Just thought I would say hello!!

[Elizabeth, Bailey & Bruin]

Just got our first goldendoodle yesterday.  Her name is Bailey and she is 11 weeks old...I think she is a beauty. 

 

So far she is doing great with the potty training.  Only 1 accident and that was yesterday when we first got home.  Crate training was a little "ruff" last night LOL.  she cried for about 20 minutes the first time.  then fell sound asleep.  She woke up at 130 and I got her up and took her out to potty and she went right away.  I put her back in her crate and she cried for 30 minutes this time.  I was so afraid she would get over heated that I got up, got a throw and pillow off the couch and layed down on the hardwood floor next to her crate and the little stinker fell fast asleep while I was wide awake on the cold floor.LOL

 

Hopefully tonight will be a little better.  I am giving her a tee shirt of mine that I have been wearing today and an alarm clock that ticks. Putting the clock on the outside of the crate...We'll see what happens..

 

I am really looking forward to getting to know everyone here at DK....

 

[Donna K & Quincy]

If you keep her crate close enough so you can reach out and comfort her and have your bed as well. Good luck with you new little  baby, she is indeed a little beauty. Welcome to DK, fair warning, it can be addictive.

[Jen, Lachlan, and Declan]

Awww, what a little beauty!  Congratulations and welcome to DK!

[Bonnie and Kona]

Welcome to DK! This is such a great spot to learn all about caring for our beloved doodles. We started out with the puppy's kennel right on the bed and then moved it beside the bed and he adjusted in a matter of days. Good luck!

[Daelene & Molly]

I did just what Donna advised.  Molly whined the first night but when I moved the crate next to our bed where she could see us as well as hear us she slept right through the night.  Welcome to DK.  I have learned so much here it is amazing :)

[Traci -Bexter & Maggie]

Welcome to DK!  Bailey is a cute little doodle!

[Anne G.]

Bailey is so cute! I'll bet you'll be surprised at how quickly she adapts to her crate and sleeps just fine without you right next to her. For us it was just a few nights. We still got up at 3:00AM to take her out for the first month but after that she was good from 11:00PM to 6:00 AM. Good luck! It's a whole lot of fun and gets a lot easier in a relatively short amount of time. :-)

[Susan and Sasha]

I agree with the advice of keeping the crate right next to the bed...where you can reach out to her...

She'll quiet down and get used to her new home in no time.

You might want to put a light sheet over the crate...to keep it more "den like" and help with distractions.

They sell special crate covers that roll up on all four sides...so you can adjust the amount of coverage you want...depending upon where you put the crate in the future...the temperature of the room...etc..

Bailey will be sleeping through the night before you know it!

Sweet Dreams...

 

 

 

[Nancie & Gracie Doodle]

Little Bailey just wants to be with you.  Like everyone has posted, put the crate next to your bed and you can reach out and reassure her.  She doesn't want to be alone.  You are her mommy now!!!!  Good Luck!  There are tons of groups here to help you.  Have you joined the "Puppy Madness" group?

[Camilla and Darwin]

Welcome! She is adorable.

[Tina, Clover, Plus 5 More]

Welcome to DK!  Bailey is just adorable.

[Sayde]

I also added a fan  in the room that was on the floor that made a hum.  I covered the crate to make less distractions.  I did move the crate to where should could see us the first 4-5 days.  The crate now is in the other room. She does stir in the night (like a baby) but does not cry until 6 or so a.m.The first week or two I got up when she needed between 1-3 am to let her potty and right back in crate.  After a few weeks she was wanting to sleep between 8 or 9 pm until 6 or 7 am.  She does cry when I first put her in but she goes right to sleep. She is now 5 months old and we took a trip and she was able to sleep in a portable crate in 3 different family houses and a hotel in a two week period and did great.

[Kathy, Harley & Roxie]

this is very similar to our routine when we first got Harley. His crate was to large to move easily, and we wanted him to be apart of everything during the day, so we put his crate in the foyer (and is still there).  we were very strict on crate training first three months (not too much time out of crate) and we feed him in his crate.   Our daughter got a puppy at the same time, was not as strict and they are having some anxiety issues with theirs while in crate.  Harley never whines in his crate (still crated at night) and is house trained.