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10-02-2012, 11:37 AM | #1 |
Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: May 2011 Location: Pittsburgh, PA
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| Crate Games So I read in someone's post they were going to try crate games and it got me curious as to what they are. I looked them up and was able to find information about their use but does anyone know of good websites or books that discuss them more in detail? Our little girl is TERRIFIED of her crate to the point she shakes the minute I pick her up and go near it, mainly in the morning when she knows I have to leave for work. My boyfriend has gotten to the point that it's easier for him to let her get full run of the bedroom with Geno and is always finding excuses not to crate her at night. Obviously, this is an issue me and my boyfriend need to sort out because I am all for crate training her. I feel bad that she is so scared of her crate but I really am hoping that maybe crate games will help. She also has seperation anxiety so maybe crate games will help her calm down as well knowing that the crate is a safe place to hangout while we're away.
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10-02-2012, 11:56 AM | #2 |
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| I didn't see that post but I've put a bit of karo syrup/honey on the posts & thrown real meat treats into the crates or a path of meat bits leading up to the crate for a few days to get a dog to approach it. Then I'd toss in a squeaky toy, get it out and clap, act really happy & go treat the dog. I'd stop & pat the crate & smile, say "Good little crate", go treat the dog where he was across the room. Just things like that to get the dog to see the crate as something positive & good. Over time, they do approach it, and even go in & come back out. Eventually when he was coming & going in/out to get treats & toys, I'd just pick him up, put him in it, smile & clap gently, hand in a treat and call him right out, smiling/happy yourself, treat again & take him right away from it so he doesn't think he's got to stay anywhere near that once scary thing long at all and distract him with tugowar or throw the ball across the room. After a little play, I'd pick him up, put him in it, smile & clap gently, hand in a treat and call him right out, treat, carry him away, play a game. Slowly desensitizes them to the crate and one day, when he's in there getting a treat, you can shut the door & open it, let them right out and slowly increase the time they are in there, handing in nice treats or putting a tad of syrup/honey on a crate post or the door handle - just things like that - smiling and happy all the while and then a fun game to distract when he comes out. Sometimes I put their food & water bowls in the crate for a while with the door open so they associate it with the necessities. I've even put their beds in there and all their toys at once. I even toss in his dinner kibble piece at a time for him to run in & get & back out. Anything to make it friendly and associate it with normal things. Keep smiling & petting it, saying "Good crate" as you walk by. You don't have to do these same things but you get the idea of how to accomodate them to the crate and tailor your process to what works best for ya'll. Never had a dog not love all this method and come to love his crate in no time with this association/desensitization process. Before long, they "own" their crate & feel at home in it, think of it as a little den, sanctuary.
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10-04-2012, 08:21 AM | #3 | |
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10-04-2012, 08:31 AM | #4 |
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| Oh, Sally, thank you for such nice words! I just post what I've read from the good trainers' books and articles over the years and has worked for dogs I've worked with. I just pass it along from them.
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10-04-2012, 08:41 AM | #5 |
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| I know....but at least you do it! You sort out what applies, and then give your advice (whether it's from books or experience). Thank you for being our yorkietalkjilly Sally x |
10-04-2012, 10:15 AM | #6 |
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| LOL. Well, we gotta keep our Yorkies happy above all!
__________________ Jeanie and Tibbe One must do the best one can. You may get some marks for a very imperfect answer: you will certainly get none for leaving the question alone. C. S. Lewis |
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