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Originally Posted by viviansnickers  Hey girl...sorry you're struggling with this. The kitchen was definitely too large a space, Snick regressed with his training when I went back to work in Sept from my summer off (I teach.) He can hold it just fine, but he was peeing b/c his sep anxiety came back-he hates being alone. How old is Peanut now??? You're sure he can hold it that long right???
Anyway, we knew we had to contain him again and I despise crates...I think they are horrid, but understand that sometimes they are needed. So.....we got Snick a Graco PacknPlay (for children-its about a 3x4 space). I kid you not, it works wonders for us. Remember, pups won't generally soil in the area they are confined in. So we got the PacknPlay and put his thick fluffy fleece blanket in it, his bed, and some toys and HE LOVES this thing. It has mesh on 4 sides and we put it by a window and he is smitten, kinda looks like that playyard.
He actually asks to be put in there even when we are home...it's his little safe place. He runs up to it and jumps against it saying Put me in, Put me in!!! And I have no guilt that he is in there b/c the top is open, he can look out the window, and HE IS HAPPY!!! He has never pee'd in it since we started his training again. Mind you--my husband comes home from lunch daily...so he is in there 3 hours, 1 hour out, and then 3 hours again.
We are getting another pup soon, and we know Snick will do very well then having free reign of the house after puppy is trained and situated b/c Snick does amazing at his do nanny's house with other dogs when we vacation.
Wishing you luck and patience...it's so hard!!
Snick & Viv |
Hey girly, how are you?? Hows Snickers? Ya it has been a struggle, I think it is all mine and Dh's fault. He use to do really well, even I had him locked in the kitchen, then one weekend we babysat Dh's good friends 4 year old and thats when things got ugly!! After that seems like he has been really bad, just peeing everywhere!! I wouldcome home and poo and pee would be all over the kitchen floor and his pee pad would be bone dry!! Its nice to hear someone try to help you and give you words of advice and not just try to shove you down and tell you how "bad crating him is" first of all I hate doing it, but I tried alot of the other ways and nothing seems to work. I wasnt really true on how many hours he is in his crate, he is laying with me right now on the couch soooo its not like he is in there 24/7 I understand 8 hours is a long time, and then to be put in there at night too, but then again he will lay with us for like an hour and then get up and go in his crate anyways soooo I dont know!! lol
Peanut is 3. Yes he can hold it, but he doesnt have a choice but to because he isnt going to pee on his blankets in his crate, I feed him in the morning and night so i know during the day he isnt hunrgy maybe a little thirsty but he isnt going to pass out or anything! All he does is sleep when I am gone, so I dont see the big ordeal.
Hmm pack n play.. that sounds interesting!! Can you send me a pic of his little area?? You dont put a pee pad in there right?? Its pretty much like a crate but more comfy and spacey??
How do you have snick trained? outside??
I made this little area on my patio for pnut , its fake grass and a little palm tree he likes it pees and poos on it, so dh and i want to start working on him to take him off the pads and start going out there...