Originally posted by mpoier
One last question, since I now have his crate in our room, do you think its okay for me to keep him in the garage during the day, without crating him?
M
I would keep him in the crate when you aren't home. It will be MUCH easier to housebreak him that way. As soon as you come home, out he goes. I pretty much kept Bella in the kitchen with me a lot when I was home (used a gate) and watched her like a hawk for any signs of sniffing, etc. and whisked her right outside and also after all meals. At night and while no one was home she was crated. I am fortunate in that I only work part time so she never spent more than 4 hrs. or so in the crate during the day. Even after she was housebroken I still used the crate when no one was home because she was still doing her puppy chewing. When I was convinced she could be trusted not to trash the house she earned her freedom as Queen of the House!