13 week old Boxer pup

Question
I just recently purchased a boxer 13 week old male boxer pup. I introduced him to his crate, and whenever I leave him, he starts barking and whining. He whines sometimes when he is not in the crate as well. How do I end this noisy behavior and how do get him to urinate where I want him to urinate?? It seems like he will only urinate on my carpet but he will not urinate on his training pads. I perform all of the required methods..

Answer
He is so very young-- 3 months old.

Yes, "introducing" him to a crate will be traumatic.

In order to introduce him properly, to not cause fear and isolation, you must place it in a room with the family and leave the door wide open. Have a Nyla bone and Kong toy in it and allow him to go in and out on his own when he wants to.

This conditions him and eases his fears so he will become accustomed to it as a safe and happy place; not a place of isolation and abandonment.

Once he is going in and out on his own without fear, you can shut the door-- but first, you must talk to him and tell him to go into his "bed" or what word you prefer to call it. Hopefully he will associate the command and go when told.

He is too young to be left alone.

If you insist on him sleeping in the crate- then it must be placed in your bedroom close to you.

He is a baby, a social creature use to him mom and siblings- a pack. Not isolation.

That will cause fears and anxieties and lead to "separation anxiety" that is difficult  to cure.

Think of him as a newborn baby- and this will help you understand his thinking and feelings.

As far as potty training (house training) him... you need to take him outside in the back yard (fenced) after every meal time, every night before bed, every morning after wakening, and every hour to two hours inbetween.

If he pees or poops in the house, pick it up/soak it up with a paper towel, take it outside and lay it down where you want him to pee and poop-- then take him outside to the spot and let him smell it and get the idea that is the place. Do this each and every time.

Never, ever scold him, reprimand him, or punish him (or yell and shout) for peeing and pooping inside or he will not want to pee and poop outside in fear of the "act" being wrong and he will become a problem to train because of fear and confusion.

The training pads needs to be placed at the back door way that he is being taken outside to so he will know. As close to the door as possible, then the door being taken out on schedule, and he will associate that.

Each time he does it inside- take him outside supervised as mentioned above.

If he pees and/or poops outside and you see it, praise him and give him a treat and tell him "good job" in an upbeat happy voice.