Dog Health Questions: New Puggle Puppy!!! Dog Training Help and Questions?

Rocky will be 3 months old on the 19th. I love him so much, but want to make sure I am doing everything right to train him to be a good dog.

So a few questions I have:
I've had him for 2 nights so far...and they have not gone so smooth. He actually has ended up in the bed with me wrapped in his doggie blanket. (Just so I can get some sleep)
At night I want to put him in his crate, but he wimpers & barks and he can do it for a long period of time. I know we just got him from the pet store so I don't know if he thinks he's getting left alone. Should I keep his crate in my bedroom or keep it in the laundry room. We keep him in this room during the day while we are at work. (The room is about 8x8 maybe bigger and gated off where he can't get into anything I place newspaper down for him to do his business and he can play with his toys I also keep his crate open so he can go in his crate to sleep if he likes...which I have yet to see.) I don't want to keep him in the crate during the day.
Any suggestions on how to "teach" him that the crate is his bed during the night? Or how to break him of the barking/wimpering once he's in the crate or will he eventually get it? I don't want to end up with my puppy in my bed every night with me. I know I did it 2 nights now I guess I did it because he was new & scared. I know it's wrong I just don't want to continue the cycle.

I am also having a hard time getting him to do his business outside. It's a bit nippy. I put a sweater on him and we go for long walks but never goes! He will use the newspaper often, though he still has pee accidents sometimes thankfully most of them are on the tile floors. We have only had one poop accident..the rest have been on the paper. We praise him when he goes where he should. Are we doing things right???? Any help from other Puggle owners or dog owners much appreciated!!

Thanks

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It sounds like you want the best for your dog which is great. I would say if you wan't him to sleep in his crate then you need to leave him in there. He will eventually cry himself to sleep. It is going to be harder on you than it will be on him. If you give in to his crying and continue to put him in your bed, he will end up being there forever. It is important to be tough now.

When we got our dogs they cried the first night for quite a while but eventually they went to sleep. Each night it got easier. They are now 2.5 years old and do sleep in our bed but they slept in their crates until they were almost a year old and fully potty trained.

As far as potty training here is an article I wrote after traning them, it may help you out. The most important thing is to keep an eye on him constantly. When you can't watch him make sure he is in his crate. If you catch him in the act, say 'NO' in a stern voice and carry him outside immediately. If he goes outside give him lots of praise and a treat. The most important thing is to catch him in the act and not after the fact.

Here is the article: http://www.designermixes.org/Dog_Article…

Hope this helps & Good Luck!

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• I'm not an expert on dog training, but I would 100% recommend driving to your nearest Petsmart and signing up for obedience classes. They are truly wonderful and the teachers they hire for it can be so sweet and gentle with puppies. It worked wonders for my Corgi.