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   Just as a general rule a puppy can only hold themselves 1 hour for each   
   month of age.  So if your puppy is 2 months old take him out every 2 hours.   
   As they get older he should be able to go longer the thing is to be   
   consistent.   
      
   Celeste   
      
      
      
      
      
      
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   > Dear folks,   
   > We just got a new puppy.  The book says to put him in a   
   > crate to housebreak him.  My question is, how do you know whether the   
   puppy   
   > is crying to get out of the crate or crying because he needs to go out for   
   > potty time?  It says not to take him out of the crate if he's crying but   
   we   
   > did that then he peed/pooped in half of the crate.  What to do?   
   >   
   > Laura Watson   
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