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02-01-2014, 12:49 AM | #1 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: New Mexico
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| Barking in crate Hi friends! I'm not sure what the problem is, but over the past week Maverick has been getting worse by the day with barking in the crate. It's the same crate he's always has, nothing new. I've been working a little more this week but when he's home, he's in a bathroom with his crate open and pee pads, food, and and toys, not locked in the crate. He hasn't been home alone for more than maybe 6 hours all week. Nothing else new has happened. Currently tonight he's in the his crate in the garage (I can hear his incessant barking still), as he's been barking at the top of his little puppy lungs all night. He's been out every hour to go potty and even eat, since I can't figure out what's wrong with him. He's fine until I put him back in then he starts in. I finally put him out there because he's keeping everyone up. If anyone has clues in his recent regression, I'd really appreciate it. I'd like to sleep sometime without being constantly woke up Thanks! Lori |
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02-01-2014, 05:22 AM | #2 | |
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02-01-2014, 08:01 AM | #3 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: New Mexico
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| I should probably explain that my garage is not a normal one. It was converted into an office that we work out of from home, heat and all. I probably should have explained that. Also he was only on the other side of the door while I was awake typing this and he was there for all of maybe 20 minutes. He also had been in my room with me and the living room with me, none of which helped. Thanks for your reply. |
02-01-2014, 10:26 AM | #4 |
YT 2000 Club Member | dog Hi Lori, After having Yorkies, I have two now, I know these dogs just want to be next to their owners. That is when they are happiest. When I go out I put my two in the kitchen with lots of room. When I am home they are with me and at bedtime they sleep in the bed. Sounds like your Yorkie wants to be with you when you are home. I hope you can figure a way that he can be by you. |
02-01-2014, 10:44 AM | #5 |
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| Sometime you just have to ignore the crying. Cookie cried so much the first night I crated her, but I ignored her even though every bone in my body wanted to go hug her so she wouldn't be sad. Now she's fine with sleeping in the crate at night since I never gave in.
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02-01-2014, 11:07 AM | #6 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: New Mexico
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| Ok thank you. Maybe crating him just wont be the best option. I assure you, he is with me almost all the time, except when he needs to sleep at night or take a nap during the day. I bring him to work with me. I bring him to potty. Even in the middle of the night, sometimes more than once per night. The problem is not that he's not with me. My family and I spend hours every day paying with him. I think perhaps people are taking one sentence out of my post and responding to only that. I'm interested in figuring out what the bigger picture is, than the 20 minutes he wasn't by my side. And honestly if it was just a gentle whining, it wouldn't be such an issue, as I know that he's crated for a reason, because he needs to sleep somewhere other than my bed because he's not fully housetrained and I have a high bed that he could fall off and injure himself. I don't think it's unrealistic to expect him to sleep in a crate. I'm just tryng to figure out why he's barking as loud as he possibly can, when he's been doing fine for over a month. I'm not a mean person, I do not ignore him or leave him out somewhere in the cold. He is very much adored and a huge part of our family. Thank you again for your responses |
02-01-2014, 11:18 AM | #7 | |
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I know with the only one I ever crated I always put a cover over the crate at night and also left on a radio that was very low volume.
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02-01-2014, 11:26 AM | #8 |
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| Jess did that too. Was fine for a couple weeks then bam..everything changed. These little guys are quirkly Ill tell you that. Jess wants to be glued to me as well. I have actually had to ban her from the second floor during th day as she decided to start peeing in random places on my white carpets to get my attention. My house is on the market so that isn't happening. My vet told me to totally ignore her. They want attention whether its good or bad. I know its harder to ignore barking but you may just have to |
02-01-2014, 07:00 PM | #9 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: New Mexico
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| I haven't really tried a cover consistently. In my mind I assumed he'd be happier seeing us, but it's definitely worth a shot. Yes, he's quite the character! I picked up a puppy kong today and I'm watching him with it now, maybe that can be him crate treat. He seems pretty interested for now... |
02-01-2014, 07:29 PM | #10 | |
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I have crate trained all my pups (4) with no problem. Of course there where those stressful moment like what you describe but we stood our ground and we got threw them. Persistency is the key, maybe get him on some sort of schedule where he knows that at this time, after this happens each day this is the time for me to spend in my cage. Its important to have some sort of routine and make sure that everyone sticks to it. Yes, I agree they need to be near us at all times. Day, night , naps and a cover (lightweight) over the top of the cage will allow her to hear you without getting excited or anxious every time someone walks past his cage. Also, using a wire cage is best be sure that it is not one of the travel carriers. If you like take a look at how I trained my pups on my web site. Hopefully you will find something that helps... Training Tips - Dawn's Yorkies
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02-01-2014, 07:40 PM | #11 |
Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: St. Louis, MO
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| When Pippa was a baby and crated, we always put a cover over her crate at night. We had no problems except when she would start crying and waking me about 3 a.m. to go out and go potty. The crate was in our family room. We didn't put her to bed until we wen to bed and that just became her routine. I vote with trying a cover for the crate. Good luck and keep us posted! Last edited by STLyorkies; 02-01-2014 at 07:43 PM. |
02-03-2014, 12:03 PM | #12 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: New Mexico
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| Thanks all! He did have 2 better nights than Friday. Some whining, but not he intense barking like he was starting. I used a cover and had the crate in the living room during the day and moved it to the bedroom at night. Best of both worlds I suppose. Maybe I'll eventually get another so he can one in both places. |
02-03-2014, 12:13 PM | #13 |
Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: St. Louis, MO
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| Oh...and Pippa always took a "favorite" toy to bed with her. Her favorite was a small blue whale. She would sleep with the whale under her head. |
02-03-2014, 01:06 PM | #14 |
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| I definitely agree on this point. Cookie had no problems with her wire cage (with a nice thick bed so she never had to lay on or walk on wire) other than the first night, whereas she hated sleeping in her travel crate the nights I tried it instead. It's funny though, she will often go lay down in the travel crate to take a nap (I leave it out on the floor for her so she can have her own room all to herself).
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