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Originally Posted by zaknnana  I have a terrible time trying to get Lily to stay in her crate?? She screams constantly in it still?? I have let her sleep with me because she will sleep all night like that and hold it until morning and go out and potty and is real good but I am afraid she will jump out of bed sometime and I might not hear her?? I wish she would "like her crate" I have tried everything and she HATES any type of confinement!! She is 13 weeks old and she is doing alot better going to the door to go outside and potty and I am very happy with her that way finally.....should I keep trying to crate or just accept that she will never be in it?? Is there anyone that doesn't keep their dog in a crate?? If I make her stay in it she will cry and poop and pee and just carry on terrible .... it is like she is scared of it or something?? She will lay in her plastic one in the daytime but if I close the door on it she won't stay in it either!! She cries for hours if I leave her there because I have tried it all night etc. and she doesn't stop!! I don't really care if she sleeps with me as long as she doesn't try to jump out of bed and she will lay down and sleep!! I do need to get her to go in her plastic carrier so I can take her in the car and take her on airplane in September!!! She doesn't get her last shots for 2 more weeks so I haven't taken her anywhere much at all. What do ya all put in the "spray bottle" that you use when they play bite?? THANKS!! |
She's only 13 weeks so I wouldn't give up trying to get her used to the crate. Her crate should only be large enough for her to stand up and turn around which should keep her from peeing and pooping in it (usually). I like the idea that someone had about putting one of your shirts it it with her, that might help comfort her. You want to make the crate experience a good one so make sure when she's in it while you're home she's always where she can see you. I do know it's important to never take her out when she's crying, you should wait until she's stopped to take her out otherwise just like with a kid, they learn that when they cry they get their way. When we first started the crate training with Bella she would whine at first because she wanted to be next to me but I would just tell her "sush" or "no" and she'd stop and it didn't take any time at all and she wouldn't whine any more. Bella's been a really easy furbaby from the start so I don't know if I'm just lucky or what.
