My dog just turned 1yo and coming into the spring we are getting another puppy. My dog will be around 1.5yo at this time. I crate trained my dog for the first 6months of his life and now he roams free at night and while I am out of the house. Prior he was in his crate at night and when out of the house. He no longer has interest in going into his crate.
With that being said, I would really like to crate trained the new puppy. Until they are potty trained and ready to roam free. How do I go about organizing this? My dog goes to daycare every week day so long hours are not something I intend on doing for the puppy as they will go with him. But when I go to the gym or need to leave the house for short moments I would like to have them in a crate. Do I have to start making my #1 dog practice crate training again for puppy #2? Will puppy still manage to crate training properly when dog #1 roams free?
What is the best way to handle this situation? Please give any input, anything will be helpful!
Additional notes: – my first dog had 3 sides of crate covered but freaked out with all four – crate is located in nearest common area as it’s massive (but can be closed off for puppy size) and will not fit in bedroom – I did sleep on a futon on the floor for 3 months for my dog to sleep through the night. But mostly for the ease of being able to bring him outside immediately when necessary throughout the night. And I really don’t want to do that again.
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