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Hello all. I have spent most of the day perusing this forum reading all the great advice, but have some questions that I couldn't find the answer to.
First. I just adopted a 4 month old black lab mix puppy a week ago. Most things have went well except for a couple. One is crating him. My son desperately wanted the dog crate in his room so someone was sleeping with him. Being the naive parents we are we obliged. I'm thinking this was a bad idea as even after a week of going to bed at the same time he still whines for about 10 minutes when crated. Which of course wakes my 6yo up. Is having the crate in a bedroom a bad idea? I have read everything from keep it close to family members to put it in a well trafficked isolated room.
Second, I work from home. As such I'm here all the time. Last week I setup shop in the dining room and put water nearby while gating the area off so he couldn't leave the confined area. This is not really conducive to me being productive throughout the day. I'm thinking of moving is to my office and only giving him access to water on potty trips. Is this a bad idea? I'm taking him out every hour when he's awake or when he wakes up.
Last but not least. If there is anyone that has raised a puppy while working a 9-5 from home I would love to hear any suggestions you have.
Thank you in advance.
Larry
First. I just adopted a 4 month old black lab mix puppy a week ago. Most things have went well except for a couple. One is crating him. My son desperately wanted the dog crate in his room so someone was sleeping with him. Being the naive parents we are we obliged. I'm thinking this was a bad idea as even after a week of going to bed at the same time he still whines for about 10 minutes when crated. Which of course wakes my 6yo up. Is having the crate in a bedroom a bad idea? I have read everything from keep it close to family members to put it in a well trafficked isolated room.
Second, I work from home. As such I'm here all the time. Last week I setup shop in the dining room and put water nearby while gating the area off so he couldn't leave the confined area. This is not really conducive to me being productive throughout the day. I'm thinking of moving is to my office and only giving him access to water on potty trips. Is this a bad idea? I'm taking him out every hour when he's awake or when he wakes up.
Last but not least. If there is anyone that has raised a puppy while working a 9-5 from home I would love to hear any suggestions you have.
Thank you in advance.
Larry