we crated fumble. it took a while for him to get used to it. we would listen for a cry and then take him out. and until he was about 4 months old he was going out at least once a night! it definately was hard because i love sleeping! but he was worth it! i have the crate in my room so i could hear what he was doing. he never had an accident in his crate, but definately had a few around the house! we had one of those grated floors for the crate and then the puppy pads underneath, just in case. and then we had a divider in the crate that made it smaller! i was changing hte size of the crate at least twice a month! but it was worth it!
it did take him a while to get used to his crate though. even now he doesn't really like to get into it. although from time to time i'll here him go in and lay down, or at night when i shut off the lights and get in bed, he will after about 5 minutes follow and come in.
what else was i going to say?? oh! i was very reluctatnt to crate him! but i just had to do it! cause i knew that the house woudlnt' get destroyed and he wouldn't get hurt! then, my sister started testing him, and leaving him on our porch.. granted the poor furniture took a beating from big teeth! he adjusted and now when i come home from my lunch break i will let him roam free, which is usually for about 2 hourS!
good luck though! it's always tough the first few weeks! at least it's getting warmer out!
