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06-17-2012, 09:33 AM | #1 |
YT Addict Join Date: May 2012 Location: Douglasville, GA USA
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| Houdini antics? Jaeger has an ASPCA approved, size appropriate crate with a bed in it that he goes into when we leave the house (he's 6 months old, still potty training and teething some). He's fine after the first 2-10 minutes, (we've set up monitors) but he does have initial separation anxiety, which has led to break out of his crate a few times. We were using a carabiner but he know knows how to open THAT too. Any suggestions? |
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06-18-2012, 06:22 AM | #2 | |
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He learnt to open his crate after a couple of days...learnt how to open a carabiner....learnt how to bounce up and down until his paw could catch the kitchen door handle and open it.... Okay, if you use an expen, he will learn how to get out of it, same with a 'childs' playpen. Obviously, until he is fully trained, you want to keep him semi-enclosed, to keep him out of harms way.... Two options worked for us: I didn't like doing it, but had to put a padlock on the crate door....it was the only way to keep him secure if I had to pop out for an hour so that he wouldn't escape 'to try to come and find me' - chewing everything electrical on the way, while he was teething After a couple of weeks, when I was a little more sure of him, we transitioned him to the kitchen with all his bits and pieces (that was when the door-opening trick happened!! ). That was remedied quite simply by putting a small bolt on 'this side' of the kitchen door. Trust is earned and learnt - Harry now has full run of the house (the first day I did that though, I was VERY nervous! ) but while we're gone, he actually doesn't do a thing - just sits on the top of the couch and gazes longingly out of the window....it will come, in time! Good luck! Sally + Harry x | |
06-18-2012, 06:44 AM | #3 |
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| I think his problem when he is left alone is that he gets anxious and boredly destructive. We used to put him in the biggest bathroom with his open crate with bed in it, some toys, a few chews and a water dish, thinking he'd be happier in a smaller space. He wasnt-he's happier in his crate than in the bathroom. Also, I got tired of having to puppy proof the bathroom-he'd go after towels hanging up, the toilet paper, the wastebaskets, plungers, toilet brush, anything in the bathtub, the rug....And when I remembered to secure all that, he started jumping onto the toilet and getting everything on TOP of the counters, and when I remembered to put THAT away, he learned how to open the cabinet doors. Plus, he was always really stressed when we came home. Atleast in his crate, he's calm and happy when we get back. |
06-18-2012, 06:55 AM | #4 | |
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06-18-2012, 06:59 AM | #5 |
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| I was thinking a padlock might be our only option ,but i hate the idea-atleast if he can get out of his crate and there is a fire or something, he might be safer. |
06-18-2012, 09:12 AM | #6 |
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| You might try a quick link. They screw open and closed - easy for a human, not so easy for a Houdini Yorkie. I use them on crates at shows for an extra bit of security. Here's a pic of one Last edited by chattiesmom; 06-18-2012 at 09:17 AM. |
06-18-2012, 09:15 AM | #7 |
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