"Snackle" wrote in message:
She Acts nervous because she cries.......we have her kennel in the
basement in a utility because she keeps us up all night....we have a
radio for her down there.
Dogs are pack animals. You are now her pack, and she's crying because she's
isolated from her pack. Part of puppy raising involves not getting any
sleep for a few months, so move her crate to where you sleep so she can
see/hear/smell you, set an alarm and wake up to take her out every 2-3
hours, or whenever she starts moving about/whining.
We keep her in there during the day which is a long
stretch of 8 hours because we can';t run home at our lunch hour...so we
are understanding that she is messing in there during the day....
By allowing her to mess in her crate during the day, you're teaching her
that it is okay for her to go in there. This is going to make housebreaking
the pup a lot more difficult in the long run. If you can't come home during
the day to let her out (and she probably needs to go out every 2-3 hours at
this point), hire someone (a dog walker, a neighborhood kid or retiree) to
help you out.
the evenings is when we are concerned because she is let out
periodically and goes outside and as soon as she is put in her kennel
minutes later sometimes she has messed.
You should not be letting her out, you take your pup out on leash. Puppies
have notoriously short attention spans, and while she may have gone out with
the intention of peeing, she may have been distracted by something, and only
remembered to relieve herself after coming back in. You need to stay out
there, and remind her of what she needs to do. Associating a cue with the
action is a good way to do this. You also need to let her know that she is
a very good pup for going outside, and praise/treat/play (whatever she
enjoys) as soon as she does her business. The other problem is that she is
learning that her kennel is the place where she needs to go, so it is no
wonder that she opts to go in there instead of outside. She has absolutely
no clue what is acceptable behavior, and you need to teach her.
Here is a good write-up on how to housetrain puppies:
http://www.ddfl.org/behavior/pup-housetrain.pdf
Suja