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I REALLY NEED HELP! i have a 6 week old puppy, he is a lab/pit bull. he was crated when he was with his mom and brothers. but now that hes crated here even if hes falling over tired he still cries! he wont stop. all night long. non stop.. we have to put him in the basement where we cant hear him but i feel so bad!!! even in my room if the door is shut he starts yelping. i know the crying is just cause hes out of what hes intouch with but everything people have said to do does NOT work. even if i lay down with him and my fingers inthe crate singing or talkign to him he SCREAMSSSSS and i cant take it. i start to cry. if anybody has ANY tips pleaseee help me.

*a vet told me not to put any hot water bottles, school clocks, blankets, or toys unless they are kongs. they choke on toys and blankets, pop the water bottle, pee on the toys and blankets. it makes a mess... so i cant put anything int here!! i put his stuffed animals outside looking in thinking that would help. it didnt.

*I take his water and food up about 2 hours before being crated and i take him to go to the bathroom and run him around alittle bit untill he gets SUPER tired and is falling over. (he still wakes up when he is put in there and starts howling)

any tips, stories, anythiiinnngg!!! just please help me! thanks sooo much in advance.

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I did not say that you were torturing him or using it as punishment, I was just advising you not to. I'm just saying I know when I was a child I used to sit out of my dogs crate and do that, but now I've learned that it only makes it worse. I hope whatever you tries works, Good Luck!

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What the columnists below me said were smart.

Large puppies like that are not meant to me crate trained, they gear that more towards smaller dogs, because lets face it bigger dogs need to sprawl out and run. They have a lot of energy and need/want to use it.

You could try facing him to the door/wall, and/or put the sheet over the crate. Don't just sit out of his crate and pet his threw there or put his toy outside the crate, they teases him! It's actually pretty cruel, because if you have the ability and time to sit out there and watch him, then why don't you take him out?!

I know this sounds weird but we bought a playpen for dogs for my little teacup yorkie, it's less restricted. It may not work for your puppy because he's bigger but it might. Try www.divapups.com -Or you could get a real baby playpen, although when they become bigger they may knock it over and it will fall.

Like the coloumnist below me said, each day put him in there for more and more time, but don't use it as torture or disipline.

But please, if you are going to keep him in there and not let him be free and run, get rid of him, to a nice loving family.

*Crate training is used only in night, when it is time for the dog to go to sleep.*

Hope I Helped!

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(Rating: 4) the reason i had time to sit and watch him for a moment was because i had a moment to put himin the crate. that time comes hand in hand. i was not beign cruel. and i let him out whenevr im home and iv never used it for punishment. i run around and play with him the ENTIRE day except for when he is sleeping with me or next to me. i dont use it as punishment. but thanks. im going to try the sheet
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