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Heather Taylor · 04-22-2007, 10:54 AM

My family and friends all comment on how sad Chloe is in her kennel when they come over. Well, I used to let her out when they were over her but she's been stepped on twice (luckily not injured...she just yelped). She's about four pounds and has very little bones.

She is getting more freedom now that she is 6 months old. She is out for about 1 1/2 to 2 hours after every trip outside to pee and poop. Then it is back in the kennel to rest for 30-45 mins before another trip outside. Chloe likes her kennel. I leave the door open and she will go in voluntarily to lie down or if we say kennel, she scoots in and looks up for a treat.

She is not having accidents in the house except pooping under the blackjack table every now and again, and everyone comments that our house doesn't smell like a dog...like they thought it would...but they go on and on, "Poor baby, locked up all the time" If I let her have free reign of the house, she'd be having accidents, plus she could get stepped on or run outside by someone who isn't used to watching out for her all the time.

She is a very vocal little girl. If she's tired of the kennel, she will bark or whine and we take her out then let her run. A lot of the time in the kennel, she naps or just lays and watches TV. Her kennel is between my recliner and hubby's recliner in the main living room where we spend most of our time. She gets lots of attention, but my folks want to know when I'm going to quit keeping her "locked up". I explained that she will probably have run of the house when she is a year old, and they are like, "Well, baby, you don't have too much longer in jail" They mean well, but it kinda makes me wonder if they think I am being cruel. I tried to explain that being angry at a dog for constant accidents in the house is cruel and that we haven't had that problem because of crate training, but they still make me feel a little guilty. Does anyone else go thru this?

P.S. I'm on pain meds after surgery on Friday, so I know my thinking is a little disjointed. Hope you guys can follow it!

04-22-2007, 10:54 AM	#1
Heather Taylor Donating Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Mississippi Posts: 104	Does anyone else get comments for crating? My family and friends all comment on how sad Chloe is in her kennel when they come over. Well, I used to let her out when they were over her but she's been stepped on twice (luckily not injured...she just yelped). She's about four pounds and has very little bones. She is getting more freedom now that she is 6 months old. She is out for about 1 1/2 to 2 hours after every trip outside to pee and poop. Then it is back in the kennel to rest for 30-45 mins before another trip outside. Chloe likes her kennel. I leave the door open and she will go in voluntarily to lie down or if we say kennel, she scoots in and looks up for a treat. She is not having accidents in the house except pooping under the blackjack table every now and again, and everyone comments that our house doesn't smell like a dog...like they thought it would...but they go on and on, "Poor baby, locked up all the time" If I let her have free reign of the house, she'd be having accidents, plus she could get stepped on or run outside by someone who isn't used to watching out for her all the time. She is a very vocal little girl. If she's tired of the kennel, she will bark or whine and we take her out then let her run. A lot of the time in the kennel, she naps or just lays and watches TV. Her kennel is between my recliner and hubby's recliner in the main living room where we spend most of our time. She gets lots of attention, but my folks want to know when I'm going to quit keeping her "locked up". I explained that she will probably have run of the house when she is a year old, and they are like, "Well, baby, you don't have too much longer in jail" They mean well, but it kinda makes me wonder if they think I am being cruel. I tried to explain that being angry at a dog for constant accidents in the house is cruel and that we haven't had that problem because of crate training, but they still make me feel a little guilty. Does anyone else go thru this? P.S. I'm on pain meds after surgery on Friday, so I know my thinking is a little disjointed. Hope you guys can follow it!