Yes, I am crate training her. But I discovered I was using too big a crate for her and she would poop and pee in it and only sleep an hour or two at a time at night. Last night, I tried her in my pet carrier which is enough room for her to stand and lay with comfort and she slept without a peep from 9:30pm until 5:30 a.m. this morning and she had not pooped or peed in it. First full night sleep I got since I got her. Oh happy day! She's still pooping and peeing in my floor though no matter how much I take her out. She does it out there to. Oh well....we'll get there I hope.

 

I am totally stress free now, except for the stress of cleaning up puppy poop and pee! But that kind of stress I can deal with. Thankfully, I had been planning on installing new carpet for months now, think I'll wait til she's trained to do that now, lol! Her name is Savannah. Chocolate covered love.

 

Great name! I'll bet you'll keep the task of cleaning puppy poop & pee over the mega-stress job you had prior!

Miles of smiles ahead...

 

And your bike is beautiful!! I went to your album and your site.

 

Rhonda, glad to see you back. You'll be very glad you crate trained your pooch. We did too, and it's just been fantastic for leaving her, or for traveling. Spring is nearly here, and we'll be exchanging "great ride" stories, so keep your chin up, and and spirits high. It's all good from here on out.

 

Great to hear from you Rhonda - glad to hear you're keeping busy and it sounds like your spirits are up. Riding season is just starting for us in OH (and a lot of the rest of the country) so I'm sure there will be tons of posts for you to reply too. I go a week with nothing that catches my eye and then there are ten threads that I feel a need to join in on.

Good luck on the new job - and post some pix of your new puppy!

Ray

 

Rhonda, You always brighten my day when I see your posts. Good luck with the puppy, we just got one at Christmas time, a yellow lab named Champ. He brings us a lot of joy (and poop).

 

Rhonda, I forgot to mention that there are some good Labrador forums where you can get some good information and share your experiences. Just google labrador forums and you will see a wide choice.

 

Rhonda Hello.,

We have Crate trained ALL our dogs and its the only way to go!!! You must be firm and ALWAYS...ALWAYS make sure they know who is BOSS!!! Tough Love is a must!!!! We have a Pee/Poo area in our yard and they learn that is their spot to go!!!We also have a Small Yard!!! It helps to have a small fenced in area so they know their boundery. It takes time but they get it!!! Also you can use large cage just section off back to make smaller then make bigger as they grow..We have Bernese Mountain Dogs...2 males, Jake 3 years,and Bohdi 9 months....Large breed, males get to 120Lbs... I will send pick when i figure this internet stuff out....LOL....Good Luck!!!....Remember the more training you do when they are young, the BETTER they will be when they Grow!!! Take Care, Glad to hear you are back from the DARK SIDE!!! R.W.

 

Glad your OK. Was wondering where you went!