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Originally Posted by Krystee  
I agree, and I wanted to add that puppies don't usually just "grow out of" a behavior. They need lots of training and direction. If he has separation anxiety, you need to work with him and train him to get over it. Lots of us have puppies that had separation anxiety and could give you tips on how to train him to get over it. It does sound like he spends WAY to much time in his cage and I agree that you can protect him many other ways besides putting him in a cage. Many people here use x-pens to keep their babies safe but also give them some space.
Again, please be patient with your baby and take lots of time to train him. I really do recommend Victoria Stilwell's book, "It's me or the dog"... it helped me out a lot. Training your baby can also be bonding time and you will be such a proud mama when your training pays off  |
Although I completely agree with your post (as well as yorkie_mama22's post), the crate part seems to be confusing me a little. When you crate train/house break them, aren't they supposed to spend most of their time in their crate? I've read/heard that you only take them out to eat/drink, go potty, and let them out for short periods of time for play/breaks. I've also heard that you should crate your dog whenever you can't keep a close eye on him (like when you're cooking/showering/etc.)
I guess what I'm trying to get at here, is why does it seem like the OP's dog spends too much time a crate, when all of the crate training/house breaking methods teach you to keep your dog crated most of the time?
BTW, I orginally planned to crate train Mocha for potty training purposes, but I gave up on it because I didn't like putting him in his crate for such long periods of time (not to mention, he was also a shrieker!). So this question doesn't really apply to me, but it did spark my curiosity
