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Yeah wise advice. I think ill get the first week or 2 past and then work on these things once he's settled a bit. Trying to pick my battles and not fight them all at once, which will be a disaster.
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This. Super wise approach. Can be pretty overwhelming for all involved if you try to take all this on at once! Toilet training is really the main thing to worry about in the very early days....
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Yeah definitely! I hope they settle in well, they're super cute. Have you settled on a name other than "Turd Monster"?
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There's a good facebook group called "Dog Training Advice and Support" that's run by some pro trainers and has loads of resources. They're very much positive reinforcement only and their method for crate sleeping is if the dog is whining sleep next to them and build it up as they get more used to being in the crate and doing crate training so they see it as a positive place.
Stonehedge
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Sumo
We let our dog sleep in our room which is really nice, especially when she comes for a cuddle in the morning. The only thing I would say is that due to barely spending any time on her own since she's come to us, even at night, she's now very clingy, especially with my girlfriend who works from home. We're now, having had her for about 7 months, having to work on leaving her alone for a while. We've got a camera to keep an eye on her when we're out and for the first 10 minutes or so she just stands at the patio door and howls
She eventually settles down and is fine but it's not ideal for our neighbors (who are thankfully very fond of Crumpet and very understanding). I think if we'd have the foresight to work on that from when we got her it'd probably be a lot easier for everyone! I know the sleeping situation and separation anxiety aren't necessarily the same thing but I think in our case, Crumpet spending about 24 hours a day in the same room as one of us has made it harder for her to be left alone.