He's been pretty good so far with us around him all weekend. Only had a couple accidents inside and was really good about doing his business outside when we took him out to go. Has been prety daring so far and hasn't realy been afraid of anything like stairs or jumping off couches etc. Getting him trained for the kennel is going to be tough though. Didn't want to go in it last night so he got to sleep on the bed again. Today we sectioned off a portion of the wood floored dining room and put his kennel in there as the only comfortable soft spot to sleep. Put puppy pads in the corners of the room so he could do his business there. Any advice on getting him to like/use the kennel? He was only 7 weeks on Saturday so he's still really young and we know it will take time, but he has been pretty smart so far.
I usually let the puppies sleep in their crate next to my bed until they are old enough to hold it all night. If they are close they don't freak out, and if they need to go they whine and wake you up and you let them out. Once their sleeping all night I transition to them sleeping in another room. The first few nights are hard because they just go batshit all night so I basically just put the crate in my car and let them bark it out. After a few nights they get it. Then you can start training them to "kennel." By then they should love it, feel like a safe place, etc. Also, if they do something bad I'll get mad and if they can beat me to their kennel then they are safe. They learn to love it anymore. It's a sanctuary.
Here's an old video of me training my first pup:
(Sorry proud puppy owner's can get annoying "GOOD BOOOY!!")
