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EM➡️Nighttime crate training feels emotional. You hear a whine and immediately wonder if you’re doing it wrong.
👉A few things about what you’re seeing here: I filmed this during the day, not at night. The puppies are more awake than they would be overnight. These reactions are closer to what you’d see during daytime crate work, but I wanted to show you the proper setup.
👉The crate sits right by your bed. Use a towel or blanket to cover the top some puppies settle better with coverage, others need to see you. That’s trial and error on your part. I use it halfway as you see it.
✅ I play calming music every night, very low, looped through the entire night. This creates association. Music means bedtime, time to relax, time to sleep.
👉At the end you’ll see me open the crate door to let the puppy out. Watch how calm it stays. No big deal, no excitement, no words. You cannot open the door in response to crying or protesting. Just like daytime work even if you only get one to two seconds of calm, that’s when the door opens.
👉If you think your puppy needs to use the bathroom, it stays calm and neutral. No excitement, no play, no treats. Straight out, let them go, straight back in. Don’t set an alarm thinking you’ll take them out before they wake up. That teaches them to get up at that exact time every single night. Wait for them to signal you.
👉Brief protest in a brand new routine is normal. That doesn’t mean distress. My job isn’t to react to every sound - it’s to read the puppy in front of me. Confusion sounds different than panic. Restlessness looks different than urgency.
✅At 8 to 10 weeks, one to two potty trips overnight is normal. Early morning wake-ups around 3 to 5am are often hunger-related as their bodies regulate blood sugar. Puppies are also very active sleepers. Movement alone doesn’t mean they need out.
👉Night training isn’t cry it out. And it’s not immediate rescue either. It’s calm structure. Presence without creating dependency. Security without overstimulation.
➡️The goal is confidence, not silence.
✅Train your puppy starting on day one!
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