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ThreeChimney · 02-01-2009, 09:49 AM

Hi to everyone,
I am new to the site and also new to owning a Yorkie and really needing some advice.

We got Duke about two months ago when he was 12 weeks old. At first his crate time was not real bad and we assumed he just needed to adjust to it. I would place him in the crate (located in the kitchen) throughout various times of the day. He would whimper and bark a little, but with in 10-15 minutes he would go to sleep and all would be good.

Now this little demon has appeared about 2-3 weeks ago. Whenever we put him in the crate he throws a full blown tantrum which can last for hours. He does this screaming bark and no matter how many times we tell him no he just barks and barks and barks. We have tried the ignoring thing figuring he was barking trying to get our attention, that didn't work. We have also told him no (over and over) but honestly my husband and I are about worn out. It use to be at night we did get some relief because he would go down for the night without much battle, now that is changing also, plus after his earlier morning 5AM bathroom break it starts all over again and we never get back to sleep.

He is fine out of the crate the cute loveable little boy that we wanted, but place him in the crate and he turns into something entirely different.

We also own German Shorthairs and a Choc Lab so we are familiar with training dogs, but this little 2 lb terror has us at the ends of our nerves.

Please help, any advice is welcome. We know we need to stop this but don't have any more ideas. He obviously is trying to be the leader but we really need some help.

Thanks!

02-01-2009, 09:49 AM	#1
ThreeChimney YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 4	Help!! Tantrums While in the Crate Hi to everyone, I am new to the site and also new to owning a Yorkie and *really* needing some advice. We got Duke about two months ago when he was 12 weeks old. At first his crate time was not real bad and we assumed he just needed to adjust to it. I would place him in the crate (located in the kitchen) throughout various times of the day. He would whimper and bark a little, but with in 10-15 minutes he would go to sleep and all would be good. Now this little demon has appeared about 2-3 weeks ago. Whenever we put him in the crate he throws a full blown tantrum which can last for hours. He does this screaming bark and no matter how many times we tell him no he just barks and barks and barks. We have tried the ignoring thing figuring he was barking trying to get our attention, that didn't work. We have also told him no (over and over) but honestly my husband and I are about worn out. It use to be at night we did get some relief because he would go down for the night without much battle, now that is changing also, plus after his earlier morning 5AM bathroom break it starts all over again and we never get back to sleep. He is fine out of the crate the cute loveable little boy that we wanted, but place him in the crate and he turns into something entirely different. We also own German Shorthairs and a Choc Lab so we are familiar with training dogs, but this little 2 lb terror has us at the ends of our nerves. Please help, any advice is welcome. We know we need to stop this but don't have any more ideas. He obviously is trying to be the leader but we really need some help. Thanks!