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Originally Posted by kylesmommy6  thank you guys for the tips and advice. i agree, it is an awfully long time for my boy to be in a crate. makes my heart sad. there is not really another way to keep him from being alone, but i can take some steps to improve the conditions. the crate is actually pretty big, but not a whole lot of room. maybe i will just allow him to have free run in the bathroom? that would be easy to clean up.
i tried the chicken broth idea that was mentioned and that seems to work pretty well. i wonder too if the kong filled with peanut butter i am using at night could be curbing his appetite as well? he eats that up!!
any ideas on the aggression with others? not sure how to handle that.
again, thanks for the tips, information and advice! |
Yes!!! Please, either get him a play pen or give him a bigger area while you are gone. No dog should be forced to pee where they sleep because they are expected to hold it too long.
As to the growling, snipping as kids. I got my first yorkie, Chelsea, when my kids were 3 & 5. Chelsea had a safe spot where she could not be bothered. If she went there, she was to be left alone and I enforced it! It worked great for us. When she'd had enough petting/handling, she'd go to her safe spot. All the neighborhood kids & friends knew the house rules regarding Chelsea.