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He is a red staffy. I got him from a breeder in Victoria. Does anyone use a crate? from from I see, they are popular in the US. i was going to buy one and put it in the laundry. also have plenty of chew toys and a bowl of water in the laundry as well. I want him to feel safe, even when he is inside the laundry. Is it ok to feed him before i go to work, leave a Kong toy with him while i am at work, and feed him again when i get home? I had a read of the Triangle of Temptation, bit confusing at first. But will keep reading it to try and make sense of it! thanks!

Thanks for your responses! I am sorry about calling him an 'english staffy'. i have just seen in the trading post breeders calling them english and american staffys. I have obviously overestimated the learning time to use the doggy door. hopefully he will be able to use it when he is older. thanks for the heads up. When i mentioned 'outside' dog. i meant a dog that will be able to move from the laundry to the backyard when he pleases (via the doggy door, when he is older). but when someone is home, he will be inside and spending time with the famil, while watching TV...etc. the only time he will be in the laundry/outside is when no body is home. The thing i am worried about is going to the toilet when i am at work during the weekdays, while he is a puppy. obviously i will be able to take him outside during the evenings and on weekends. should i put some newspaper down in the laundry(on the opposite corner of the crate)? Hopefully when he is older and can use the doggy door, he will let himself out when he wants to go to the toilet. does that make sense?

Hi, I am picking up my 8 week old English Staffy puppy in 2 weeks. I am organizing to have a couple of days off work to hopefully train him some basics and get him to feel comfortable in the house. Because He (Vinnie) will eventually be an outside dog, i would like to get him used to going to the toilet outside. After reading numerous websites offering advice, i was thinking of doing the following: - Buy a crate, and teach him to like the crate. I was going to leave the crate in the laundry, because this has a doggy door which has access to the backyard where we would like him to go to the toilet. - The laundry will be where he spends most of his time, i will make sure he has a couple of toys and water. - I will be spending the first 4 days with him, then i will be at work during the day. I was going to feed him in the morning. i will then go to work, so i will leave a kong toy with some snacks to keep him entertained during the day. when i return at 5pm i will feed him again. i will spend most of the evening with him to let him know he is wanted. - i was going to wake up every 2 - 3 hours during the night to take him to the toilet outside. i am hoping that he will get used to the doggy door over the first couple of days. obviously i will use the treat method when he goes to the toilet outside. - in regards to food, i will ask the breeder when i pick Vinnie up in a fortnight. Do you think this is ok, please let me knoe if anybody thinks i should be doing something different. I am really looking forward to picking Vinnie up. I will be spending most evenings and weekends with him, so he will know he is a part of the family. any advice will be greatly appreciated.