How To Crate Train A Puppy At Night

In this video, we talk about puppy training. If you have had enough of sleepless nights, this video will definitely help you train your puppy to sleep through the night in just 3 days. Follow along to learn about crate training your puppy.

00:00 Intro
03:05 Night 1
07:34 Night 2
11:18 2 am potty break
15:36 Night 3 - Slept all night!

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Ethan and Kat Pippitt are the proud owners of Standing Stone Kennels. They breed German Shorthaired pointers and train all types of dogs for the hunt and the home. Their training strategies are easy to follow and are flexible to meet the needs of individual dogs. They are avid outdoorsmen and when they aren't training dogs they spend their free time hunting all kinds of game across the United States.

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[raremage]

As I’m watching this I am literally listening to our pup, who came home today, yipping and crying, howling and keeping everyone awake. But I know for a fact it gets better.

[davidcudlip]

Just brought my Pudelpointer pup home 3 days ago and it has been getting better. I threw an unwashed T-shirt that I wore for 2 days in her crate so she has my scent with her all night and her crate is next to my bed. Expect a potty break at least a time or two during the night but she has not gone potty in the crate yet, so that's a good thing. I agree you need to practice "Tough Love" to get thru this period but it will get better.

[strthepoint]

I've been very lucky with my Lab pup. She slept through the night the first week with no crying. Only time I had issues is when she started having loose stool. THEN I was up most the night caring for her. Thank goodness the vet was able to help me with the loose stool. She is now 13 weeks old and well behaved. Even loves the snow here in Wisconsin.

[unmeshkhadilkar]

This video is a godsend. Our 8 week retriever is already used to the crate at night.
Night 1: I made the mistake of covering the crate with a sheet. He cried a lot
Night 2: Lost the sheet. Cried 5 mins, slept.
Night 3: Slept through the night. We slept too...finally!!!
You guys rock!!

[Moo_GSP]

I'm so glad I found this video! So many things you Google say not to let them cry. We had to switch crates because our 9wk old Gsp got his jaw stuck in the wire crate we were using. We I have a plastic one now. Tonight will be night one in the new crate and we are going to do these tips tonight! Wish us luck! Our GSP is spunky at 9 weeks and he will need a lot of training I'm afraid lol😅😅

[Austinpw]

Good info. Having the dog moans throughout were tough just because I’m lying next to my dog’s crate watching this video and I don’t want to disturb my dog!!

[brianthompson]

Thank you for showing that it is still tough for professionals at times too! Makes noobs like myself more confidant we can navigate the puppy phase lol

[carolyn]

Just added to previous comment never done clicker training either do you click first to get attention and then treat or after the wanted behaviour click then treat

[adventuresofjohnnyfinn]

This was great! Thanks for the advice! I just brought home an 8 week old Picardy Spaniel puppy on Sunday and let him sleep with me on night one.. cut him some slack... but we just went through night 1 of sleeping in the crate and it was exactly like this! Potty before bed, pee 1:30am, pee and poop 4:30am, up for the day at 6am. Onto night 2 tonight! Thanks!

[adampatrick]

Awesome video! We just brought home a lab puppy and this is exactly what we needed. Just finished up night six, the last few days it’s taken her less than five minutes to settle in, and even less time to settle after the middle of the night bathroom outings. At first we were super overwhelmed by how hard she freaked out but after watching this video it was easier to commit. It was definitely worth the struggle!

[Hatch-wgoo]

You guys give great tips. Just got my 9 week old GSP. He's doing the same thing at night. Listening to his cues and he goes out does his thing and went back to sleep with little crying. It helped covering his crate with a sheet and it helped a lot as well. Love all your videos and looking forward to training my gsp with them.

[carolyn]

hey greetings from Australia. I will be getting a new GPS puppy in two weeks. I have trained puppies before as my choice of dog has always been German Shepherds. I have never done crate training so have enjoyed your videos. I am an 'old dog' 70 that needs to learn all over again as back in the day it was check chains an ignore the bad behaviour reward the good. I am so looking forward to working with her Tessa or Tess for short within your expert training videos. Loved your first video on bringing puppy home working straight away on light pressure approach with muzzle to stop nipping and the calm and measured approach to nail clipping. I have never attempted nail clipping as I was always frightened of cutting the wick and making a bad response to having nails clipped so this video was great. One issue for me though is that where I live, albeit rural with many wallabies, wombats, my chickens, I had not intention of hunting with her. I know that is what she was bred to be but how will I satisfy that very natural urge to hunt. I am active so will make sure there is plenty of exercise happening. Would love to be a member but your costs are in USD so how would I fare? Once again thank you for these great training videos very much appreciated. I have taken note of all the things I should buy before we bring her home. She will be 8 weeks by then

[brianashley]

That minute of puppy crying noises was the most excruciating minute of my life 😭😭

[crayonztv]

Guys I got my puppy at 8 weeks and she’s now at 12 weeks…I’ll tell you the first 2-3 weeks was hard but dang I know now when i put her in there at night she will not make a sound…
Big tip take them to places that allow pets and put them in their crate on the way there…if they aren’t vaxed put them in the shopping cart and I’m telling you it will make tremendous help..when I started putting her in her crate wherever I went she started to understand it wasn’t so bad and now she’s a crate angel..it gets better but my goodness I would be lying if I said it wasn’t the hardest thing I’ve ever done but I’m so glad I did it

[mtabbut]

Thanks for the video. Night 1 done with our new lab pup - 8 weeks. He cried all night but about an hour. Dry crate though. Here’s to a better night 2. 🥱

[charlesrollins]

Tonight is night 1, perfect timing on the video!

[stephanielastname]

Thank you so much for making this video. We just got our first puppy and this video helped us get through our first night. We stayed strong that first night and no more crying already by night 2!

[bobseven]

On my last puppy, we put the crate on the night stand, right next to my face. I found that being able to stuff my fingers through the cage greatly re-assured my puppy, and help us differentiate "I want re-assuring" and "I need to potty", and the crate training went great. We gradually moved the cage away, and now the dog sleeps great every night in the cage away from the bed.

[howzk]

Love your training philosophy BS MS in animal behavior science and learning how to present great information and spread the animal love.

[dicomdan]

I had a GSP Dortmunder Vom Stillwater "Otto" 2009-2023 who made like one whimper on the first night and never made a sound after. Blessed with him. Just got a Burgos, Dreampoint's Canela "Nellie", and she whines for a little bit but is doing good. Same process on both. Sleeping downstairs and bedroom is upstairs. Bathroom before kennel and waking up in 4 hours for another potty break, then waking in the AM for a full on wake up. Just need to make the kennel a more positive experience because she ain't happy going in.