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It takes 21 days (I think that was the number) with no accidents to say your dog is house trained. He is young and no he is not acting out, dogs do not do that. It is possible he does not like the rain but he needs to learn rain or shine he must go out.

I hate rainy days, Max is 10 months so he will go out to potty but there is no playing. He is like a school kid on a rainy day, drives us crazy!

 

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Keep trying, your letting him make the rules. Try covering the crate and the minute he is quiet let him out and throw a party! I thought Max was never going to get there but now he loves his crate. Each pup is different when it comes to crate training.

 

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Shouldn't I be worried that he's going to break a tooth or hurt himself?

No, keep trying the small steps. Your home all day right? You have time to spend, as someone else said sit by the crate and the second he is quiet drop in a treat and make a big deal of it. Believe me Max was the same way and now you would never know it. Again try covering him and see if he will quiet for a second.

Its all about timing DO NOT let him out when he is pitching a fit, its like giving your kids a reward when they have done something wrong. You end up with spoiled brats!

I actually had to sleep on the floor next to Max the first few nights. Did that with both my pups and it helped them.

 

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He is only getting intense because first off he does not like the crate then second he has now learned that you will let him out if he pitches a fit. Hang in there you are doing the right thing and will be happier for it later, trust us.

 

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Agree, only praise him when he is quiet by tossing in a treat and maybe using the phrase good quiet. That is how I did it and it took about a week. You are already making progress if he is giving you even a minute of quiet. Stick to it and remember with dogs it is either black or white, yes or no. if you bend the rules at all they do not understand that and it makes training that much harder.