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Originally Posted by *Trixie~Belle* trixie will be 4 years old on the 26th this month..
We've had her about a month now and still potty training her. She has good days and bad days of coruse which is expected...
But Im thinking about trying to crate train her.. of course I have to make my own crate and all but it should be okay and all, but do yall think it would be okay to do this for her? Since we've had her for a month or so now and shes 4 years old?
(she is a puppymill rescue-used for breeding only before, so I dont want ti to bring back bad memories, either, kwim?) |
First, God bless you for rescuing her and loving her enough to train her.
I'm assuming she's spayed.
You might be entirely surprised at how well she would adapt to a crate. I know many pet Yorkie owners think it's the worst thing in the world, but I would put it in the Yorkie Bill of Rights as Right #1 - A place of their own. She might find it totally comforting to have her own den. I think it would be terribly difficult to try and train her without one.
Ditto with the exercise pen. A very good tool.
Also, she probably doesn't have any "bad" memories of the puppy mill. It's what she was used to. Although her circumstances are much better now in terms of her health and well being, it will take a bit for her to become accustomed to the new routine. Nothing's been expected of her before.
I look forward to hearing how she progresses. Be patient. Her whole life she's just been going whenever she had to with no reason to hold it. Once she figures it out, she'll be happy to do what pleases you.
CJ