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02-01-2012, 08:20 PM | #1 |
Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Alaska
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| Joel is driving me crazy! He's doing good with pretty much everything but with his "alone time" he freaks out. Hes only calm in his playpen if i make him tired and hell sleep. He doesnt care what I give him he wants someone by him. So is it normal just to ignore him and let him freakout? But hell start shaking when I ignore him,lol. Like should I put him in his crate once in a while to get over it and learn hes not getting attention when he barks, I know its normal for yorkies to want to be by people but even if hes with everyone he still barks and cries to be out of the playpen. So anyway hes fine in his crate or pen at night or when hes napping, but how do I make him play with with toys and like it,lol. |
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02-01-2012, 08:41 PM | #2 |
Registered User Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: KS
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| Hey, what type of crate are you using? I found that mine do not like to be in the little "pet taxi's" I will attach a similar to what I use. Idk if it will work but someone suggested it to me, and it works great! I had problems with one of mine not wanting to go in the kennel, so I put her favorite bed, toy and blanket in there. Left the door open (so she could come and go whenever). Now she has NO problem going in there, in fact i dont even have to tell her to go to the kennel. Might be worth a try! |
02-01-2012, 08:49 PM | #3 |
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| Thats the same crate he has When im sitting with him he'll go in and out playing but when i walk away is when he goes crazy. I dont know if he'll grow out of it, I just dont want him to be like this when hes older. |
02-01-2012, 10:14 PM | #4 |
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| Maybe the playpen would be better. I know they have more room to move around in and mine has really came in handy. They just love being with us. Mine are like little shadows that follow me from room to room and if I sit down they are in my lap, or on my shoulder. But, you know, I wouldn't take for it. They are my babies, what can I say. lol!! |
02-01-2012, 11:46 PM | #5 |
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| Well hes fine in the crate all night, he wont bark or whine he'll sleep all night, he just freaks out if I put him in there in the day time. And now he can climb out of his play pen so I have to sit with him, and hes not getting his "alone time" since i have to sit with him. So i need to buy him a new one so he wont get used to me being with him every second. And when Im busy the only choice i have is to carry him, and thats realy not good to teach him. |
02-02-2012, 12:23 AM | #6 |
No Longer a Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Pasadena, CA US
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| Bubba is pretty similar, we use the crate strictly for sleep and down time. For when he has free time, we have designated a mobile pen that can move around it's about 2X3 foot and I put his favorite toys in there. This pen is either in the office (days) or living room (evenings). Still there are times I must leave the room, the command quiet has come in handy. Start off for just a minute, he'll know you will come back. Also, I don't allow anxious pacing just because I'm not paying attention or because I am about to walk out of the room, so I immediately give him the sit command, tell him what a good big boy he is, if he attempts to pace again, sit command, but if he gets a toy I tell him that's a goooood choice. I try to set Bubba up for success, I only give commands he knows and can execute. For the quiet command, just shush abruptly, and follow with quiet, when he minds praise him, pet and love on him. Talk to him as you leave the room, first sign of a wimper, correct, praise, keep him engaged after the positive reinforcement. If Bubba does not want to play and I have already excercised him, back to the crate for down time. The crate is not a time out but his resting place. The pen is only for play, not for rest. I find that keeping everything separate for Bubba is much less confusing for him. Also, after one solid week of separate areas routinely used, he just knew; crate=sleep and pen=play. There is also a seperate area gated off in the kitchen that we only use for feeding, he sits super fast and still in that one he knows this is where I get warm carrots and num num. My dh put him there yesterday just to contain him while he walked outside to let the big dog off, came back in, picked Bubba up and proceeded to bring him into the office, Bubba wimpered the whole way because he was in the num num pen and was wronged by dad we laughed but Bubba was right, we were the ones that failed him that time. For Bubba, strict routine works best, without it, he'll have an accident now and again, he'll chew bedding because he wasn't exercised enough or not enough play time. With routine he is most successful, I am truly very blessed to have the opportunity to be home with him and train him. He is my little buddy and I want to make him as happy as he makes me. Good luck with Joel, be patient and quick to forgive and forget, because they certainly do Keep us posted and sorry for rambling |
02-02-2012, 12:56 AM | #7 |
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| Thanks, the keeping things separate makes sense. He's learning fast to stay "off" the playpen side, even though he knows how to climb out. And most the time when i'm walking around he'll just sit there watching me. And he is so smart it's almost scary! Lol, and i'm not just saying it because he's my pup. He just turned 8 weeks yesterday! It takes me just minutes to teach him a new trick and for him to do it on command after a couple minutes of telling him. I'll post a video sometime, but his two newest tricks are "check it out" which he will touch his nose on any item I show him and then look to me for a treat. And the other trick is sooo cute, I can say "break it" to any item and he will pounce it down with his paws. It works better with a water bottle or something. Earlier today we were on the floor playing with toys and I called him and he was ignoring me, so I said "break it" and he stopped and ran to me so fast and was franicaly looking for something to "break". I was laughing so hard. Last edited by ilovejoel; 02-02-2012 at 12:58 AM. |
02-02-2012, 01:08 AM | #8 |
No Longer a Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Pasadena, CA US
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| Joel, sounds incredibly smart especially for being 8 weeks Your description of break it made me laugh, Bubba does the same thing when we say "its gonna get you"! So funny to see their little bodies work so hard Yes, post videos and pics, can't wait to see his tricks wimpering aside, sounds like you're doing a greta job |
02-02-2012, 03:26 AM | #9 |
Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Alaska
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| Haha Bubba sounds funny. Ill try and get a vid of him doing all his tricks tomorrow when he's hungry is the best time, because he's "working" for his food,I dont even use treats, And tonight he learned how to bark and growl on command. But after about 15 times of repeating the tricks, he pretends to start itching when he wants to be done,lol. |
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