenever you're crate training puppies overnight
you should give them one last chance to go
outside and do their business before they go to
sleep. If you have exercised them already then
this should happen fairly naturally - as you
probably know fully-grown dogs tend to do their
business on their walk or shortly after. By
letting them out at night you make the chance of
an accident happening as small as you can. They
are still likely to wake up fairly early the
next morning, and will need to go to the toilet
as soon as they do - but at least the likelihood
of having to get out of bed at about 3 o'clock in
the morning is a lot smaller.

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