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Originally Posted by lexxicakes  We tried crate training him when we first got him (8 weeks, yes I know now that this is too early to be away from his furmomma) however when we put him in there he would cry and bark and yelp for hours to the point where his stomach would fill up with air. I tried only taking him out when he was quiet and rewarding him but he still would yelp forever. I didn't think his stomach filling up with air was a good thing so I quit trying. It was also hard to listen to a barking puppy through out the house for hours...
Is it too late to try again? Any tips?
Would keeping him confined to just one room be just as effective? He does well as far as barking and crying goes while were gone because we do confine him to just our room for his safety while were away. He stops barking after he knows were gone and he has his choice of laying on the bed, floor or just playing..
I'm just worried he is going to some how hurt himself by barking for so long... Exhausting himself, or being unable to breathe cause he was just barking for so long. |
I believe you should try x-pen training him...I hate crate training since it should be a place that they love going too....
In other words you should keep him in a confined area....x-pen with bed, pee-pad, water and food and toys. Only take him out when you can watch him 100% of the time. You would never bring an infant home from the house and place it in the middle of the floor and say ok kid this is your home. Same thing with a pup....it's an infant it has to have boundaries and gain the right to have free roam....
Eight weeks of age was way too young away from his momma...he had no time to get trained or socialized. That is another contribution to his biting....