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06-12-2008, 10:49 AM | #1 |
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| Am I crate training correctly? Im a little confused. I have had her almost 2 weeks now. Pretty much I havent left her home alone since I've gotten her. (I have the summer off from work.) 1. She sleeps all night by my bed and doesn't whine. 2. When she gets tired and sleepy I put her in the crate and she goes right to sleep. 3. If I put her in her crate wide awake, she whines and barks. I have read over 30 websites on crate training. I basically put her in when shes tired and she is fine. But when do I put her in to train her to be alone? I really can't teach her to be alone if I just put her in when shes tired. This is the part I dont understand. Am I really supposed to put her in and let her whine for an hour till she stops or falls asleep? Does anyone have like a 'sample' of what I can try to begin training her to be alone? In late august, I go back to work and she will need to be alone 3 1/2 hours at a time. I will come home to let her out during lunch. But I dont want to bring this on suddenly with her. Edit: Also, she whines if I have her in the exercise pen outside. Im always in view outside with her there while I work on the garden.
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06-12-2008, 11:50 AM | #2 |
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| From my own experience, Abbey has been great with the crate. She goes in the crate on and off on her own during the day to nap. If we go out for dinner or to shop she goes in her crate with no problem. She also will whine if she is too awake at night so I try to walk her or play with her to tire her out some. Then she is fine. Abbey does whine and bark at times but we NEVER give in. That's a must! I know it's a pain but you really have to ignore her and eventually she will stop. (I've actually used ear plugs) Do whatever you have to do to get thru it. Honest, it is worth it! Good Luck!
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06-12-2008, 11:56 AM | #3 |
Donating YT 10K Club Member | Well consider that your alone time training...she isn't really alone. She knows your home and she wants to be with you. If you truly want her to learn to be alone....I'd suggest placing her in her crate while you are outside in your garden. Or anywhere other than in the house...where she hears you. Run an errand...something. Since she uses her crate for sleeping...she will get used to it and actually prefer it sometimes.
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06-12-2008, 12:46 PM | #4 |
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| In my experiance "crate training" is a way to potty train a puppy. Is this what you're trying to do or are you just trying to get her used to the crate?
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06-12-2008, 01:23 PM | #5 |
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| I am using the crate as a potty training tool, but I want to train her to not whine in the crate while she is awake. This way, when I have to leave her at home to go get groceries or something, she will be more comfortable in the crate alone and not flipping out. Im not ready to give her the whole kitchen by herself until she is more potty trained. She is almost 10 weeks old.
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06-12-2008, 01:28 PM | #6 |
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| a good way to get her used to being alone is to leave the house for five minutes or less , then return, then gradually increase the time your gone every day, and she will slowly learn that you will be coming back. Do not make a fuss of her when leaving or returning, ignore as if you haven't been out, I do this technique but do not lock Darcy in her crate, I leave her crate open in my kitchen, which I close off.
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06-12-2008, 03:29 PM | #7 | |
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In morning (furbaby sleeps in crate at night) let her out to go potty when you first get up, if she goes she gets lots of praise and gets to stay out of the crate and eat/play for a short while (not more then 1/2hr to 45 minutes while she's young and first learning) then back in the crate for about an hour or so then she comes out again to go potty, if she doesn't "go" she has to go right back in the crate again and try again every 15 minutes or so until she goes. Then when she "goes" lots of praise and again gets to stay out to play for 1/2hr to 45 minutes. This process is repeated throughout the whole day. It's very hard I know to keep putting her back in the crate because you want to snuggle and play with her all day but that will defeat the whole concept of crate training. If she whines and fusses while in the crate be sure it's in the same room as you. If she can see you it will be a lot easier on her and she will get used to it. The reason crate training works so well with puppies is the repetition. They pick up very quickly that going potty outside is a really good thing. If you look in the training forum on this site and search for crate training you'll find lots of information. And they really do get used to the crate. We've used this method with all of our dogs and it works so well. Bella was completely potty trained by 5 months (we got her at 3 months) and it would have been sooner except she was doing so well so quickly I let up on her too soon and she regressed and then I had to step it up again. I hope this helps
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06-14-2008, 06:28 PM | #8 | |
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Will this work with a 1yr old.. Mine are relapsing.. Kallie I am not worried about right now since she is nursing but Stewie is making me angry... He is not letting me know that he has to go and I let them out on their own every hour or so... | |
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06-14-2008, 08:03 PM | #10 |
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| Possibly try putting the crate on a sturdy chair up against your bed where she can be close to you and still see you? I did this for a few nights after I got her home and she stopped whining at night. I also put in a shirt I had worn in her crate. This seemed to comfort her some also.
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06-15-2008, 05:04 AM | #11 |
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| Thanks, are you talking about the wire crate or the small plastic ones?? |
06-15-2008, 05:29 AM | #12 |
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| The small plastic airline crates. I like those because they are light and easily transportable.
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06-15-2008, 05:42 AM | #13 |
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| THANKS...she will lay in that some in the daytime but if I close that door she wants OUT and cries constantly. I want to start taking her in that in the car and get her used to going too!! She is the first dog I have ever had that won't go in that kind and sleep??? She is very stubborn little girl...spoiled rotten too!!Lol |
06-16-2008, 07:35 AM | #14 |
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| Yes, I would think it would work with the 1yr old too, especially if he was originally crate trained. I would think he would learn (or re-learn) quickly as he's done it all before. Repetition and consistency are huge when it comes to any type of training (kind of like kids, LOL). If Bella were to relapse I would definitely start back with the crate training, luckily I haven't had to do that. The great thing about crate training is that it really instills in them the fact that you don't go potty in the house ever, only outside. Both Bella and Lucee will do everything in their power to get my attention if they need to go potty. The only time Bella's had an accident is one morning she was licking all over my face and "talking" to me and telling me to get my behind out of bed and I ignored her and guess what, she had an accident right next to the bedroom door. It was completely my fault.
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