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05-20-2009, 04:22 PM | #1 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: May 2009 Location: sudbury, ontario, canada
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| housetraining and leaving alone Well we adopted Charley (8 lbs yorkie/poo 4 weeks ago. I managed to get some time off to help her with the transition since she is almost 2 years old. So my first shift we got her a 3 x 3 crate, she managed to get out and trashed the cage. LOL.... Riped apart a pee pad, food all over. It was crazy! She is used to having run of the house. OO also we did start her off slowly in the cage but she whinned and cried / barked. So my next shift we gave her roam of the main floor of the house but closed all the bedroom doors. The first 2 shifts were ok... The following week my 1st shift she got roam again of the house. This time she chewed through a baby gate towards the basement and peed on the carpet in the spare room 2 times. What should we do! My husband was coming home from work at lunch every time I was working (2-3days a week) and he is not even suppose to come home but has for her. And still these messes.. I fear she will either do more damage next time or get hurt! Charley is soo timid she is pretty much affraid of a fly! The previous owner was never there and she is not socialized at all. We are working hard by exercising her with MANY walks and visiting and having doggy dates! Should we just keep going with the cage when I am at work? She sleeps in our bed at night or in her bed (beside ours) She holds all night and sleeps until we are up with our kids. What should we do for the few days I am working? Thanks for your help! Michelle |
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05-20-2009, 04:43 PM | #2 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: May 2009 Location: MICHIGANDER
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| I just wanted to say that with my "Neko", when he came home it was said that he was already potty trainned. Well, we weren't sure so right off we took up the "crate trainning" thing. This way when our backs were turned, we knew what we would or would't be stepping in. Frankly, we've had him a little over a month now and I still keep him in the crate when I leave home! Just to be safe. I have read here about the "submissive urination" thing. I do think that he is going through that. He is trainned to go outside, but he does still have accidents at will. I've been catching it like crazy cleanning carpets lately. So anyway, I suggest the crate trainning. I felt this was helpful for me. He did bark and whine alot and I felt sorry for him, but I just can't deal with the carpet cleanner every week. Until we can gain full control, I just keep trying to calm him when he gets upset in the crate, and it works! He's usually good around the house, that is until you show my baby tooo much "Love", then he can leak..LOL
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05-22-2009, 08:34 AM | #3 |
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| It's going to be very difficult to crate train a dog that has never been crated before Is there a room you can keep her in or a place you can corden off for her while you work?
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05-22-2009, 09:34 AM | #4 |
Donating YT 500 Club Member | It sounds like she has too much liberty to the rest of the house. Maybe an x-pen approach while you are gone is a better answer for her while you are gone. AAR, I wouldn't let her have access to the rest of the house even when you are home until she has earned it. Baby gates, doors closed, etc. To some extent, she may be testing you & may think she can make up her own rules in her new home. Keep up the socializing as much as possible. Maybe a daycare a couple days a week might help if you can find a good one nearby. Roxy refused to poop outside until she went to daycare the second time. No problem since. She sounds like a challenge, but you should be able to get it under control with time. Good luck!
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05-23-2009, 08:58 AM | #5 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Minneapolis, MN
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| I can tell you that when we adopted ours she was 3years old at the time and we were told she was potty trained... it took her over 2 months to really understand and know the rules of our house. through the transition, remember they basically puppies for the first month or so until they are feeling more at home. Keep working at getting her comfortable with the crate - or an xpen may work better since it is open on the top (ours could jump out of the xpen so that didn't work for us). Put her in there at all times during the day when you are home so that crate doesn't mean a bad thing. when she barks or whines you can do a penny can (a couple pennies in a can that you shake when she barks) and then say "quiet" or whatever word you want to use. Also use treats or favorite toys when she is in the crate. With our rescue, we had to experiment with different types of crates until we found one she was not scared of. Then we have been working every day to put her in the crate several times every day while we are home to get her used to being in there. |
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