Lots of good information. Let me address some of the comments made, since it may not have been clear the first time.
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The only time a puppy should be in a crate is when you're not home, or unable to watch him. Crate training *does not* mean the puppy spends most of his time in the crate! The more the puppy is loose and out of the crate, the more training can be done, and the faster the training proceeds. This could be part of why he gets hyper at night, if he's spend most of the day in a crate....pretty understandable to me.
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He is in the crate for certain periods because I read it was of great importance to get him on a schedule for housetraining, so I was using the crate for that. Also, I am currently on summer vacation and will be teaching soon, and I was afraid if I left him out of the crate all day he would get separation anxiety once I start back to school. Should I go ahead and leave him out of it all day and then start him back on the crate when school starts?
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Beyond that, I think you're giving a 10 week old puppy too much freedom during the time he is out of the crate..at that age, they should be kept close by, under your direct supervision. A puppy that wants to go into another room is a puppy that's up to no good.
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Our house is very small downstairs and has an open floor plan. Whenever he goes in the kitchen and dining area, I can still see him from the living room. I had read if the puppy did not have any accidents for X amount of time, you can gradually start giving him more freedom. We still have the puppy gate, so I can put it back up if necessary.
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It's pretty unlikely a 10 week old puppy really understands what "off" means yet-it's up to you to remove him physically while telling him off...don't repeat commands and don't expect dogs to comply with commands they don't yet understand. Say it once, say it like you mean it and follow through with removing him.
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Yes, we are also pushing him off the couch when we tell him, although we've only just been saying No. We will try the Off command...thanks.
As far as puppy kindergarten, we wanted to join one immediately, but our vet told us to wait until he has had all shots at 16 weeks. We are looking at an in home one-on-one trainer right now. Should we start those lessons now so that he can be done by 16 weeks (it is for 6 weeks)?
Thanks again for your suggestions.