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Originally Posted by lucynfred Dean slept in his impromptu kennel the first two nights. Kinda have to do it this way b/c he is not fully housetrained. Now, the others sleep wherever they want, sometimes under the covers depending on how cold it is. I put a quilt over three sides of Dean's kennel and when he whined I tapped on it with the first thing I could find -- an old green glass coke bottle I have as a knick knack on my bedsie table. It worked wonderfully. (Thanks whoever suggested the tapping to make them stop whining!)
Dean is 3 1/2 lbs -- I'm afraid I'd roll over on him! |
Good job! I read in one of my training books that if they do something you don't like ... respond in kind with something that THEY don't like, i.e., lightly tap on the wire part of their kennel! Operative word here ... "lightly" tap! We taught Toto in one short afternoon that barking was not acceptable except at appropriate times ... now that's one thing she learned well and she never ever barks [we can't stand yipping] unless she is playing or occasionally when she is startled. Also, in conjunction with the "tap" if you say "no" then pretty soon all you have to do is say a firm "no" and that's all it takes! I think a lot of people confuse "firm" with "mean or loud". We don't allow anyone to speak to Toto in angry, loud or mean sounding voices ... it's not necessary and certainly does nothing but scare her! If you use commands with just a word or two then they actually learn the words. It's easier for them and much, much easier for us!