Sleepy Puppy

After all the sleeping Chloe did all day, I'm not sure why she would sleep at night. I'm almost sure she didn't. She cried all night, and when I peeked in the crate, she was huddling in the corner.
We're trying to crate train Chloe-for at night and whenever we leave the house. She is supposed to like her crate. It's supposed to be a safe place and when she goes in it, no one should bother her. But she doesn't like it in there, even though I put the blanket that she loves and her chewy bone and her tug toy... She needs to learn to like it soon.

So, I came downstairs this morning to find poo in her crate again! But this time worse. She must have sort of sat in it and walked through it. Great... time for a bath. Guess what we don't have? Dog shampoo which means another trip to the pet store soon.
I took Chloe outside to go potty, since she didn't pee in her crate. We were out there for ~30 min and she wouldn't go! Once inside, she starts to piddle on the carpet. I yell no, and push her outside. After another 20 min, she still doesn't pee. Back inside we go, where to decides to pee where she pooed the last two days. Luckily, I had put that training pad on the floor in that spot.

Success! I took Chloe outside and once she pooed and the second time she peed. Maybe she's getting it? I'm not holding my breath. She's so cute outside though. Running and flopping all over in the grass. She loves the shade and once she finds it, it's hard to get her out of it. She'll run through the sprinkler with me, but get confused when she gets wet. She doesn't understand what a walk is yet, but it's fun to try!

Chloe isn't afraid to run out of our yard anymore... that's disappointing. I was hoping she'd just never get over that. Also, when I sat on the steps last time we went outside, she decided to crawl on my back and just sit there! Then she crawled into my lap. She's such a cutie!

The final count: 6 pees outside, 4 pees inside, 3 poos outside, and 1 poo in the crate over night.

Tomorrow will be a challenge. Chloe will be in her crate while we're at work as well as at night. Do we need to come home during lunch? Would it even matter if we did? So much laundry...