Hi there, Welcome to the Forum!
We got our choc lab 4 weeks ago, our first ever lab - he's 11 weeks old now. They grow so fast - he likes his cuddles on my lap but is getting heavier and bigger!
Corbie's breeder gave us a fleecy blanket that had been left with the litter so he slept with that and I think it helped a lot - at bed time he only cried a couple of minutes and the next time was 7am! He had done some business overnight on the newspaper.
We also showed him around the house - the phone ringing and tap running made him jump at first - and took him out in the garden as soon as we got him home so he could go to the toilet. We had his bed in the lounge with us during the day so he could go to sleep and be with us. It was very strange as at that point he didn't really know his name or any commands.
He sleeps in the kitchen, and we didn't put him in the crate until a couple of days later (wish we'd used it straightaway as I found the oven gloves and teatowel in his bed one morning!) and he was straight in there no problems before it was even bedtime!

Half of it had his blankets and the other half newspaper.
I've been carrying him out of the house and to the main road a few times to get him used to the traffic noise, taking him out in the car, etc. He will be going for his first walkies on Thursday as he had his last vaccination last week.
With toilet training, we'd let him out after he'd just woken up or been playing or eating.. usually he would need to go approx every hour at that time. It only took him a week to learn to go to the back door to go out, but there were still a few accidents indoors but we perservered and now he will go straight to the back door and whine to go out (although he will also try it on when he doesn't need the loo just to go out and sniff around!!).
You may find he enjoys playing with newspaper, shoes, slippers, cardboard, underwear, etc more than his toys at first! :lol:
Patience is the key, and gradually your puppy will start to learn and it's very rewarding to watch. He will also be very mischievious if Corbie is anything to go by, but it is a lot of fun (and tiring, although they do sleep a lot so there is some respite during the day!) :lol:
Look forward to hearing all about Angus
